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Maltese language
| Maltese | |
|---|---|
| Malti | |
| Native to |  Malta |
Native speakers | (393,000 cited 1975) |
| Latin (Maltese alphabet) Maltese Braille | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Malta  European Union |
| Regulated by | National Council for the Maltese Language Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ilsien Malti |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | mt |
| ISO 639-2 | mlt |
| ISO 639-3 | mlt |
| Linguasphere | 12-AAC-c |
Maltese is the language of Malta, and a language of the European Union. Maltese sounds similar to the Phoenician language that was spoken in areas around the ancient Mediterranean. It is written in the Latin alphabet like English. Maltese descends from a dialect of Arabic called Siculo-Arabic. The language has borrowed many words from Sicilian, Italian, and English. Around 393,000 people speak Maltese. Most of them live in Malta.[1]
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