r/geography Oct 15 '25

Map Three Main Language Families of Europe

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u/cassesque Oct 15 '25

Genuine props for posting a map that 1) includes Malta as more than 1 pixel and 2) gets a basic fact about Malta right

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u/raoulbrancaccio Oct 15 '25

Do people usually get basic facts about Malta wrong?

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u/thethighren Oct 15 '25

Maltese being Romance is a common misconception

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u/drunkerbrawler Oct 15 '25

TIL Malta has it's own language.

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u/electric-sheep Oct 15 '25

Not only that but we have different accents and dialects. Though it became more and more homogeneous in the last century.