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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for Maltese language, according to the articles:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language Maltese language (en.wiki)].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_alphabet Maltese alphabet (en.wiki)].

===Vowels===

==== Short vowels ====

*All vowels at the end of a word are short and unstressed.
*All vowels are short when they are stressed and are followed by more than one consonant.

*{{IPA|/ɐ/}} written ''a''
*{{IPA|/ɛ/}}, written ''e'' (ex: dell)
*{{IPA|/ɔ/}}, written ''o'' (ex: bott)
*{{IPA|/ʊ/}}, written ''u'' (ex: pulptu) as in the English word ''full''
*{{IPA|/ɪ/}}, written ''i'' (ex: fitt) as in the English word ''bit'', ''fit''

==== Long vowels ====

*All vowels are long (when they are stressed) and are followed by one consonant, or when they are after ''għ''.

*{{IPA|/ɐː/}}, written ''a'' (ex: mgħamudija): ma:mu'dija
*{{IPA|/ɛː/}}, written ''e'' (ex: ġelu, għeri)
*{{IPA|/ɔː/}}, written ''o'' (ex: sod)
*{{IPA|/ʊː/}}, written ''u'' (ex: hut)
*{{IPA|/iː/}}, written ''i'' (ex: ilu) as in the English word ''jeep''
*1. {{IPA|/ɪː/}}, written ''ie'' (ex: grieg)
*2. {{IPA|/iɛ/}} written ''ie'' (ex: [[tlieta]] {{IPA|/ˈ/}}): no syllabation (there is one vowel "ie", not "i" and "e") żmien {{IPA|/ˈzmiɛn/}}

==== Diphtongs ====

*''aj'' {{IPA|/ɐɪ/}} ([[għajnuna]]) - {{IPA|/ɐʲ/|/ɐj/}} ([[tajba]])
*''aw'' {{IPA|/ɐʊ/}}
*''ej'' {{IPA|/ɛɪ/}} - {{IPA|/ɛʲ/|/ɛj/}} ([[fejn]])
*''ew'' {{IPA|/ɛʊ/}}
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== Sources ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language Maltese language (en.wiki)]
*[http://www.aboutmalta.com/language/maltesegrammar.htm Alphabet and sounds]
*[http://aboutmalta.com/language/engmal.htm General rules governing the length of vowels]
*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/maltese.htm Maltese pronunciation, Maltese alphabet]
*[http://www.maltesering.com/maltese_language.asp Approximate English pronunciation]