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Maltese and Catalan


Catalan and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Malta   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Roman Languages   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
30   
12
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Ħello   
Hola   

Thank You
Grazzi   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Kif int?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba   
Bon dia   

Please
Jekk jogħġbok   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Skużani!   
Perdó!   

Bye
Ċaw   
Adéu   

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Skużi!   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Malta   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Żejtun   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Malta   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Not Present   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.52 million   
99+
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
Malti   
català   

Alternative Names
Malti   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
maltais   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Maltesisch   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Maltese   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
c. 1470   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Romance   

Branch
North Abric   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Maltese   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mt   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
mlt   
cat   

ISO 639 3
mlt   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
malt1254   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Maltese and Catalan Speaking population

Maltese and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Maltese and Catalan on Maltese vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Catalan Language Codes

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

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