Countries
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
European Union, Malta
National Language
Spain
Malta
Second Language
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
- 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
French Language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Latin
Roman Languages
Spanish and Maltese as Minority Language
In Spanish and Maltese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Spanish and Maltese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Spanish as minority language: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom.
- Maltese as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America.
If you want to compare Spanish and Maltese dialects, then you can go to Spanish vs Maltese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Spanish and Maltese Regulators
Spanish and Maltese speaking countries provide you Spanish and Maltese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española regulates Spanish language.Maltese is regulated by National Council for the Maltese Language. Also get to learn, Spanish and Maltese Language History.
Spanish and Maltese Continents
Thinking about Spanish and Maltese continents in which Spanish and Maltese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Spanish and Maltese. Most of the Spanish speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Spanish and Maltese languages:
Spanish Interesting Facts:
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
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 Spanish language was derived from Latin and is similar to French Language whereas Spanish language is similar to Western Arabic Dialects and derived from Roman Languages.