Il-Kantilena, the Glossary
Il-Kantilena is the oldest known literary text in the Maltese language.[1]
Table of Contents
11 relations: Arabic, Godfrey Wettinger, Latin script, Maltese language, Mikiel Fsadni, Morpheme, Notarial Archives, Pietru Caxaro, Romance languages, Semitic languages, Valletta.
- 15th century in Malta
- Earliest known manuscripts by language
- Maltese literature
- Maltese-language literature
Arabic
Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.
Godfrey Wettinger
Godfrey Wettinger (December 22, 1929 – May 22, 2015) was a Maltese historian.
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Latin script
The Latin script, also known as the Roman script, is a writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae in Magna Graecia.
See Il-Kantilena and Latin script
Maltese language
Maltese (Malti, also L-Ilsien Malti or Lingwa Maltija) is a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata.
See Il-Kantilena and Maltese language
Mikiel Fsadni
Mikiel Fsadni (15 April 1916 – 18 April 2013) was a Maltese Dominican friar and historian.
See Il-Kantilena and Mikiel Fsadni
Morpheme
A morpheme is the smallest meaningful constituent of a linguistic expression.
Notarial Archives
The Notarial Archives (L-Arkivji Nutarili) is an archive in Valletta, Malta, that contains about 20,000 volumes of contracts, wills and other legal documents from the 15th century to the present day.
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Pietru Caxaro
Pietru Caxaro or Caxaru (– August 1485), also known in English as Peter Caxaro, was a Maltese philosopher and poet.
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Romance languages
The Romance languages, also known as the Latin or Neo-Latin languages, are the languages that are directly descended from Vulgar Latin.
See Il-Kantilena and Romance languages
Semitic languages
The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.
See Il-Kantilena and Semitic languages
Valletta
Valletta (il-Belt Valletta) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 council areas.
See also
15th century in Malta
- Il-Kantilena
- Siege of Malta (1429)
Earliest known manuscripts by language
- Abrogans
- Atakur inscription
- Bir el Qutt inscriptions
- Birch bark letter no. 292
- Black Book of Carmarthen
- Book of Henryków
- Bull of Gniezno
- Cartularies of Valpuesta
- Dipylon inscription
- Doddahundi nishidhi inscription
- Duenos inscription
- Establishing charter of the abbey of Tihany
- Freising manuscripts
- Funeral Sermon and Prayer
- Gezer calendar
- Glosas Emilianenses
- Halmidi inscription
- Il-Kantilena
- Kavirajamarga
- Kedukan Bukit inscription
- Kievan Letter
- List of languages by first written account
- Myazedi inscription
- Neacșu's letter
- Nestor's Cup (Pithekoussai)
- Nodicia de kesos
- Novgorod Codex
- Placiti Cassinesi
- Salic law
- Sawlumin inscription
- Sheep letter
- Shravanabelagola inscription of Nandisena
- Sinkang Manuscripts
- Utendi wa Tambuka
- Västgötalagen
- Veronese Riddle
- Đông Yên Châu inscription
Maltese literature
- Hymns by Dun Karm Psaila
- Il-Kantilena
- Maltese literature
- Naked as Water
- National Book Council
- National Book Prize (Malta)
- The Maltese Bestiary
Maltese-language literature
- Bible translations into Maltese
- Il-Kantilena
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il-Kantilena
Also known as Il Cantilena, Kantilena.