Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
European Union, Malta
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Malta
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- 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
Romanian
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
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Roman Languages
Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Ju faleminderit
Grazzi
How Are You?
Si jeni?
Kif int?
Good Night
natën e mirë
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Ju lutem
Jekk jogħġbok
I Love You
unë e dua ju
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
Më falni
Skużi!
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Qormi
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Malta
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Malta
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Not Present
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Malti
Alternative Names
Shqip
Malti
French Name
albanais
maltais
German Name
Albanisch
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[mɔːltiːz]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Maltese
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
Old Albanian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Maltese
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
alba1267
malt1254
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Synthetic
All Albanian 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 Albanian and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Albanian and Maltese Speaking population
Albanian and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Albanian and Maltese on Albanian vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Albanian and Maltese Language Codes
Albanian and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.