Ilocano and Maltese
Countries
Philippines
European Union, Malta
National Language
Philippines
Malta
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
-
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Thank You
Agyamanak
Grazzi
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Kif int?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
mangngegda
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
Agpakawanak
Skużani!
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Skużi!
Where They Speak
Philippines
Malta
Where They Speak
Philippines
Malta
Dialect 3
Not present
Not Present
Where They Speak
Not present
-
Native Name
ilokano
Malti
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Malti
French Name
ilocano
maltais
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]
[mɔːltiːz]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Maltese
Origin
18th Century
c. 1470
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Maltese
Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
mt
Glottocode
ilok1237
malt1254
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic
All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Maltese Speaking population
Ilocano and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Maltese on Ilocano vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Maltese Language Codes
Ilocano and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.