Maltese and Afrikaans
Countries
European Union, Malta
South Africa
National Language
Malta
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Dutch Language
Derived From
Roman Languages
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kif int?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
goeie nag
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Goeie middag
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
goeie more
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
asseblief
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Skużi!
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Qormi
Kaapse Afrikaans
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Dialect 3
Not Present
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
-
Namibia
Native Name
Malti
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Malti
Cape Dutch
French Name
maltais
afrikaans
German Name
Maltesisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Afrikaners
Origin
c. 1470
17th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Germanic
Branch
North Abric
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Maltese
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
malt1254
afri1274
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Analytic
All Maltese and Afrikaans 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 Maltese and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Afrikaans Speaking population
Maltese and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Maltese and Afrikaans on Maltese vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Afrikaans Language Codes
Maltese and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.