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Catalan and Maltese


Maltese and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Malta   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Latin   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Ħello   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Kif int?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
Sisplau   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Skużani!   

Bye
Adéu   
Ċaw   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Malti   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
maltais   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Maltese   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Maltese   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
cat   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Maltese Speaking population

Catalan and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan and Maltese on Catalan vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Maltese Language Codes

Catalan and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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