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Luri and Maltese


Maltese and Luri


Countries

Countries
Iran  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Iran  
Malta  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Antartica  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
-  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

Interesting Facts
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.  
  • 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
Persian  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
-  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
40  
29
24  
14

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
25 weeks  
7
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
hello  
Ħello  

Thank You
Thank you  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
how are you  
Kif int?  

Good Night
Good night  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
Good evening  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
Good afternoon  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
Good morning  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
Please  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
sorry  
Skużani!  

Bye
bye  
Ċaw  

I Love You
i love you  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
excuse me  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Feyli lurish  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bakhtiari  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Iran  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Laki  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Iran  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.00 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.00 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
89.00 million  
10
0.50 million  
99+

Native Name
nanme  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Lori, Luri, Luristani  
Malti  

French Name
louri  
maltais  

German Name
-  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]  
[mɔːltiːz]  

Ethnicity
Lurs  
Maltese  

History

Origin
19 BC  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Semitic  

Branch
Indic  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
gd  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
gd  
Maltese  

Language Position
23  
21
25  
23

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
12  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lrc  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
lrc  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
12  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
lrc  
mlt  

Glottocode
12  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
12  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Luri and Maltese Speaking population

Luri and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Luri and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Luri and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 % 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 Luri and Maltese on Luri vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Luri and Maltese Language Codes

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