Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
European Union, Malta
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Malta
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
- 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
Chinese and Japanese languages
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Not Available
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Not Available
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Ħello
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Grazzi
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Kif int?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Skużani!
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Skużi!
Where They Speak
South Korea
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Żejtun
Where They Speak
South Korea
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Not Present
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Malti
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Malti
French Name
coréen
maltais
German Name
Koreanisch
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Koreans
Maltese
Origin
Before 1st century
c. 1470
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
North Abric
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Maltese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kore1280
malt1254
Linguasphere
45-AAA
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Synthetic
All Korean 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 Korean and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Maltese Speaking population
Korean and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % 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 Korean and Maltese on Korean vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Maltese Language Codes
Korean and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
