b.xavier at internet.lu
Tue Jul 20 06:13:36 CDT 2004
You forgot to mention the beauty of Maltese women ;)
I'd like punic as a scripting language!
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> >I didn't know Maltese was a Semetic language!
> Maltese is a Semitic language.
> Maltese developed from a dialect of Arabic and is closely related to
> the western Arabic dialects
> of Algeria and Tunisia. Strongly influenced by the Italian dialect
> spoken in Sicily, Maltese is the
> only form of Arabic to be written in the Latin alphabet.
> The Maltese language developed from the Arabic spoken by the Arabs
> who invaded and
> occupied Malta in 870 AD.
> Prior to this, it is believed that the language used by the natives
> was a mixture of Latin,
> Greek and Punic languages, which originated from the commercial
> connections with the
> Phoenicians, many of whom settled here between 800 - 218 BC, and the
> Romans who ruled
> the island between 218 BC and 870 AD. Punic writings have been found
> and also some names
> of local villages have a Greek origin.
> Malta was occupied by French-speaking Normans in 1090.
> Between 1530 and 1798 Malta served as the base for the Knights
> Hospitaller of St John,
> who spoke Italian and Latin. Malta became a British colony in 1800
> and the British tried to
> replace Italian with English as the local language.
> After Malta become independent in 1964 both English and Maltese were
> given official status
> and Maltese became the national language of Malta.
> The first known literary text in Maltese, II Cantilena , appeared
> during the 15th century.
> The first Maltese language was a catechism by F. Wizzino, and was
> published in 1752.
> When you attend the European Rev Conference you you find that the
> Maltese speak
> English very well, most also speak Italian, and of course also
> use Maltese.
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