Maltese Ethnicity. Maltese people live on the island of malta in the middle of the mediterranean sea. The language is descended from siculo arabic an extinct dialect of arabic that was spoken in sicily by indigenous people who were at that time divided in religion into continuing greek rite.
680 000 regions with significant populations malta 395 969 maltese descent only australia163 990 united states40 820 2016. Maltese people maltin total population c. The island of malta specifically played a vital strategic role in world war ii as a base for the allied powers it was heavily bombarded by german and italian aircraft and by the end of the war malta was devastated.
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Nonetheless maltese communities formed in these regions. The island of malta specifically played a vital strategic role in world war ii as a base for the allied powers it was heavily bombarded by german and italian aircraft and by the end of the war malta was devastated. The maltese language is written in the latin alphabet and several of the letters have accent marks. The language is descended from siculo arabic an extinct dialect of arabic that was spoken in sicily by indigenous people who were at that time divided in religion into continuing greek rite.