Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
European Union, Malta
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 in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
I Love You
T'estimo
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Skużi!
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Spain
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Not Present
Where They Speak
Spain
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Not Available
North Abric
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Maltese
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
malt1254
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
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.
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.
