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Hebrew and Maltese


Maltese and Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Israel   
Malta   

Second Language
Israel   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Poland   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Aramaic Language   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22   
4
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0   
6   
3

How Many Consonants
22   
12
24   
14

Scripts
Hebrew   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)   
Ħello   

Thank You
תודה (Toda)   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)   
Kif int?   

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)   
Skużani!   

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)   
Ċaw   

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
בבקשה!   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Malta   

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine   
Malta   

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.40 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million   
27
Not Available   

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit   
Malti   

French Name
hébreu   
maltais   

German Name
Hebräisch   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Maltese   

History

Origin
1000 BC   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Semitic   

Branch
Canaanitic   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew   
Maltese   

Language Position
23   
19
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
he   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
heb   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
heb   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hebr1246   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Hebrew and Maltese Speaking population

Hebrew and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Maltese on Hebrew vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hebrew and Maltese Language Codes

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

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