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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

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

Filipino and Maltese Language Codes

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