What is Languages Of Malta?

Information about Languages Of Malta

The national language of Malta is Maltese, which, along with English, is one of the official languages.

Maltese

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A Maltese-language welcome sign to the city of Lija, making use of the letter Ħ, unique to Maltese.
Maltese, a Semitic language with significant Sicilian influence, is the national language of the Maltese people. Malta holds the distinction of being the only country in Europe with a Semitic language as the main spoken vernacular. The Maltese language is written with the Maltese Alphabet, a Roman-based script which includes the letters ż (also used in Polish), ċ, ġ, ħ (the minuscule form of Ħ), and għ. Although the main body of vocabulary is of Semitic origin, up to 40% of Maltese words are of Romance origin, a result of significant influence from Sicily.

English

Before independence in 1964, Malta was a British possession, and a result of this is the fact that English is still an official language, with government business being carried out in both English and Maltese. Most Maltese learn English in school, this being obligatory in most cases.

Other languages

Because of the tourist industry and proximity to other European countries, many Maltese generally have some degree of proficiency in Italian, and quite a few understand or speak French, Spanish or German.

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This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
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Languages of Europe
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Dependencies,
autonomies, and
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1 Entirely in West Asia; included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. 2 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the border between Europe and Asia. 3 Partially in Asia. 4 Entirely in the African Plate, included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. 5 Only recognised by Turkey.
Anthem
L-Innu Malti
("The Maltese Anthem")

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Maltese 
Official status
Official language of: European Union
Malta
Regulated by: Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali ta' l-Ilsien Malti
Language codes
ISO 639-1: mt
ISO 639-2: mlt
ISO 639-3: mlt Maltese
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English 
Writing system: Latin (English variant) 
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng  
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Semitic languages are a family of languages spoken by more than 300 million people across much of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. They constitute the northeastern subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic languages, and the only branch of this group spoken in Asia.
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Sicilian
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: scn
ISO 639-3: scn  

Sicilian (lu sicilianu, Italian: lingua siciliana
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Lower case or lowercase or minuscule letters are the smaller form of letters, as opposed to capital letters: for example, the letter "a" is lower case while the letter "A"
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Regione Autonoma Siciliana


Map highlighting the location of Sicilia in Italy

Capital Palermo
President Salvatore Cuffaro
(UDC-CdL)
Provinces Agrigento
Caltanissetta
Catania
Enna
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Italian 
Official status
Official language of:  European Union
 European Union
 Switzerland
 San Marino
Vatican City
Sovereign Military Order of Malta

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French (français, pronounced [fʁɑ̃ˈsɛ]) is a Romance language originally spoken in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, and today by about 300 million people around the world as either
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 Spanish, Castilian 
Writing system: Latin (Spanish variant)
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: —
ISO 639-3: —

Spanish (
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German language (Deutsch, ] (help info ) ) is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.
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Maltenglish - also called Minglish, Maltese English, Mixed Maltese English, or Maltingliż, refers to the phenomenon of code switching between Maltese and English.
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Code-switching is a term in linguistics referring to describe using more than one variety of language. Often codeswitching refers to using more than one variety of language in a single situation (often within a single sentence or even word.
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The World Factbook (ISSN 1553-8133 ; also known as the CIA World Factbook)[1] is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.
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Public domain comprises the body of knowledge and innovation (especially creative works such as writing, art, music, and inventions) in relation to which no person or other legal entity can establish or maintain proprietary interests within a particular legal jurisdiction.
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The Germanic languages in Europe      Dutch (West Germanic)
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country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

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The Republic of Albania or Republika Shqiperise has a population of 3.6 million and has 7 languages.

Native Name= Republika Shqiperise
Population= 3,600,523
Languages= 7
Situation= all living

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The three main languages of the Principality of Andorra are Catalan, Spanish, and French.

Although Catalan, a Western Romance language somewhat close to Spanish and quite similar to Occitan is the only official language in Andorra and has traditionally been the national
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Armenian is the official language of Armenia, and is spoken by 97.7% of the nationwide population. The non-official languages chiefly spoken in Armenia are Yezidi and Russian.

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The Languages of Austria include German, the official and most widely spoken language, and several minority languages.

German

German is the only nationally official language, and the language spoken by the largest preportion of Austrians.
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Many different languages have dominated in the territory currently called Azerbaijan.

Present-day

Currently, the main language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani,In the Azerbaijani language speak 96,6 % the population ,while English and Russian play significant roles as languages of
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The Kingdom of Belgium has three official languages, which are, in order from the greatest speaker population to the smallest, Dutch, French, and German. A number of non-official, minority languages are spoken as well.
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The Kingdom of Denmark has only one official language, Danish, the national language of the Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken through the territory. These include German, Faroese, and Greenlandic.
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Estonian

Estonian is the only official language of Estonia.

Dialects

North Estonian

  • Central
  • Western
  • Insular
  • Eastern
  • Northeast Costal

South Estonian

  • Mulgi
  • Tartu
  • Võru

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The two official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. The official minority languages include Sami languages, Romani and sign language.

Finnish

Finnish, the national language of the Finnish people, is the native tongue of 94% of the population.
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There are a number of languages of France. The French language is by far the most widely spoken and the only official language of France. Several regional languages are also spoken to varying degrees.
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The official language of Germany is German, with over 95% of the country speaking it as their first language. [1] Minority languages include:
  • Turkish language 1.8%
  • Sorbian language 0.09%
  • Romani language 0.08%
  • Danish language 0.

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The official language of Greece is Greek. In addition, a number of non-official, minority languages and some Greek dialects are spoken as well.

Greek

Standard Greek is the only official language of the Hellenic Republic, and is spoken by some 99% of the population.
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