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Cebuano and Maltese


Maltese and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Malta  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Ħello  

Thank You
Salamat  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
Palihug  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
Skużani!  

Bye
Babay  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Malta  

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Malta  

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
0.52 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
38
Not Available  

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
19
Not Available  

Native Name
Visayan  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Malti  

French Name
cebuano  
maltais  

German Name
Cebuano  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Maltese  

History

Origin
16th century  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Semitic  

Branch
Not Available  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Maltese  

Language Position
62  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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

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Cebuano and Maltese Speaking population

Cebuano and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Maltese on Cebuano vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Maltese Language Codes

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

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