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Maltese and Filipino


Filipino and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malta   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Roman Languages   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
30   
12
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ħello   
Kumusta   

Thank You
Grazzi   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Kif int?   
Kumusta   

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba   
Magandang umaga   

Please
Jekk jogħġbok   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
Skużani!   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Ċaw   
Paalam   

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
Skużi!   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Malta   
Philippines   

Dialect 2
Żejtun   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
Malta   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Not Present   
Waray   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.52 million   
99+
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.52 million   
99+
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
Malti   
filipino   

Alternative Names
Malti   
Pilipino   

French Name
maltais   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Maltesisch   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Maltese   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1470   
16th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
North Abric   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Maltese   
Filipino   

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mt   
No Data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
mlt   
fil   

ISO 639 3
mlt   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
malt1254   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Maltese and Filipino Speaking population

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Maltese and Filipino Language Codes

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