| Żurrieq dialect | |
|---|---|
| Żurrieqi | |
| Region | Żurrieq |
| Maltese alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | zurr1238 |
 Żurrieq in Malta | |
Żurrieqi is one of the dialects of theMaltese language. It is spoken inŻurrieq, a town in theSouthern Region ofMalta.[2][3][4]
Żurrieqi differs fromStandard Maltese inlexicon,grammar andpronunciation. For example, inStandard Maltese "he is not working" is translated asmhux qed jaħdem, but in the Żurrieq dialect one saysma qedx jaħdem instead.[4]
| Żurrieqi[5] | IPA transcription[5] |
|---|---|
| Il-lanza tagħmel il-lanza tagħmel ġebla teħt, u n-nassa turbutha fursi skunt fej’ tkun trid turbutha b’erbat eqjem b’ħamse, b’sitta. U mbagħad ikillha biċċa sufra ‘il fuq min-nassa, iżżummha dik. Is-sufra qatta jgħidulha. Imbagħad il-lanza tista’ tirħiha. Le, bex iżżumm, bex ma tinżilx mal-qegħ in-nassa. | ɪlˈlɐntsɐ ˈtɐːmɛl ɪlˈlɐntsɐ ˈtɐːmɛl ˈʤɛblɛ tɛht ʊn ˈnɐssɐ tʊrˈbʊtɐ ˈfʊrsɪ skʊnt fɛj tkʊn trɪt tʊrˈbʊtɐ bɛrˈbɐt ɛʔˈjɛm ˈbhɐmsɛ ˈbsɪttɛ ʊmˈbɐt ɪˈkɪllɐ ˈbɪʧʧɐ ˈsʊːfrɐ ɪl fʊʔ mɪnˈnɐssɐ ɪzˈzʊmmɐ dɛjk ɪsˈsʊːfrɐ ˈʔɐttɐ jɐjˈduːlɐ ɪmˈbɐt ɪlˈlɐntsɐ ˈtɪstɐ tɪrˈhiːjɐ lɛ bɛʃ ˈɪzzʊmm bɛʃ mɐ tɪnˈzɪlʃ mɐl ʔɛːh ɪnˈnɐssɐ |
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