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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? 

2015年8月10日 18:55
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Grazzi ħafna Karl għal din l-ispjegazzjoni!

2015年8月14日

Mhux problema. M'hemmx imniex.

2015年8月15日

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.

2015年8月10日

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?

2015年8月10日