Maltese language

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... Wikipedia

• Pronunciation:  Maltese pronunciation: ]
• Native to:  Malta
• Ethnicity:  Maltese
• Native speakers:  e27
• Language family:  Afro-Asiatic Semitic West Semitic Central Semitic Arabic Maghrebi Pre-Hilalian Sicilian Maltese
• Early forms:  Sicilian Arabic Maltese
• Dialects:  Cottonera, Gozitan, Qormi, Żejtuni, Australian, Central, Western, Eastern, Zurrieq, Port Maltese, Mġarr, Xlukkajr, Għaxaq, Qawsra †
• Writing system:  Latin (Maltese alphabet), Maltese Braille
• Official language in:  Malta, European Union
• Regulated by:  National Council for the Maltese Language, Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ilsien Malti
• ISO 639-1:  mt
• ISO 639-2:  mlt
• ISO 639-3:  mlt
• Glottolog:  malt1254
• Linguasphere:  12-AAC-c
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo