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Madurese vs Maltese


Maltese vs Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
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
-  
National Council for the Maltese Language  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • 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
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Western Arabic Dialects  

Derived From
-  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Ħello  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Grazzi  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
Kif int?  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
Il-Lejla it-tajba  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
L-għodwa t-tajba  

Please
tolong  
Jekk jogħġbok  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Skużani!  

Bye
Pamit  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
-  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
0.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Madurese  
Malti  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Malti  

French Name
madourais  
maltais  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Maltesisch  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[mɔːltiːz]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Maltese  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Maltese  

Language Position
69  
99+
25  
23

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
mad  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
-  
mlt  

Glottocode
madu1247  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Madurese and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Maltese language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Madurese and Maltese Language History.

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Madurese and Maltese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Madurese and Maltese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Maltese language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Maltese word for "Thank You" is Grazzi. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Maltese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Madurese vs Maltese Difficulty

The Madurese vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Maltese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Madurese and Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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