Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
European Union, Malta
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Malta
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Latin
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
How Are You?
Come stai?
Kif int?
Good Night
buonanotte
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
buonasera
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
buongiorno
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Per Favore
Jekk jogħġbok
I Love You
Ti amo
Inħobbok ħafna
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Qormi
Where They Speak
Lazio
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Italian
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tuscan
Not Present
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Italiano
Malti
Alternative Names
Italiano
Malti
French Name
italien
maltais
German Name
Italienisch
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Italians
Maltese
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Not Available
North Abric
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Italian
Maltese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
itas
Not Available
Glottocode
ital1282
malt1254
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Synthetic
All Italian 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 Italian and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Italian and Maltese Speaking population
Italian and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Maltese on Italian vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Italian and Maltese Language Codes
Italian and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
