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Japanese and Maltese


Maltese and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Japan   
Malta   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Not Available   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99   
40
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
14   
4
24   
14

Scripts
Kana   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
Ħello   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
Kif int?   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
Skużani!   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
Ċaw   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Malta   

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
Not Available   

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
0.52 million   
99+

Native Name
日本語   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Malti   

French Name
japonais   
maltais   

German Name
Japanisch   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Maltese   

History

Origin
1185   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Maltese   

Language Position
8   
8
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Japanese and Maltese Speaking population

Japanese and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Maltese on Japanese vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Maltese Language Codes

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

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