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Maltese
latitude,longitude:
37.3,11.6
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 5 ] Sources [ 4 ] Words [ 9 ]
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Syllable Parameters [ 4 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
br_onsets: yes
closed_syll: yes
geminates: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: C(C)V(V)(C)(C)

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1959 Aquilina, J. (1959). The Structure of Maltese. Malta: Royal University.
1978 French, E. (1978). Contemporary journalistic Maltese: an analytical and comparative study. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 8). Leiden: E.J. Brill
1976 Schabert, P. (1976). Laut- und Formenlehre des Maltesischen anhand zweier Mundarten. Erlangen: Palm & Anke.
1936 Sutcliffe, E.F. (1936). Grammar of the Maltese language with chrestomathy and vocabulary. London: Oxford University Press.
  In Maltese words the accent does not occur earlier than the penultimate syllable. The accent falls on the last syllable when this is long, or if short, is followed by two consonants. In other cases the accent falls on the penultimate syllable. (Sutcliffe 1936)
  Pharyngealised vowels receive secondary stress.
berˈquːq apricot
ɣaˈzaqt ɪ have dug
ˈtifla girl
aɾˈtikulɔ article
ˈħsieb thought
ˈgħamel he made
għaˈmilna we made
ˈsibna we found
sibˈnieha we found her