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Il-Kantilena- The first poem in Maltese
Il-Kantilena is the oldest poem found which is written in medieval Maltese. It clearly shows that around 600 years ago the Maltese language was closer to Arabic. Below is a link of the poem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZYuanofpVU
What do you think?
Aug 10, 2015 6:55 PM
Comments · 4
1
Grazzi ħafna Karl għal din l-ispjegazzjoni!
August 14, 2015
Mhux problema. M'hemmx imniex.
August 15, 2015
According to Professor Zammit it is highly probable that Maltese was more similar to Arabic in the 15th century because foreign travellers wrote that the people of Malta spoke 'a form of Arabic'. Zammit gives some grammatical explanations why Maltese was pronounced in this way.
August 10, 2015
What makes Dr Martin Zammit (and others) think that Maltese was spoken as it is spoken in this video? How could they make this decision?
August 10, 2015
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Language Skills
Arabic, English, German, Greek, Greek (Ancient), Italian, Latin, Maltese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish
Learning Language
Turkish
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