Għarb dialect
Dialect of Maltese
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The Għarb dialect is a critically endangered dialect of Maltese spoken in Għarb, Gozo Region, Malta.[2]
Features
One of the dialect's most distinctive features is how għ (referred to as għajn) is also pronounced as r, for example "dgħajsa" (boat), is pronounced as drajsa.[3] it is also known for being a very archaic dialect reminiscent of Old Maltese.[4][5][6]
Example
| Għarb[7] | IPA transcription[7] |
|---|---|
| It-tila ma tobrom xejn, punt wara punt, u din tobrom allura tiġi, tiġi turnetta jgħidulha, inkella mbagħad tal wara tista’ tgħallimha taħdim it-testa, dit-testa tkun, turnetta u mat-turnetta taħdim ċumbatur… fit-tarf. Ċumbatur tiġi, ċumbatur jiġi tahamżu fit-tarf fil-labra u jiġi testa, ngħidu aħna żgħar. | ɪtˈtiːlɐ mɐ ˈtʊbrʊm ʃɛjn pʊnt wɐrɐ pʊnt ʊ dɪn ˈtʊbrʊm ɐlˈluːrɐ ˈtɪʤɪ ˈtɪʤɪ tʊrˈnɛttɐ jɛˈduːlɐ ɪnˈkɛllɐ ˈɪmbɐːd tɐl ˈwɐrɐ ˈtɪstɐ tɐlˈlɪmɐ ˈtɐhdɪm ɪtˈtɛstɐ dɪtˈtɛstɐ tkuːn tʊrˈnɛttɐ ʊ mɐt tʊrˈnɛttɐ ˈtɐhdɪm ʧʊmbɐˈtuːr fɪt tɐrf ʧʊmbɐˈtuːr ˈtɪʤɪ ʧʊmbɐˈtuːr ˈjɪʤɪ tɐˈhɐmzʊ fɪt tɐrf fɪl ˈlɐbrɐ ʊ ˈjɪʤɪ ˈtɛstɐ ˈnɐjdʊ ˈɐhnɐ zɐːr |