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Ilocano and Maltese


Maltese and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Philippines   
Malta   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Not Available   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
24   
14

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Ħello   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Kif int?   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
Not available   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
Skużani!   

Bye
Pakada   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Native Name
ilokano   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Malti   

French Name
ilocano   
maltais   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Maltese   

History

Origin
18th Century   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Maltese   

Language Position
94   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Ilocano and Maltese Speaking population

Ilocano and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Maltese on Ilocano vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Maltese Language Codes

Ilocano and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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