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English

[eng] 1 (National). Statutory national working language (1964, Constitution, Article 5(2)). 440,300 in Malta, all users. L1 users: 8,300 in Malta (2018). L2 users: 432,000 (European Commission 2012).

Maltese

[mlt] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1964, Constitution, Article 5(2)). 454,000 in Malta (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 533,280.

4 (Educational)

French

[fra] 4 (Educational). 26,300 in Malta (2018), L2 users.

5 (Dispersed)

German, Standard

[deu] 5* (Dispersed). 9,500 in Malta (2018 Eurostat), L2 users.

Italian

[ita] 5* (Dispersed). 263,000 in Malta, all users. L1 users: 1,000 in Malta (2018). L2 users: 262,000 (European Commission 2012).

5 (Developing)

Maltese Sign Language

[mdl] 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2016, Maltese Sign Language Recognition Act No. XVII of 2016), declared LSM as an official language, established a Sign Language Council to promote and develop it, and to regulate interpreting services. 200 (2014 Malta Deaf People’s Association). 200 deaf signers, less than 0.1% of the total population. Another estimate: 2,000 (2014 IMB).

Unestablished

Arabic, Egyptian Spoken

[arz] Unestablished. 2,400 in Malta (2018).

Somali

[som] Unestablished. 1,200 in Malta (2018).

Spanish

[spa] Unestablished. 7,760 in Malta (2018).

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