Countries
European Union, Malta
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
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 in
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Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Skużi!
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Malta
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Valencian
Where They Speak
Malta
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Present
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Not Available
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
North Abric
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Maltese
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
malt1254
stan1289
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
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.
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.
