Maltese and Amharic
Countries
European Union, Malta
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Malta
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
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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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Grazzi
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Kif int?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
i'ndemin adäru
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
i'bakwon
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
afekirishalehu
Where They Speak
Malta
Gondar
Where They Speak
Malta
Ethiopia
Dialect 3
Not Present
Showa
Where They Speak
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Ethiopia
Alternative Names
Malti
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
maltais
amharique
German Name
Maltesisch
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Amharas
Origin
c. 1470
13th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
North Abric
Ethiopic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Maltese
Amharic
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
malt1254
amha1245
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Maltese and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Amharic Speaking population
Maltese and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Maltese vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Amharic Language Codes
Maltese and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.