Maltese language

Semitic language spoken mostly in Malta

letter of the Latin alphabet used in Maltese language

Ż, ż (Z with overdot) is a letter, consisting of the letter Z of the ISO basic Latin alphabet and an overdot.

consonantal sound

Ġ (minuscule: ġ) is a letter of the Latin script, formed from G with the addition of a dot above the letter.

thumb|Majuscule and minuscule ċ glyphs in Doulos SIL Ċ (minuscule: ċ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from C with the addition of a dot.

Latin-based alphabet of the Maltese language

part of the ISO/IEC 8859 series of ASCII-based standard character encodings

associate member of the European Federation of National Institutions for Language in the EU

Language controversy in Malta, 19th to mid-20th ct.