Galician and Maltese
Countries
Galicia
European Union, Malta
National Language
Galicia
Malta
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
- 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
Portuguese Language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Latin
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Kif int?
Good Night
Boas noites
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
Bos días
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Por favor
Jekk jogħġbok
I Love You
Ámote
Inħobbok ħafna
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Qormi
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Malta
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Malta
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Not Present
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Malti
French Name
galicien
maltais
German Name
Galicisch
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Maltese
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
North Abric
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Galician
Maltese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
gali1258
malt1254
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Galician 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 Galician and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Maltese Speaking population
Galician and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician and Maltese on Galician vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Maltese Language Codes
Galician and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.