Countries
European Union, Malta
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
National Language
Malta
Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
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 world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
French Language
Derived From
Roman Languages
Latin
Maltese and Spanish as Minority Language
In Maltese and Spanish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maltese and Spanish 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.
- Spanish as minority language: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom.
If you want to compare Maltese and Spanish dialects, then you can go to Maltese vs Spanish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Maltese and Spanish Regulators
Maltese and Spanish speaking countries provide you Maltese and Spanish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Council for the Maltese Language regulates Maltese language.Spanish is regulated by Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. Also get to learn, Maltese and Spanish Language History.
Maltese and Spanish Continents
Thinking about Maltese and Spanish continents in which Maltese and Spanish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Maltese and Spanish. Most of the Maltese speaking countries lie in Europe. While Spanish speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Spanish languages:
Maltese 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.
Spanish Interesting Facts:
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
The Maltese language was derived from Roman Languages and is similar to Western Arabic Dialects whereas Maltese language is similar to French Language and derived from Latin.