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Indonesian and Maltese


Maltese and Indonesian


Countries

Countries
Indonesia  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Indonesia  
Malta  

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7  
6
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Ħello  

Thank You
Terima kasih  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
Apa kabar?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
Malam yang baik  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
Selamat Pagi  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
mohon Untuk  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
maaf  
Skużani!  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Aku cinta kamu  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
Permisi  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sundanese  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
8
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Balinese  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00  
17
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Minangkabau  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
7
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
46  
30
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
0.52 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
14
Not Available  

Native Speakers
23.00 million  
34
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
140.00 million  
4
Not Available  

Native Name
Bahasa Melayu  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia  
Malti  

French Name
indonésien  
maltais  

German Name
Bahasa Indonesia  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Indonesians  
Maltese  

History

Origin
7th Century  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Semitic  

Branch
Not Available  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Malay  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Indonesian  
Maltese  

Language Position
56  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
id  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ind  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
ind  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
ind  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
indo1316  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Synthetic  

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

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Indonesian and Maltese Speaking population

Indonesian and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Maltese on Indonesian vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Indonesian and Maltese Language Codes

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

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