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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/57004| Title: | Maltese |
| Authors: | Fabri, Ray |
| Keywords: | Maltese language Maltese language -- Morphology Maltese language -- Phonology Maltese language -- History Maltese language -- Syntax Maltese language -- Word order Maltese language -- Terminology Maltese language -- Alphabet Maltese language -- Arabic influences Maltese language -- Etymology Maltese language -- Grammar Maltese language -- Orthography and spelling Maltese language -- Foreign elements -- English Maltese language -- Dictionaries |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | Societe pour le Progres des Etudes Philologiques et Historiques |
| Citation: | Fabri, R. (2010). Maltese. Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire, 88(3), 791-816. |
| Abstract: | The Maltese language, locally known as il-Malti, is the national language of the Maltese Islands, which are situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Malta is situated 96 km south of Sicily and 288 km away from the North African coast, specifically from Tunisia. The Maltese archipelago consists of three islands, Malta, Għawdex (Gozo) and Kemmuna (Comino), which together cover an area of 315.6 km2. Gibraltar, to the West, is 1,826 km away and Alexandria, to the East, 1,510 km away (Azzopardi : 1995, pp. 18-19). Note that, for convenience, from now the name of the main island, Malta, will be used to refer to the Maltese Archipelago. Together with English, Maltese is also the official language of the state. This means, among other things, that the authorities are obliged to publish legal and official documents, such as laws, in both languages. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/57004 |
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