The Maltese archipelago consists of three islands: Malta, Comino and Gozo. Many use the term “Malta” to refer to both the ...

Our Maltese language or dialect is at a crossroads. Since the Middle Ages and the early 20th century, it has come down to us as a mixed language: Semitic (medieval Arabic, probably with a.

In 1904, the self-appointed language ‘expert’ Preca could assert with a straight face that undeniably Italian surnames like Anastasi, Aquilina, Diacono and La Rosa, were actually the Punic ...

Maltese and English no longer form part of the entry requirements at Junior College. What does this say about students' grasp of these two official languages? The state of the Maltese language is ...

You might recall the flowery rhetoric about the Maltese language being recognised as one of the EU’s official languages. So what is our government doing to advance our language, now that we are ...

In all, Facebook is now available in 101 languages with the addition on Friday of Maltese (the official language of Malta that has more than 400,000 native speakers), Pulaar ...

The widespread use of the English language in bilingual Malta can sometimes hinder migrants in their quest to learn Maltese. A recently published study on the experiences of migrants following a ...

“Maltese draws not just from different languages but from three language families.” The first of these language groups, Semitic, also includes Hebrew and Arabic.

Malta’s Eurovision Song Contest heats return with a mega offering of four quarterfinal evenings in the run-up to the semifinal and final to be held in February. For the second year running, the MESC ...