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Gozitan | |
---|---|
għawdxi | |
Pronunciation | [/ˈaːw.t͡ʃɪ/] |
Native to | Malta |
Region | Gozo |
Native speakers | About 32,000 |
Dialects | |
Latin ( Maltese alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog |
gozo1238 |
Linguasphere | 12-AAC-cag |
Gozo Island, Malta |
The Gozitan dialects are rural dialects of Maltese spoken in the island of Gozo. The vowel shift of *ā (phonologically a) to o or u is their main differentiating trait. [1]
Comparison of some words in Standard Maltese and in the Gozitan dialects: [2]
English | Maltese | Gozitan |
---|---|---|
pills | pilloli | pinuri |
shy | staħa | regħex |
biscuit | biskuttel | fettul |
mattress | saqqu | mitraħ |
Gozo | Għawdex | Għawdix |
dizzy | sturdament | mejt |
bunch of | għanqud | xenqul |
small table | tavolina | mejdina |
internal hall door | antiporta | boxxla |
to spoil someone | fsied | ħajm |
silver foil | fidda | smontor |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2023) |
Gozitan | |
---|---|
għawdxi | |
Pronunciation | [/ˈaːw.t͡ʃɪ/] |
Native to | Malta |
Region | Gozo |
Native speakers | About 32,000 |
Dialects | |
Latin ( Maltese alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog |
gozo1238 |
Linguasphere | 12-AAC-cag |
Gozo Island, Malta |
The Gozitan dialects are rural dialects of Maltese spoken in the island of Gozo. The vowel shift of *ā (phonologically a) to o or u is their main differentiating trait. [1]
Comparison of some words in Standard Maltese and in the Gozitan dialects: [2]
English | Maltese | Gozitan |
---|---|---|
pills | pilloli | pinuri |
shy | staħa | regħex |
biscuit | biskuttel | fettul |
mattress | saqqu | mitraħ |
Gozo | Għawdex | Għawdix |
dizzy | sturdament | mejt |
bunch of | għanqud | xenqul |
small table | tavolina | mejdina |
internal hall door | antiporta | boxxla |
to spoil someone | fsied | ħajm |
silver foil | fidda | smontor |