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==Description==
'''Maltese''' — the most common language for daily conversation — resulted from the interaction and fusion of North African Arabic and a Sicilian form of Italian. It is the only Semitic language written in the Latin alphabet. Total estimations for Maltese vocabulary are: 52% Italian/Sicilian, 32% Siculo-Arabic, and 6% English, with parts of the remainder being French.<ref>Brincat, Joseph M. (2005). "Maltese – an unusual formula" (27). MED Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 September 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2008.</ref> It became an official language of Malta in 1934. English is the other official language and is used for all instruction. Italian was the language of church and government until 1934, and consequently, is still spoken by a sizable portion of the islands’ population.


Records are written in Latin, Maltese, Italian, and English.
Maltese — the most common language for daily conversation — resulted from the interaction and fusion of North African Arabic and a Sicilian form of Italian. It is the only Semitic language written in the Latin alphabet. It became an official language of Malta in 1934. English is the other official language and is used for all instruction. Italian was the language of church and government until 1934, and consequently, is still spoken by a sizable portion of the islands’ population.  


==Word List(s)==
Records are written in Latin, Maltese, Italian, and English.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Malta,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1985-1998.</ref>
*[https://www.101languages.net/maltese/maltese-word-list/ 101languages.net Word List]


For word lists and help researching in Maltese records, see:
For word lists and help researching in Maltese records, see:
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*[[Italian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Italian Genealogical Word List]]


==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/maltese.htm '''Omniglot'''] Lessons in the Maltese Language
===Alphabet===
{| class="wikitable"
! Letter
| '''A a''' || '''B b''' || '''Ċ ċ''' || '''D d''' || '''E e''' || '''F f''' || '''Ġ ġ''' || '''G g''' || '''GĦ għ''' || '''H h''' || '''Ħ ħ''' || '''I i''' || '''IE ie''' || '''J j''' || '''K k'''
|-
! Pronunciation (IPA)
|[ ɐ ]||[ b ]||[ t͡ʃ ]||[ d ]||[ ɛ ]||[ f ]||[ d͡ʒ ]||[ ɡ ]||[ ˤː, ħː ]|| ||[ ħ ]||[ ɪ ]||[ iɛ, iː ]||[ j ]||[ k ]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! Letter
| '''L l''' || '''M m''' || '''N n''' || '''O o''' || '''P p''' || '''Q q''' || '''R r''' || '''S s''' || '''T t''' || '''U u''' || '''V v''' || '''W w''' || '''X x''' || '''Z z''' || '''Ż ż'''
|-
! Pronunciation (IPA)
|[ l ]||[ m ]||[ n ]||[ ɔ ]||[ p ]||[ ʔ ]||[ r ]||[ s ]||[ t ]||[ ʊ ]||[ v ]||[ w ]||[ ʃ / ʒt͡s ]||[ t͡s / d͡z ]||[ z ]
|}
 
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
Online Dictionaries:
*[http://www.maltesedictionary.org.mt/#home Dizzjunarju tal-Malti - Maltese dictionary]
 
Lessons in the Maltese Language:
*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/maltese.htm '''Omniglot''']
 
==Additional Resources==
* ''Maltese dictionary.'' New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc, 1998. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/60175497 WorldCat].
* ''English and Maltese Dictionary.'' G.P.O.: Malta, 1906. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/560048606 WorldCat].
* Aquilina, Joseph. ''Concise Maltese English, English Maltese dictionary.'' Sta Venera, Malta: Midsea Books, 2006. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/73507658 WorldCat].
* Bugeja, Paul. ''Maltese dictionary: English-Maltese, Maltese-English.'' n.p.: n.p., 1953. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/59797113 WorldCat].
* Bugeja, Pawlu. ''Kelmet il-Malti : Maltese-English, English-Maltese.'' Malta: AN Books, 1988. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/34549905 WorldCat].
* ''English-Maltese Dictionary. Dizzjunarju Ingliż-Malti.'' n.p.: n.p., 1939. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/560067409 WorldCat].
 
==References==
 
 
 
 
 


== References  ==


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Maltese — the most common language for daily conversation — resulted from the interaction and fusion of North African Arabic and a Sicilian form of Italian. It is the only Semitic language written in the Latin alphabet. It became an official language of Malta in 1934. English is the other official language and is used for all instruction. Italian was the language of church and government until 1934, and consequently, is still spoken by a sizable portion of the islands’ population.

Records are written in Latin, Maltese, Italian, and English.[1]

For word lists and help researching in Maltese records, see:

  • Omniglot Lessons in the Maltese Language

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Malta,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1985-1998.
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