Maltese and Igbo
Countries
European Union, Malta
Nigeria
National Language
Malta
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
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Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
Kif int?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Biko
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Where They Speak
Malta
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Malta
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Present
Not present
Where They Speak
Not Available
Not Available
Speaking Population
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Alternative Names
Malti
Ibo
German Name
Maltesisch
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Igbo people
Origin
c. 1470
30th Century BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
North Abric
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Standard Igbo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
malt1254
nucl1417
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Agglutinative
All Maltese and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Igbo Speaking population
Maltese and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Maltese vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Igbo Language Codes
Maltese and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.