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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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