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The island of Malta specifically played a vital strategic role in World War II as a base for the Allied Powers. The country of Malta became independent from Br

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The country of Malta became independent from Britain and joined the Commonwealth in 1964 and was declared a republic on December 13, 1974.

Roman Catholicism is a major influence on Maltese culture.

Malta’s population is composed almost entirely of ethnic Maltese, the descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians as well as of Italians and other Mediterranean people.

Aside from the Maltese population, there are small communities of British nationals, Sindhis, Palestinians, and Greeks on the islands.

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Malta, Maltese English Accent (Female) AccentBase File #151

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Malta- 10 Interesting Facts! | Country Facts

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Queen Elizabeth II used to frequently holiday in Malta & spent what she called, the happiest years of her life living in Villa Guardamangia

She first came to Valletta shortly after the end of the Second World War, in 1949 and set up home in the beautiful Villa Guardamangia

She even celebrated her 24th and 25th birthdays there.

The Queen liked the fact that she could live in Malta quite happily without the intense media attention and furor that she received in the UK. In fact, she described it as the only place where she felt she could live normally.

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The Maltese Language: An Arabic Descendant

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Malta | Basic Information | Everyone Must Know

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Maltese English (“MaltE”) is a postcolonial English variety spoken on the Mediterranean island-nation of Malta by Maltese-English bilinguals. According to the 2005 census, English is spoken by 318,354 Maltese residents, or 87.9% of the population; Maltese is reported as being spoken by 97.9% of the population.

MaltE is the main language in independent and church schools and at the University of Malta.

Both languages are used in the workplace to varying degrees. MaltE exhibits deviations from British and American varieties at all levels of linguistic structure, it displays structural regularity conditioned by linguistic, social, and stylistic factors, and shows influence from Maltese and Italian.

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cultural facts about the people who speak the dialect

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cultural facts about the people who speak the dialect

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Not many Maltese people are able to write well in Maltese.

A large majority of the Maltese population prefers to read in English

The vast majority of the population speaks English, and most prefer to speak Maltese with fellow countrymen.

newspapers written in English and Maltese are published in equal numbers;

approximately 20% of tourists choosing Malta are doing so because English language is spoken widely;

English language schools attract 80,000 international students to Malta each year.

A number of Maltese books have also been translated into foreign languages.

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Prior to its independence in 1964 Malta had a significant history as a British possession and, as a result, English is an official language in Malta. Government business is carried out in both languages, and most Maltese learn English in school.

In 1936, Maltese and English were declared the two official languages of Malta.

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