@girlysock OMG YEAY I MISSED U ON HERE!! ^-^ I’m good, I finally got a job last year after graduating (i fucking hate it there but I’ll power through it!!) What are u up to these days? 🥹
Sicilians for a few centuries used to speak in Arabic
In fact, there used to be a whole specific Arabic language, what the linguists call Siculo-Arabic, widely spoken in the archipelago.
Modern Maltese 🇲🇹 is the last and only variety of this language currently spoken.
Fun fact: In the DLC 'Man of Honor' teaser trailer we can see Salieri drinking Humphrey whiskey. The Humphrey brand is present in Mafia: Definitive Edition, Mafia 2, Mafia 3.
@Scream_Inside_ OMG YES OF COURSE!! for example the sicilian word “càlia” (roasted chickpeas) is derived from “qāliya”, or the sicilian “tabuttu” coming from the arabic تابوت OR the qanāt system underneath palermo that was created during the kalbid emirate and has still kept that name since! :)