Countries
European Union, Malta
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Malta
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
Roman Languages
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Grazzi
Mange tak
How Are You?
Kif int?
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
God nat
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
God aften
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
God morgen
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Please
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
Skużi!
Undskyld mig
Where They Speak
Malta
Sweden
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Malta
Denmark
Dialect 3
Not Present
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
Not Available
Island of Bornholm
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Alternative Names
Malti
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
maltais
danois
German Name
Maltesisch
Dänisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Danish people or Danes
Origin
c. 1470
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Not Available
Branch
North Abric
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Maltese
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
malt1254
dani1284
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Maltese and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Danish Speaking population
Maltese and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish 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 Danish on Maltese vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Danish Language Codes
Maltese and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.