Maltese alphabet
The Maltese alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet with the addition of some letters with diacritic marks and digraphs. It is used to write the Maltese language, which evolved from the otherwise extinct Siculo-Arabic dialect, as a result of 800 years independent development. It contains 30 letters: 24 consonants and 6 vowels (a, e, i, o, u, ie).
| Majuscule forms (uppercase) | A | B | Ċ | D | E | F | Ġ | G | Għ | H | Ħ | I | Ie | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Ż | Z |
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| Minuscule forms (lowercase) | a | b | ċ | d | e | f | ġ | g | għ | h | ħ | i | ie | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | ż | z |
There are two types of Maltese consonants:
- Konsonanti xemxin (sun consonants): ċ d n r s t x ż z
- Konsonanti qamrin (moon consonants): b f ġ g għ h ħ j k l m p q v w
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