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Italian and Maltese


Maltese and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
2   
13

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Malta   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Latin   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
Ħello   

Thank You
grazie   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
Kif int?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
buonasera   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
Per Favore   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
scusate   
Skużani!   

Bye
arrivederci   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Ti amo   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Not Present   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
Not Available   

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
0.52 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
Not Available   

Native Name
Italiano   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
Malti   

French Name
italien   
maltais   

German Name
Italienisch   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Maltese   

History

Origin
960 BC   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Italian   
Maltese   

Language Position
27   
23
Not Available   

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
ita   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Italian and Maltese Speaking population

Italian and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Maltese on Italian vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Maltese Language Codes

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

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