Igbo and Maltese
Countries
Nigeria
European Union, Malta
National Language
Nigeria
Malta
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
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Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
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Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Kif int?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Biko
Jekk jogħġbok
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Inħobbok ħafna
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Malta
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Not Present
Where They Speak
Not Available
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Speaking Population
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Alternative Names
Ibo
Malti
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Maltese
Origin
30th Century BC
c. 1470
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Not Available
North Abric
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Maltese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1417
malt1254
Linguasphere
No data available
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Synthetic
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Maltese Speaking population
Igbo and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Maltese on Igbo vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Maltese Language Codes
Igbo and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.