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Gozitan dialects
Dialect of Maltese / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gozitan dialects are rural dialects of Maltese spoken in the island of Gozo. The vowel shift of *ā (phonologically a) to o or u is their main differentiating trait.[2]
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Gozitan | |
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għawdxi | |
Pronunciation | [/ˈaːw.t͡ʃɪ/] |
Native to | Malta |
Region | Gozo |
Native speakers | About 32,000 |
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Latin (Maltese alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | gozo1238 |
Linguasphere | 12-AAC-cag |
![]() Gozo Island, Malta |
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