Home
Languagevs


Japanese vs Maltese


Maltese vs 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  

Countries >>
<< All

Japanese and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Maltese language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Maltese Language History.

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Japanese 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 Japanese and Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Maltese language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Maltese Difficulty

The Japanese vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages