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Re: Maltese Question (was Re: Il-Progett ta' Ranma)

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, September 21, 1999, 19:14
Nik Taylor scripsit:

> I have a question about Maltese. I think I remember reading that it was > descended from a dialect of Arabic. Is that true, or is it merely a > cousin of Arabic?
Maltese is either a dialect of Arabic or a daughter language, depending on definitions. Notably, it doesn't have modern standard Arabic as a prestige variant. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin