May Butcher
Encyclopedia
May Butcher was an English-born Maltese
writer who translated several works from the Maltese language
into English
.
Butcher was the fourth of nine children of Colonel Henry Townsend Butcher and Annie Susan Dalrymple-Hay.
She translated the words of the Maltese national anthem (L-Innu Malti
), and translated the biography of Mikiel Anton Vassalli
.
One of her most important works is the book Elements in Maltese, published in 1938, which provides details not only on the Semitic aspect of the Maltese language, but also gives importance to the Romantic aspect.
Several streets in Malta
bear her name.
Maltese people
The Maltese are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southern European nation of Malta, and identified with the Maltese language. Malta is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea...
writer who translated several works from the Maltese language
Maltese language
Maltese is the national language of Malta, and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic...
into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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Butcher was the fourth of nine children of Colonel Henry Townsend Butcher and Annie Susan Dalrymple-Hay.
She translated the words of the Maltese national anthem (L-Innu Malti
L-Innu Malti
"L-Innu Malti" is the national anthem of Malta. It is written in the form of a prayer to God; It was composed by Robert Samut and the lyrics were written by Dun Karm Psaila.- History :...
), and translated the biography of Mikiel Anton Vassalli
Mikiel Anton Vassalli
Mikiel Anton Vassalli was a Maltese writer, a philosopher, and a linguist who published important Maltese language books, including a Maltese-Italian dictionary, a Maltese grammar book, the Maltese Gospels and, towards the end of his life, a book on Maltese proverbs.-Life:Mikiel Anton Vassalli was...
.
One of her most important works is the book Elements in Maltese, published in 1938, which provides details not only on the Semitic aspect of the Maltese language, but also gives importance to the Romantic aspect.
Several streets in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
bear her name.