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Learn Maltese: Family & People

Learn Maltese: Family & People

omm mother from Arabic أم (umm)
missier father from Sicilian misseri
bint daughter from Arabic بنت (bint)
ibn son from Arabic ابن (ibn)
ħu brother from Arabic أخ (akh)
oħt sister from Arabic أخت (ukht)
kuġin cousin (male) from Sicilian/Italian cuscinu/cugino
kuġina cousin (female) from Sicilian/Italian cuscina/cugina
ziju uncle from Sicilian ziu
zija aunt from Sicilian zia
nannu grandfather from Sicilian nannu
nanna grandmother from Sicilian nanna
Despite being a Semitic language related to Arabic and Hebrew, Maltese has borrowed many terms from Sicilian to refer to family members. Some Arabic-derived terms for family members have fallen into disuse in Modern Maltese [1] [2] [3]:

ab/bu/abu (father)
għamm (paternal uncle)
għamma (paternal aunt)
ħal (maternal uncle)
ħala (maternal aunt)
ġidd (paternal grandfather)

Even some Romance-derived terms are no longer used [4]:

barba (maternal uncle)

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