Imgarri dialect
| Imgarri | |
|---|---|
| Imġarri | |
| Region | Mġarr |
Early forms | |
| Dialects |
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| Maltese alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | mt-u-sd-mt31 |
 Mġarr in Malta[4] | |
Imġarri (also known as the Mġarr dialect) is a dialect of the Maltese language spoken in the village of Mġarr.[5]
It is believed to be closely related or otherwise an offshoot of the Mosta dialect,[6] though not much is written about this early dialect. In 1994, it had about 3000 speakers.[7]
Phonology
[edit]| Labial | Dental/ | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Pharyngeal | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k | ɡ | ʔ | ||||||
| Affricate | t͡s | d͡z | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | ||||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | ʃ ʒ | ħ | ʕ[7] | ||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||||||||
| Approximant | l | j | w | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Martine Vanhove, « De quelques traits prehilaliens en maltais », in: Peuplement et arabisation au Maghreb cccidental : dialectologie et histoire, Casa Velazquez - Universidad de Zaragoza (1998), pp.97-108
- ↑ Klimiuk, Maciej. "Vowel Length in Maltese Dialects of Gozo" (PDF). archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de. Heidelberg University Publishing. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "EXPLORING MALTA". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), no. Wed 25 Feb 1970. National Library of Australia. TROVE. 25 February 1970. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Muscat, Noah. "An interview with my uncle Christopher Abela about his journey from Malta to Australia". www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au. Skola Maltija’s Maltese Migration Projects (From Malta to Australia).
- ↑ "Gh and h". Times of Malta. 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Lucy, Calleja (6 September 2008). "Dialect Changes - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Malta Independent. Malta Independent. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- 1 2 Camilleri, Antoinette; Vanhove, Martine (1994). "A Phonetic and Phonological Description of the Maltese Dialect of Mġarr (Malta)". Zeitschrift für Arabische Linguistik (28): 87–110. ISSN 0170-026X.