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The original Arabic base comprises around one-third of the Maltese vocabulary, especially words that denote basic ideas and the function words, [10] but about half of the vocabulary is derived from standard Italian and Sicilian; [11] and English words make up between 6% and 20% of the vocabulary. [12]
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It is a Semitic language derived from Siculo-Arabic; however, a majority of vocabulary comes from Sicilian and Italian, as described by Maltese linguist May Butcher. 52% of Maltese words are of a Latin origin, a result of significant influence from Italy (in particular Sicily) and, to a lesser extent, France. Malta holds the distinction of ...
The Maltese alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet with the addition of some letters with diacritic marks and digraphs. It is used to write the Maltese language , which evolved from the otherwise extinct Siculo-Arabic dialect, as a result of 800 years of independent development.
Maltese words and phrases (1 C) Pages in category "Maltese language" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
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The following three words are examples; there are many more that make it into the list of vocabulary found in this dialect. For 'kite' the Standard Maltese word is tajra, but in this dialect it is found as manuċċa. For 'foggy weather' the Standard Maltese word is ċpar, but in this dialect it is found as ċlambu.
the Maltese word for a mushroom is faqqiegħ, but most people still tend to call it a mushroom in Maltese. the proper Maltese word for television is televiżjoni (as derived from Italian), but most people still call it a television, for example Rajt film fuq it-television ilbieraħ ("I saw a film on television yesterday").