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Il-Kantilena, the Glossary

Index Il-Kantilena

Il-Kantilena is the oldest known literary text in the Maltese language.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Arabic, Godfrey Wettinger, Latin script, Maltese language, Mikiel Fsadni, Morpheme, Notarial Archives, Pietru Caxaro, Romance languages, Semitic languages, Valletta.

  2. 15th century in Malta
  3. Earliest known manuscripts by language
  4. Maltese literature
  5. 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.

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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.

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Maltese language

Maltese (Malti, also L-Ilsien Malti or Lingwa Maltija) is a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata.

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Mikiel Fsadni

Mikiel Fsadni (15 April 1916 – 18 April 2013) was a Maltese Dominican friar and historian.

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Morpheme

A morpheme is the smallest meaningful constituent of a linguistic expression.

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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.

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Semitic languages

The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.

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Valletta

Valletta (il-Belt Valletta) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 council areas.

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See also

15th century in Malta

Earliest known manuscripts by language

Maltese literature

Maltese-language literature

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il-Kantilena

Also known as Il Cantilena, Kantilena.