Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
European Union, Malta
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Malta
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- 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
Armenian
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Latin
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Ħello
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Grazzi
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Kif int?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Skużani!
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Skużi!
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Qormi
Where They Speak
Greece
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Italy
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Not Present
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
Malti
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Malti
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
maltais
German Name
Neugriechisch
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Maltese
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
North Abric
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Maltese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
malt1254
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Synthetic
All Greek 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 Greek and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Maltese Speaking population
Greek and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Maltese on Greek vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Maltese Language Codes
Greek and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.