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Filipino and Maltese


Maltese and Filipino


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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
Ħello   

Thank You
Salamat   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
Kif int?   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
Mangyaring   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
Skużani!   

Bye
Paalam   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Malta   

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Waray   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
0.52 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
filipino   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Malti   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
maltais   

German Name
Pilipino   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
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
Filipino   
Maltese   

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
fil   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
fil   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Filipino and Maltese Speaking population

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Filipino and Maltese Language Codes

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