Irish and Maltese
Countries
European Union, Ireland
European Union, Malta
National Language
Ireland
Malta
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
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Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Grazzi
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Kif int?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
le do thoil
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Skużani!
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Skużi!
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Qormi
Where They Speak
Connacht
Malta
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Munster
Malta
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Not Present
Where They Speak
Ulster
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Malti
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Malti
French Name
irlandais moyen
maltais
German Name
Mittelirisch
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[mɔːltiːz]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Maltese
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Goidelic
North Abric
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Maltese
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
malt1254
Linguasphere
50-AAA
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Irish 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 Irish and Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Maltese Speaking population
Irish and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Maltese on Irish vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Maltese Language Codes
Irish and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.