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Maltese and Madurese


Madurese and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
5  
10

National Language
Malta  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

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  
-  

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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Roman Languages  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
30  
12
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ħello  
Halo  

Thank You
Grazzi  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Kif int?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
Jekk jogħġbok  
tolong  

Sorry
Skużani!  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Ċaw  
Pamit  

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
Skużi!  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Malta  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
520,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Żejtun  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Malta  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Not Present  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
-  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.52 million  
99+
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.52 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
0.50 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Malti  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Malti  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
maltais  
madourais  

German Name
Maltesisch  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Maltese  
Madurese  

History

Origin
c. 1470  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Indonesian  

Branch
North Abric  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maltese  
Madurese  

Language Position
25  
23
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mt  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
mlt  
mad  

ISO 639 3
mlt  
mad  

ISO 639 6
mlt  
-  

Glottocode
malt1254  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Maltese and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maltese and Madurese Speaking population

Maltese and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Maltese vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Madurese Language Codes

Maltese and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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