Is Maltese closer to Arabic or Sicilian?

[ariel]

are maltese language related to phoenician or punic language?

[Virtuous]

50% Romance, 40% Siculo-Arabic, 10% Germanic.

Most function words: Siculo Arabic

Script: Latin

[alfieb]

are maltese language related to phoenician or punic language?

Neither Sicilian nor Maltese have significant Phoenician influence on language, unfortunately. The Semitic influence is strictly from the 200 years Malta was ruled by Arabs from the 800s to 1000s. It is the only living Siculo-Arabic dialect that survived our Catholicization.

[Virtuous]

It's a fucking BURDEN, that's what. They couldn't fuck our women so they decided to leave their mark on our language.

[alfieb]

It's a fucking BURDEN, that's what. They couldn't fuck our women so they decided to leave their mark on our language.

You're a very conservative people. Even moreso than we are. That was your own undoing in that regard.

A shame the influence of your beloved Knights was rather minimal.

[Szegedist]

What grammar is the language?

[Peyrol]

It's an hybrid language, but the romance imput is very strong.

[Virtuous]

You're a very conservative people. Even moreso than we are. That was your own undoing in that regard.

A shame the influence of your beloved Knights was rather minimal.

100 Years ago, a battle of scholars happened, Pro-British/Maltese and Pro-Italian, the pro Maltese won and these pro Maltese decided to make "Maltese" language the National Language of Malta.

Melitae/Malta = an Island with thousands of years under European/Phoenician/Roman/Early Neolithic influence.
Maltese = A mixture of Italian, Sicilian Arabic and Germanic. Sicilian Arabic left by 200 years of oppression.

[SKYNET]

Sicilian. Most of them speak in English as well

[alb0zfinest]

O GOD, I COVERED THIS SUBJECT LIKE A MILLION TIMES.

YES OKAY MALTESE IS ARABIC, MALTESE PEOPLE ARE ARABS, MALTESE CULTURE IS ARABIC, WE SHOVE KEBABS UP OUR ASSES LIKE GOOD MUSLIMS.









over reacted much?

Good you finally told the truth