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It is the national language of Malta [2] and the only official Semitic and Afroasiatic language of the European Union. Maltese is a Latinized 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. [3]
- Siculo-Arabic
Siculo-Arabic or Sicilian Arabic (Arabic: اللَّهْجَة...
- Maltralian
Maltralian (in Maltese: Il-Maltraljan) is the Maltese...
- Siculo-Arabic
Malta has two official languages: Maltese and English. Maltese is the national language. Until 1934, Italian was also an official language in Malta, and in the 19th and 20th centuries there was a linguistic and political debate known as the Language Question about the roles of these three languages.
Maltese is the language of Malta, and a language of the European Union. Maltese sounds similar to the Phoenician language that was spoken in areas around the ancient Mediterranean. It is written in the Latin alphabet like English. Maltese descends from a dialect of Arabic called Siculo-Arabic.
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Maltese is a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata spoken by the Maltese people. It is the national language of Malta and the only official Semitic and Afroasiatic language of the European Union.
Maltese language, Semitic language of the Southern Central group spoken on the island of Malta. Maltese developed from a dialect of Arabic and is closely related to the western Arabic dialects of Algeria and Tunisia.
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May 7, 2022 · Definitions of the Maltese language differed: the locals saw it as unique and called it lingua maltensi (1436), lingua melitea (1549), whereas foreign travellers heard unfamiliar sounds and called it parlata africana (1536), parlar saracino (1558), “un langage arabe corrompu” (1694).
Jul 13, 2023 · Maltese – Language of Malta. Of course, in Malta, English is commonly spoken, but let’s not forget that the national language is Maltese. Mixing mainly Arabic and Italian, Maltese was only a spoken language until 1934, when it became an official language. A special alphabet was even created for the occasion.
