Maltese Braille
{{Short description|Braille alphabet of the Maltese language}}
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| type = Alphabet
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| languages = Maltese
| fam1 = Braille
| fam2 = English Braille
| print = Maltese alphabet
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Maltese Braille is the braille alphabet of the Maltese language. It was in the news in 2005 with the publication of the first braille Bible in Maltese.[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20051106/local/braille-bible-in-maltesea-dream-come-true.72877 Braille Bible in Maltese: 'a dream come true'], Times of Malta, 2005 Nov 6
Chart
The alphabet is as follows. (See Maltese alphabet.) Ż has the form of international y.Kummissjoni Nazzjonali Persuni b’Diżabilità (KNPD){{better source needed|date=September 2017}}
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This chart is different than UNESCO (2013)UNESCO (2013) [http://www.pharmabraille.com/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=122064 World Braille Usage], 3rd edition. This chart is from Michael Micallef of the Malta Information Technology Agency [https://www.duxburysystems.org/samples/maltese.pdf Maltese Braille Chart]
The system described in World Braille Usage 2013 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 actual letters.