Russian and Maltese Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
European Union, Malta
National Language
Russia
Malta
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Roman Languages
Russian and Maltese as Minority Language
In Russian and Maltese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Maltese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Maltese as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America.
If you want to compare Russian and Maltese dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Maltese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Maltese Regulators
Russian and Maltese speaking countries provide you Russian and Maltese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Maltese is regulated by National Council for the Maltese Language. Also get to learn, Russian and Maltese Language History.
Russian and Maltese Continents
Thinking about Russian and Maltese continents in which Russian and Maltese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Maltese. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Maltese speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Russian and Maltese languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Maltese 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 Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Western Arabic Dialects and derived from Roman Languages.