Cebuano and Maltese
Countries
Philippines
European Union, Malta
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 in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
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!
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Skużi!
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
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Origin
16th century
c. 1470
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
North Abric
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Maltese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
mt
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
malt1254
Linguasphere
No data Available
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
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.
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.