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Maltese and Dutch Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

European Union, Malta
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname

Total No. Of Countries

26
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National Language

Malta
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa

Speaking Continents

Europe
Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Minority Language

Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
France, Germany, Indonesia

Regulated By

National Council for the Maltese Language
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)

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.
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

Similar To

Western Arabic Dialects
German and English Languages

Derived From

Roman Languages
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Maltese vs Dutch Countries

Comparing Maltese vs Dutch countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Maltese and Dutch languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Maltese is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Dutch is official language is 6

Find if Maltese and Dutch are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Maltese and Dutch speaking countries will give you the presence of Maltese and Dutch languages in different countries. Along with Maltese vs Dutch countries, you can also compare Maltese vs Dutch.

Maltese and Dutch as Minority Language

In Maltese and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have Maltese and Dutch as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Maltese as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America.
  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.

If you want to compare Maltese and Dutch dialects, then you can go to Maltese vs Dutch Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Maltese and Dutch Regulators

Maltese and Dutch speaking countries provide you Maltese and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Council for the Maltese Language regulates Maltese language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, Maltese and Dutch Language History.

Maltese and Dutch Continents

Thinking about Maltese and Dutch continents in which Maltese and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Maltese and Dutch. Most of the Maltese speaking countries lie in Europe. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Maltese and Dutch languages:

Maltese 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.

Dutch Interesting Facts:

  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

The Maltese language was derived from Roman Languages and is similar to Western Arabic Dialects whereas Maltese language is similar to German and English Languages and derived from .