dotEU - Il-ħobża Maltija: unika 

It is siculo arabic the arabic dialect spoken in Sicily many centuries ago, now known as Maltese proudly spoken by the Maltese people both in Malta and abroad like me in Australia

@@Il-bebbux full respect that you did not drop it for the colonizer languae the English ..as a Tunisian I see Malteese as our cousins in blood since carthage ...and yes sicilian arabic is only still existing in Malta ..lampedusa pantalleria and sicily once spoke this language

Maltese language is the direct descendent of the Siculo Arabic, it's the only one semitic language native from Europe

@@tlx-vp1svthere were various Arabic dialects once spoken in mainland Europe such as Sicilian Arabic and Andalusian Arabic. Also there's Punic language in mainland Spain and the islands of Sicily, Sardinia, Malta and Corsica before it was replaced by Latin.

@@tlx-vp1sv No it's a direct descendant of Phoenician.

​​​@@magnuscorbin5040 no it is a descendant of Arabic not Phoenician. "La yakun lak zare bayn al hayjin taht ashams" this is ARABIC , but Phoenician and arabic are both semitic languages and thus they are similar to each other, the similarities between Maltese and phoenicians is pretty much explained, since maltese is derived from arabic it would also be similar to phoenician. Stop embarrassing yourself. The only real descendants of phoenicians are modern Lebanese and Syrians. Stop associating yourself with us.

we are neighbours to Libja

Maltese is an ancient Phoenician dialect with Latin words also included. It may have some Arabic sounds, but is not Arabic.

@@foxx2990 Le, ħabib tiegħi, l-ilsien u t-tradizzjonijiet Maltin f’Malta huma Għarbi. Eżattament Tuneżin.... il-benna tal-ħobża Maltija! = البنة متاع الخبزة المالطية. the flavor of Maltese bread! = In Tunisian dialect, we also say: il- banna mta3 il- 5obza elmaltia

@@foxx2990 Maltese is an Arabic offshoot not Phoenician.

@@blueshirt26 No, the Maltese, as a people, way predate the Arabs. They are Phoenician in their roots.

I suspect its down to EU regulations. *Arab* bread should be full, wholesome, tasty and thick!

@@sanchoodell6789 Seriously get lost you fascist piece of trash and stop trying to steal Maltese culture.

Daily fresh birkirkara fejn santa liena

Come to Reghaia, you will descover the best and very nice Bread

It's Phoenician. Semitic =/= Arabic

Tunisian dailect or siclian Arabic which is a Tunisian diaşect at that time east algeria was ours and there was not country called algeria or libya