Maltese Braille
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| Maltese Braille |
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Alphabet
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| Languages | Maltese |
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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]
Chart
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
- ↑ 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.
