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Maltese and French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
2   
13

National Language
France   
Malta   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Europe   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Latin   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Ħello   

Thank You
Merci   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
Kif int?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
désolé   
Skużani!   

Bye
au revoir   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 2
African French   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Malta   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
0.52 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Français   
Malti   

French Name
français   
maltais   

German Name
Französisch   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Maltese   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Maltese   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
fra   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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French and Maltese Speaking population

French and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of French and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Maltese on French vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Maltese Language Codes

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