Maltese
Let an agent explain Maltese, relay classification, history, orthography, vocabulary, dialects and legal status from linguistic and Maltese government sources, describe the named varieties, and distinguish Maltese from Arabic dialects, Sicilian, Italian and Maltese English.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain Maltese, relay classification, history, orthography, vocabulary, dialects and legal status from linguistic and Maltese government sources, describe the named varieties, and distinguish Maltese from Arabic dialects, Sicilian, Italian and Maltese English.
The national language of Malta and an official language of the European Union since 2004, a Semitic language descended from Siculo-Arabic spoken in medieval Sicily and Malta, written in the Latin alphabet with letters such as c, g, h and z with dots or bars, and with a large vocabulary from Sicilian, Italian and English; it has regional dialects the registry aliases name, including Gozitan on Gozo and village dialects of Zurrieq, Qormi, Mgarr and the Cottonera harbour towns, while Maltralian names the mixed Maltese-English speech of Maltese Australians. Standard Maltese is regulated by the National Council for the Maltese Language, and speaker numbers should be checked against current census data.
What it is for: Communication and national identity in Malta.
It can be explain classification and history; relay orthography and vocabulary; describe named dialects; relay legal status.
Distinguishing features
Semitic in Latin script
Romance and English vocabulary
Only Semitic EU official language
Village dialects
What it looks like
Not a physical object; written in Latin script with dotted and barred letters.
Physical character
EU official language: 2004 year
standard orthography: 1924 year - Ghaqda tal-Kittieba tal-Malti
alphabet letters: 30 count
How it is recognised
Semitic language of Malta
Cottonera dialect, Gozitan, Mgarr dialect, Zurrieq dialect, Maltralian, Qormi dialect
Arabic dialects use Arabic script and differ in vocabulary; Sicilian is Romance; Italian was a former official language; Maltese English is an English variety
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms, descendant
is regulated by -
includes - dialect group
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
Standard Maltese
Gozitan dialects
Maltese village dialects
diaspora varieties such as Maltralian
Standards and regulation
Constitution of Malta
Maltese Language Act of 2004
ISO 639 code mt
Failure modes and hazards
Calling Maltese an Arabic dialect without context
Stale speaker numbers
Treating diaspora mixing as a dialect of Malta
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Maltese is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Maltese, and how does it differ from Arabic dialects, Sicilian, Italian and Maltese English? definition
- Is the question about learning, linguistics, law or diaspora communities? boundary
Dialects
Named varieties.
Dialects
Dialects.
- What are Gozitan and the Cottonera, Zurrieq, Qormi and Mgarr dialects, and what is Maltralian? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Linguistics Linguistics.
Sources.
Origins
Siculo-Arabic origins.
Origins
Origins.
- How did Maltese develop from Siculo-Arabic and absorb Romance and English words? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Orthography
Writing system.
Orthography
Orthography.
- How was the Latin-based alphabet standardised? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Status Legal status.
Regulation.
National
National language.
National
National.
- How did Maltese replace Italian as an official language in 1934? provenance
- Which entry fits Language Question (Malta)? action
EU
EU language.
EU
EU.
- What does EU official status mean for Maltese translation and interpretation? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Context Society.
Attribution.
English
Bilingualism.
English
English.
- How do Maltese and English coexist in education and daily life, with debates attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Diaspora
Diaspora speech.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- How has Maltese changed in Australian and other diaspora communities? provenance
- Which entry fits Maltese Australians? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should Maltralian be moved to diaspora language entries?
- Should village dialects be separate entries?
- How should census data be linked?