Maltese and Somali
Countries
European Union, Malta
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Malta
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Roman Languages
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Grazzi
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Kif int?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Subax wanaagsan
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Fadlan
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Skużi!
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Qormi
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Malta
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Malta
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Not Present
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
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Standard Somali
Native Name
Malti
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Malti
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
maltais
somali
German Name
Maltesisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Somalis
Origin
c. 1470
19th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Somali
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
malt1254
soma1255
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Maltese and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Somali Speaking population
Maltese and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Maltese vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Somali Language Codes
Maltese and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.