Maltese and Kurdish
Countries
European Union, Malta
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Malta
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Middle East
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Farsi Language
Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kif int?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Bayanit bash
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Bê zehmet
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Skużi!
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Qormi
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Malta
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Malta
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Not Present
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
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Eastern Iraq
Native Name
Malti
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Malti
Kurdî, کوردی
French Name
maltais
kurde
German Name
Maltesisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Origin
c. 1470
16th century CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Maltese
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
malt1254
kurd1259
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Maltese and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Kurdish Speaking population
Maltese and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Maltese vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Kurdish Language Codes
Maltese and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.