'Speaking in public the way we speak at home'

Several Maltese and Gozitans met at the Gharb Folklore Museum this morning - to flaunt their dialects. The festival, organised for the second time by VersAghtini, also included the participation of ghannejja and other singers. Organiser Miriam Cassar...

September 6, 2009| Times of Malta 1 min read
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Several Maltese and Gozitans met at the Gharb Folklore Museum this morning - to flaunt their dialects.

The festival, organised for the second time by VersAghtini, also included the participation of ghannejja and other singers.

Organiser Miriam Cassar said that the aim behind such festivals was for the people to appreciate in public the way they spoke at home bringing out the Maltese language as inherited.

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