Afrikaans and Maltese
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Malta
National Language
South Africa
Malta
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Dutch Language
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Kif int?
Good Night
goeie nag
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
goeie more
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
asseblief
Jekk jogħġbok
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Skużi!
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Qormi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Malta
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Not Available
Malta
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Not Present
Where They Speak
Namibia
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Malti
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Malti
French Name
afrikaans
maltais
German Name
Afrikaans
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Maltese
Origin
17th Century
c. 1470
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Semitic
Branch
Western
North Abric
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Maltese
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
malt1254
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Synthetic
All Afrikaans and Maltese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Afrikaans and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Maltese Speaking population
Afrikaans and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Afrikaans and Maltese on Afrikaans vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Maltese Language Codes
Afrikaans and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.