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French vs Maltese


Maltese vs 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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French and Maltese Language History

Comparison of French vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of French and Maltese language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Maltese Language History.

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French and Maltese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where French and Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Maltese language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common French Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Maltese Difficulty

The French vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Maltese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare French and Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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