Maltese (Maltese: Malti) is the national language of Malta and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished....
Maltese (Maltese: Malti) is the national language of Malta and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic (the Arabic dialect that developed in Sicily and later in Malta, between the end of the ninth century and the end of the twelfth century). About half of the vocabulary is derived from standard Italian and Sicilian; English words make up between 6% and 20% of the Maltese vocabulary, according to different estimates.[6] It is the only Semitic language written in the Latin script in its standard form.Maltese Software - Interactive Maltese CD-ROMs for learning Maltese
