Countries
European Union, Malta
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
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 in
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Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Ti amo
Dialect 1
Qormi
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Malta
Lazio
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Central Italian
Where They Speak
Malta
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Present
Tuscan
Where They Speak
Not Available
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Malti
Italiano
Alternative Names
Malti
Italiano
French Name
maltais
italien
German Name
Maltesisch
Italienisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Italians
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
North Abric
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Italian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
itas
Glottocode
malt1254
ital1282
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
51-AAA-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
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.
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.