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Irish and Maltese Speaking countries


Maltese and Irish Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ireland   
Malta   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Not Available   
Roman Languages   

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Irish and Maltese as Minority Language

In Irish and Maltese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Irish and Maltese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.
  • Maltese as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America.

If you want to compare Irish and Maltese dialects, then you can go to Irish vs Maltese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Irish and Maltese Regulators

Irish and Maltese speaking countries provide you Irish and Maltese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Foras na Gaeilge regulates Irish language.Maltese is regulated by National Council for the Maltese Language. Also get to learn, Irish and Maltese Language History.

Irish and Maltese Continents

Thinking about Irish and Maltese continents in which Irish and Maltese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Irish and Maltese. Most of the Irish speaking countries lie in Europe. While Maltese speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Irish and Maltese languages:

Irish Interesting Facts:

Maltese Interesting Facts:

The Irish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Irish language is similar to Western Arabic Dialects and derived from Roman Languages.

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