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Maltese and Irish Speaking countries


Irish and Maltese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Malta   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects   
Not Available   

Derived From
Roman Languages   
Not Available   

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Maltese and Irish as Minority Language

In Maltese and Irish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maltese and Irish 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.
  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.

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

Maltese and Irish Regulators

Maltese and Irish speaking countries provide you Maltese and Irish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Council for the Maltese Language regulates Maltese language.Irish is regulated by Foras na Gaeilge. Also get to learn, Maltese and Irish Language History.

Maltese and Irish Continents

Thinking about Maltese and Irish continents in which Maltese and Irish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Maltese and Irish. Most of the Maltese speaking countries lie in Europe. While Irish speaking countries lie in 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 Irish languages:

Maltese Interesting Facts:

Irish Interesting Facts:

The Maltese language was derived from Roman Languages and is similar to Western Arabic Dialects whereas Maltese language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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