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Welsh and Maltese


Maltese and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Wales  
Malta  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
English Language  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
British Language  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
Ħello  

Thank You
Diolch  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
Nos da  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
Bore da  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
Skużani!  

Bye
Hwyl  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Malta  

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Malti  

French Name
gallois  
maltais  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Maltese  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Semitic  

Branch
Brythonic  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Maltese  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
cym  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
wels1247  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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

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Welsh and Maltese Speaking population

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

Welsh and Maltese Language Codes

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

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