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Maltese and Greek Speaking countries


Greek and Maltese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
Malta   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects   
Armenian   

Derived From
Roman Languages   
Latin   

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Maltese and Greek as Minority Language

In Maltese and Greek speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maltese and Greek as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Maltese as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America.
  • Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.

If you want to compare Maltese and Greek dialects, then you can go to Maltese vs Greek Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Maltese and Greek Regulators

Maltese and Greek speaking countries provide you Maltese and Greek regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Council for the Maltese Language regulates Maltese language.Greek is regulated by Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας). Also get to learn, Maltese and Greek Language History.

Maltese and Greek Continents

Thinking about Maltese and Greek continents in which Maltese and Greek speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Maltese and Greek. Most of the Maltese speaking countries lie in Europe. While Greek speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Maltese and Greek languages:

Maltese Interesting Facts:

Greek Interesting Facts:

The Maltese language was derived from Roman Languages and is similar to Western Arabic Dialects whereas Maltese language is similar to Armenian and derived from Latin.

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