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Catalan vs Maltese


Maltese vs 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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Catalan and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Maltese language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Maltese Language History.

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Catalan and Maltese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Maltese language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Maltese Difficulty

The Catalan vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Maltese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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