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Xhosa and Maltese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
European Union, Malta
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 13 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
South Africa
Malta
1.4 Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
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National Council for the Maltese Language
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
1.9 Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Western Arabic Dialects
1.10 Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Roman Languages

Xhosa vs Maltese Countries

Comparing Xhosa vs Maltese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Xhosa and Maltese languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Maltese is official language is 2

Find if Xhosa and Maltese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Xhosa and Maltese speaking countries will give you the presence of Xhosa and Maltese languages in different countries. Along with Xhosa vs Maltese countries, you can also compare Xhosa vs Maltese.

Xhosa and Maltese as Minority Language

In Xhosa and Maltese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Xhosa and Maltese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
  • Maltese as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America.

If you want to compare Xhosa and Maltese dialects, then you can go to Xhosa vs Maltese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Xhosa and Maltese Regulators

Xhosa and Maltese speaking countries provide you Xhosa and Maltese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Xhosa is not regulated.Maltese is regulated by National Council for the Maltese Language. Also get to learn, Xhosa and Maltese Language History.

Xhosa and Maltese Continents

Thinking about Xhosa and Maltese continents in which Xhosa and Maltese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Xhosa and Maltese. Most of the Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Maltese speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Xhosa and Maltese languages:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.

Maltese Interesting Facts:

  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.

The Xhosa language was derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages and is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele whereas Xhosa language is similar to Western Arabic Dialects and derived from Roman Languages.

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