Maltese language
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maltese-language-205-9845878
title:
Maltese language
text:
Maltese is a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata. It is spoken by the Maltese people and is the national language of Malta, and the only official Semitic and Afroasiatic 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. As a result of the Norman invasion of Malta and the subseq
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Semitic language spoken mostly in Malta
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language
date created:
2001-05-27T21:41:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T07:31:18Z
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