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How Old Is the Maltese, Really?

• haspoken 5y ago
  https://archive.is/0uX9v https://archive.is/0uX9v
  • eneeigriega 5y ago
    Thanks! I couldn't figure out how to read the content after deleting the div with id "gateway-content". Deleting the 'class="css-mcm29f"' worked. Don't know if it's okay posting these work-arounds here, let me know.
• kevinstubbs 5y ago
  Ach, I was hoping this would talk about the Maltese language :( I've spent some months on the island and it's quite fun to try to say words like Ħaż-Żabbar and Xrobb l-Għaġin!
  • spurgu 5y ago
    Mela.
  • Jun8 5y ago
    Same here! It's a very interesting language in that it evolved from Arabic with no interaction, so nor relationship to Classical or Modern Arabic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language). Here's a nice phrase that I like: kemm hi kbira id dinja ("how vast the world is")
    • spurgu 5y ago
      Here are some funny ones: https://www.facebook.com/kelmakelma.mt/posts/550160198363800 https://www.facebook.com/kelmakelma.mt/posts/550160198363800
    • posterboy 5y ago
      That seems to be exaggerating, like German and English evolved without any interaction.
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• _carbyau_ 5y ago
  FTA: “What we lack in our vocabulary is a word for dogs that mostly look the same, doing the same kind of a job.” Is that not what "breed" is? Alternately, my brain jumps to the word "phenotype" for some reason.. ..Google supplies: The term "phenotype" refers to the observable physical properties of an organism; these include the organism's appearance, development, and behavior.