Maltese and Yoruba
Countries
European Union, Malta
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Malta
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Yoruba Academy
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 largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Roman Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
How Are You?
Kif int?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
e kaasan
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
e kaaro
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Jowo
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Skużi!
mo tọrọ gafara
Where They Speak
Malta
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Malta
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Present
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Malti
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
maltais
yoruba
German Name
Maltesisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Maltese
Yoruba people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Yorùbá
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
malt1254
yoru1245
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Analytic, Isolating
All Maltese and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Yoruba Speaking population
Maltese and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Maltese vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Yoruba Language Codes
Maltese and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.