Malta
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Malta (MT)
ECRML
Signed
1992
Ratified
(PENDING)
In Force
(PENDING)
FCNM
Signed
1995
Ratified
1998
In Force
1998
Country Description
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Official Language(s)
To increase their visibility, recognised Sign Languages are always listed as official languages even if they are not yet technically official. The data on legal recognition was aggregated from legal documents and official sources. Wherever possible, the national number was taken from a national census or recent study/official estimate – sources are listed. The endangerment level is adopted from Ethnologue/Glottolog and further estimates of endangerment can be found on the individual language profile (e.g. by clicking on ‘Italian’).
| Language | Endonym | Geographic Area | Source | Legal Recognition | Legal Document | Source | National Number | Bases for Calculation | Estimation Date | Source | Endangerment Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
English Germanic |
English | Whole country | 1964 | Constitution of Malta | / | 50 242 (given) | Main language | 2021 | 1 (National) | ||
|
Maltese Semitic |
Malti | Whole country | 1964 | Constitution of Malta | / | 352 346 (given) | Main language | 2021 | 5 (Developing) | ||
|
Maltese Sign Language (LSM) Sign Language |
Lingwa tas-Sinjali Maltija | Whole country | 2016 | Maltese Sign Language Recognition Act | / | Approx. 200 (not a census) | Deaf Sign Language Users | 2026 (Website accessed) | 5 (Developing) |
ECRML-Recognised Languages
This includes languages recognised under the European Charter of Regional and Minority Languages (ECRML). The data on legal recognition was aggregated from legal documents and official sources. Wherever possible, the national number was taken from a national census or recent study/official estimate – sources are listed. The endangerment level is adopted from Ethnologue/Glottolog and further estimates of endangerment can be found on the individual language profile (e.g. by clicking on ‘Czech’).
| Language | Endonym | Geographic Area | Source | Legal Recognition | Legal Document | Source | National Number | Bases for Calculation | Estimation Date | Source | Endangerment Level | ECRML level |
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Non-ECRML Languages
This includes languages listed with an 'established status' in Ethnologue, the Endangered Languages Project or the UNESCO World Atlas (once it is available again). The data on legal recognition, national number, and endangerment level was taken over from the original source, reflecting these sources’ current state and gaps of knowledge.
| Language | Endonym | Geographic Area | Source | Legal Recognition | Legal Document | Source | National Number | Bases for Calculation | Estimation Date | Source | Endangerment Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
French Romance |
Français | Scattered | / | / | / | 58 200 | Users | 2022 | 4 (Educational) | ||
|
German Germanic |
Deutsch | / | / | / | / | 10 000 | Users | 2023 | 5* (Dispersed) | ||
|
Italian Romance |
Italiano | Widespread | / | / | / | 289 100 | Users | 2019 | 5* (Dispersed) |
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