Maltese and Irish
Countries
European Union, Malta
European Union, Ireland
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
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Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Grazzi
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Kif int?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
le do thoil
Sorry
Skużani!
Tá brón orm
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Skużi!
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Qormi
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Malta
Connacht
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Malta
Munster
Dialect 3
Not Present
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Not Available
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Malti
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Malti
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
maltais
irlandais moyen
German Name
Maltesisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Irish people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
North Abric
Goidelic
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Maltese
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
malt1254
iris1253
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Maltese and Irish 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 Irish dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Irish Speaking population
Maltese and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish on Maltese vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Irish Language Codes
Maltese and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.