Nelson Minar on Nostr: One neat thing in Malta is that the [Maltese language]( ) is everywhere: signs, ATM ...

One neat thing in Malta is that the [Maltese language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language ) is everywhere: signs, ATM screens, casual local conversation. Europe's only indigenous Semitic language, a vernacular Arabic from when Sicily was Muslim.
Malta is rapidly globalizing now thanks to being the center of "innovative" businesses in Europe (gambling, cryptocurrencies, etc). I wonder if it will maintain its language in another two generations. Everyone already speaks English too.