In a new survey by Vincent Marmara on the State of the Maltese language and commissioned by the ‘Ċentru tal-Ilsien Malti’ headed by Norma Saliba, it was found that, out of 600 interviewed persons, 15.6% persons prefer to listen to songs in Maltese.
38.9% prefer to listen to songs in English, with 39.7% prefer to listen to both languages. Meanwhile, the remaining 5.9% generally listen to other languages.
More men (16.2%) prefer to listen to songs in Maltese than women (14.9%), but the case is the same for English – with men at 42.9% and women at 35%.
The 16 to 25 year old generation prefer to listen to English music at a higher level at 75.3%, whereas persons over 66 prefer to listen to Maltese at 22.2%.
Interestingly, 0% of the 16 to 25 year old interviewed listen to music in other languages, with the 26 to 35 age group responding similarly. The 66+ age group had an 11.1% rating for songs with other languages.
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