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Maltese (Maltese: Malti, also L-Ilsien Malti or Il-Lingwa Maltija) 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.
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The modern language derived from the Siculo-Arabic spoken in...
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The Maltese alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet with the...
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Maghrebi Arabic (Arabic: الْلهجَة الْمَغاربِيَة, Western...
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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 at a glance. Native name: Malti [maltɪ] Language family: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central Semitic, Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic, Siculo-Arabic; Number of speakers: c. 420,000; Spoken in: Malta; First written: 15th century AD; Writing system: Latin script; Status: co-official language of Malta (along with English); official language of the EU
Maltese ( Maltese: Malti, also L-Ilsien Malti or Il-Lingwa Maltija) 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.
Sep 7, 2023 · Malta has two official languages: Maltese and English. Until 1934, there was also Italian, but the British (Malta was a British colony at the time) demoted it by way of thwarting the expansionist aims of Italy’s fascist regime, which viewed Malta as a part of its own kingdom. But how did we get here?