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Maltese is a Central Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic.

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ISO 639-3 Code
mlt 1
Speaker Count
570,000 1
2012 estimate, native speakers.
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Afro-Asiatic, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Maltese Language
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1. Wikipedia: Maltese Language
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Maltese (Maltese: Malti, also L-Ilsien Malti or Lingwa Maltija) is a Central Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic.
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1. Wikipedia: Maltese Language
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mlt
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1. Wikipedia: Maltese Language
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570,000 (2012)
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1. Wikipedia: Maltese Language
Wikimedia FoundationIn Family: Afro-Asiatic, Infobox, Language family
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Top family: Afro-Asiatic; immediate branch: Semitic.
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