What language family does Indonesia belong to?

Austronesian language family
Indonesian belongs to the Austronesian language family. The Austronesian language family is one of the largest linguistic families of the world.

Why does Maltese sound Arabic?

Because it is has Semitic roots, Maltese is a Latinised variety of spoken historical Arabic through its descent from Siculo-Arabic, which developed as a Maghrebi Arabic dialect during the Emirate of Sicily between 831 and 1091.

What is the most common language in Malta?

Maltese
Maltese Sign LanguageEnglish
Malta/Official languages

Is Maltese a beautiful language?

I was to find out for myself, later, that not only was Maltese spoken by real people, but that it is a nice language, with a reasonably logical grammar, fairly phonetic pronunciation, rich in racy expressions and nuances and with a not so small vocabulary (see Professor Aquilina’s dictionaries!), open to further …

How is the Maltese language different from other Romance languages?

Maltese is also distinguished from Arabic and other Semitic languages since its morphology has been deeply influenced by Romance languages, namely Italian and Sicilian.

What is the difference between Jebli and Maltese?

This , like Maltese , is a Pre-Hilalian Maghrebi Arabic dialect ( Although Maltese is now a language) . Jebli is spoken in the Northwest mountains of Morocco . While watching a video in Jebli Arabic , as a Maltese person , I was able to understand quite a good amount of it , moreso than any video i’ve watched so far in Tunisian Arabic .

What is the difference between Maltese and Tunisian Arabic?

A 2016 study shows that, in terms of basic everyday language, speakers of Maltese are able to understand around a third of what is said to them in Tunisian Arabic, which is a Maghrebi Arabic related to Siculo-Arabic, whereas speakers of Tunisian Arabic are able to understand about 40\% of what is said to them in Maltese.

What are the main differences between Indonesian and Malay?

These differences are due mainly to the Dutch and Javanese influences on Indonesian. Indonesian was also influenced by the Melayu pasar (literally “market Malay”), which was the lingua franca of the archipelago in colonial times, and thus indirectly by other spoken languages of the islands.