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Irish vs Maltese


Maltese vs Irish


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  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
13  
3
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Ħello  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
le do thoil  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Skużani!  

Bye
Slán  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Malta  

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Malta  

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
35
Not Available  

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Malti  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
maltais  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Maltese  

History

Origin
c. 750  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Semitic  

Branch
Goidelic  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Maltese  

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
gle  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
iris1253  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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Irish and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Maltese language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Maltese Language History.

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Irish and Maltese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Irish and Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Maltese language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Maltese Difficulty

The Irish vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Maltese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Irish and Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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