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Maltese Braille is the
braille Braille (Pronounced: ) is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired, including people who are blind, deafblind or who have low vision. It can be read either on embossed paper or by using refreshable braille disp ...
alphabet of the
Maltese language Maltese ( mt, Malti, links=no, also ''L-Ilsien Malti'' or '), is a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata spoken by the Maltese people. It is the national language of Malta and the only offic ...
. It was in the news in 2005 with the publication of the first braille Bible in Maltese.


Chart

The alphabet is as follows. (See Maltese alphabet.) ''Ż'' has the form of international ''y''. UNESCO (2013) shows very different, and supposedly confirmed, letter assignments:UNESCO (2013
World Braille Usage
3rd edition.
: ''ċ'', ''ġ'', ''ħ'', ''j'', ''x'', ''ż'' ic ''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

French-ordered braille alphabets Maltese language {{Malta-stub