Maltese and Ilocano
Countries
European Union, Malta
Philippines
National Language
Malta
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Commission on the Filipino Language
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.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Thank You
Grazzi
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Kif int?
Kumusta?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Naimbag a bigat
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
mangngegda
Sorry
Skużani!
Agpakawanak
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Skużi!
Maawan-dayawen
Where They Speak
Malta
Philippines
Where They Speak
Malta
Philippines
Dialect 3
Not Present
Not present
Where They Speak
-
Not present
Native Name
Malti
ilokano
Alternative Names
Malti
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
maltais
ilocano
German Name
Maltesisch
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[iːloˈkɑno]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Ilocano people
Origin
c. 1470
18th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Ilocano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mt
No data available
Glottocode
malt1254
ilok1237
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
-
All Maltese and Ilocano 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 Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Ilocano Speaking population
Maltese and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Maltese vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Ilocano Language Codes
Maltese and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.