Countries
European Union, Malta
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Malta
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
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.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Roman Languages
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Ħello
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
Grazzi
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
Kif int?
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
  
Not available
  
Sorry
Skużani!
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
Ċaw
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
Skużi!
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Qormi
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Malta
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Żejtun
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Malta
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not Present
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
0.52 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.52 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
Malti
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Malti
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
maltais
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Maltesisch
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Maltese
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
c. 1470
  
18th 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
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mt
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mlt
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
mlt
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
mlt
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
malt1254
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
All Maltese and Ilocano 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 Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Ilocano Speaking population
Maltese and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Maltese vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Ilocano Language Codes
Maltese and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.