Phonology
The Qormi dialect has the following vowels:Short vowels
Long vowels
Vowels in the first syllables are the ones most often affected, but sometimes medial vowels are changed as well. Final vowels, on the other hand, are usually identical to those of the standard language.The vowel A
The Maltese vowel ''a'' corresponds to the vowel /u/ in the Qormi dialect. If at the end of a word, it is realized as /o/.The vowel O
The vowel ''o'' in Maltese often corresponds to /u/ in the Qormi dialect. For example: This form happens to almost all words that have the vowel ''o'' in the first syllable, although there may be exceptions.Vowels after Għ
The vowels after the ''għ'' change their sound as well. *The syllable ''għi'', instead of as /aj/, is pronounced as /ej/. For example, in the dialect, ''għid il-kbir'' 'Easter' is pronounced like ''ejd il-kbir'' instead of ''ajd il-kbir'' in the standard. *The syllable ''għe'', instead of with /e/, is pronounced with /a/. For example, in the dialect, ''qiegħed'' 'to stay' is pronounced like ''qijad'' instead of ''qijed'' in the standard. *The syllable ''għu'', instead of as /ow/, is pronounced as /ew/. For example, in the dialect, ''għuda'' 'piece of wood' is pronounced like ''ewda'' instead of ''owda'' in the standard.Exceptions
Although there may be exceptions, such as ''kollha'' 'all of it', which is pronounced like ''killha'' in the dialect, and ''meta'' 'when' like ''mita'', one must note that the vowels are almost never lengthened, and their accent remains the normal Maltese one.References
{{Maltese dialects Dialects of Maltese Qormi