Maltese Braille
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Maltese Braille |
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Type |
Alphabet
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Languages | Maltese |
Parent systems
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Braille
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Print basis
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Maltese alphabet |
Maltese Braille is the braille alphabet of the Maltese language. It was in the news in 2005 with the publication of the first braille Bible in Maltese.[1]
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The alphabet is as follows. (See Maltese alphabet.) Ż has the form of international y.[2]
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![]() a |
![]() b |
![]() ċ |
![]() d |
![]() e |
![]() f |
![]() ġ |
![]() g |
![]() għ |
![]() h |
![]() ħ |
![]() i |
![]() j |
![]() k |
![]() l |
![]() m |
![]() n |
![]() o |
![]() p |
![]() q |
![]() r |
![]() s |
![]() t |
![]() u |
![]() v |
![]() w |
![]() x |
![]() z |
![]() ż |
UNESCO (2013) shows very different, and supposedly confirmed, letter assignments:[3]
- ⠡ ċ, ⠚ ġ, ⠱ ħ, ⠽ j, ⠩ x, ⠵ ż [sic], ⠷ z.
This appears to be an old proposal that was never implemented, one which followed the sounds of the letters of the print alphabet rather than the letters themselves.
References[edit]
- ^ Braille Bible in Maltese: 'a dream come true', Times of Malta, 2005 Nov 6
- ^ Kummissjoni Nazzjonali Persuni b’Diżabilità (KNPD)
- ^ UNESCO (2013) World Braille Usage, 3rd edition.
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