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Maltese and Italian


Italian and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
7  
8

National Language
Malta  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects  
French and Portuguese Languages  

Derived From
Roman Languages  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
30  
12
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ħello  
ciao  

Thank You
Grazzi  
grazie  

How Are You?
Kif int?  
Come stai?  

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
buonanotte  

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
buonasera  

Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  
buon pomeriggio  

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba  
buongiorno  

Please
Jekk jogħġbok  
Per Favore  

Sorry
Skużani!  
scusate  

Bye
Ċaw  
arrivederci  

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna  
Ti amo  

Excuse Me
Skużi!  
Scusami  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi  
Romanesco  

Where They Speak
Malta  
Lazio  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Żejtun  
Central Italian  

Where They Speak
Malta  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 3
Not Present  
Tuscan  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.52 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.90 %  
22

Native Speakers
0.52 million  
99+
64.00 million  
18

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.00 million  
20

Native Name
Malti  
Italiano  

Alternative Names
Malti  
Italiano  

French Name
maltais  
italien  

German Name
Maltesisch  
Italienisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[itaˈljaːno]  

Ethnicity
Maltese  
Italians  

History

Origin
c. 1470  
960 BC  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Romance  

Branch
North Abric  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maltese  
Italian  

Language Position
Not Available  
27  
23

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mt  
it  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt  
ita  

ISO 639 2/B
mlt  
ita  

ISO 639 3
mlt  
ita  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
itas  

Glottocode
malt1254  
ital1282  

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c  
51-AAA-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Maltese and Italian 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 Italian dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Italian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Italian Dialects are spoken in different Italian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Italian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Italian dialects include: Romanesco , Central Italian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maltese and Italian Speaking population

Maltese and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Maltese vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Italian Language Codes

Maltese and Italian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Italian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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