Maltese and Galician
Countries
European Union, Malta
Galicia
National Language
Malta
Galicia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Roman Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
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Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kif int?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Boas noites
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Boa tarde
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Bos días
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Por favor
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Ámote
Dialect 1
Qormi
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Malta
East Galicia
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Malta
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Not Present
Western Galician
Where They Speak
-
West Galicia
Alternative Names
Malti
Galego, Gallego
French Name
maltais
galicien
German Name
Maltesisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Galician people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Maltese
Galician
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
malt1254
gali1258
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
-
All Maltese and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Galician Speaking population
Maltese and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Galician on Maltese vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Galician Language Codes
Maltese and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.