Countries
European Union, Malta
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Malta
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Roman Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Grazzi
obrigado
How Are You?
Kif int?
Como você está?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
boa noite
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
boa Tarde
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
bom Dia
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Por Favor
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Skużi!
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Qormi
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Malta
Brazil
Dialect 2
Żejtun
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Malta
Portugal
Dialect 3
Not Present
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
-
Daman and Diu
Native Name
Malti
Português
Alternative Names
Malti
Português
French Name
maltais
portugais
German Name
Maltesisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
c. 1470
3rd Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Maltese
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
malt1254
port1283
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Maltese and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Portuguese Speaking population
Maltese and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Maltese vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Portuguese Language Codes
Maltese and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.