Language name and locationː Maltese, Malta, Italy, Tunisia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 马耳他语, 马耳他, 意大利, 突尼斯, 利比亚

1. ˈwɪːhɛt (masc.) / wɐhdɐ (fem.)

21.  ˌwɪːhɛtʊɔʃˈriːn

2. tnɛjn

22.  ˌtnɛjnʊɔʃˈriːn

3. ˈtlɪːtɐ

23.  ˌtlɪːtɐwɔʃˈriːn

4. ˈɛːrbɐ

24.  ˌɛːrbɐwʊɔʃˈriːn

5. ˈhɐmsɐ

25.  ˌhɐmsɐwɔʃˈriːn

6. ˈsɪtːɐ

26.  ˌsɪtːɐwɔʃˈriːn

7. ˈsɛbɐ

27.  ˌsɛbɐwɔʃˈriːn

8. ˈtmɪːnjɐ

28.  ˌtmɪːnjɐwɔʃˈriːn

9. ˈdɪsɐ

29.  ˌdɪsɐwɔʃˈriːn

10. ˈɐːʃrɐ

30.  tlɛˈtiːn

11. hdɐːʃ

40.  ɛrˈbɐjn

12. tnɐːʃ

50.  hɐmˈsiːn

13. tlɛˈtːɐːʃ

60.  sɪˈtːiːn

14. ɛrbɐˈtɐːʃ

70.  sɛˈbɐjn

15. hmɪsˈtɐːʃ

80.  tmɛˈniːn

16. sɪˈtːɐːʃ

90.  dɪˈsɐjn

17. zbɐˈtɐːʃ

100. ˈmiːjɐ

18. tmɪnˈtɐːʃ

200. mɪˈtɛjn

19. tsɐˈtɐːʃ

1000. ɛlf

20. ɔʃˈriːn

2000. ɛlˈfɛjn

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Alexandra Vella and Dr. Marie Azzopardi-Alexander, University of Malta, Malta, July 28, 2007.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Alexandra Vella and Dr. Marie Azzopardi-Alexander,

2007 年 7 月 28 日.

Other comments: Maltese has a decimal system. Maltese cardinal numerals from two to nineteen ( and hundred) have two different forms, whereas numerals greater than nineteen ( except hundred) are realized by one form.
Maltese is a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata spoken by about 520,000 Maltese people. It is the national language of Malta and the only Semitic official language of the European Union. Maltese is a latinised variety of spoken historical Arabic through its descent from Siculo-Arabic, which developed as a Maghrebi Arabic dialect in the Emirate of Sicily between 831 and 1091. Maltese is thus classified separately from the 30 varieties constituting the modern Arabic macrolanguage. Maltese is also distinguished from Arabic and other Semitic languages since its morphology has been deeply influenced by Romance languages, namely Italian and Sicilian.
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,
and the speakers of Tunisian Arabic are able to understand about 40% of what is said to them in Maltese.