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