claim: The Maltese language is the official language of Malta.
evidence: Malta has two official languages  : Maltese and English .. Maltese. Maltese language. Malta. Malta. Maltese is also the national language .. Maltese. Maltese language. Until 1934 Italian was also an official language in Malta .. Italian. Italian language. Malta. Malta. Having been governed by many different countries in the past , the Maltese population is generally able to converse in languages which are not native to the country , namely English and Italian .. Maltese. Maltese language. Italian. Italian language. Maltese population. Maltese people. According to the Eurobarometer poll conducted in 2012 , 98 % of Maltese people can speak Maltese , 88 % can speak English , 66 % can speak Italian , and more than 17 % speak French .. Maltese. Maltese language. Italian. Italian language. Eurobarometer. Eurobarometer. This shows a recent increase in the fluency of languages , since in 1995 , only 98 % of the population spoke Maltese , 76 % English , 36 % Italian , and 10 % French .. Maltese. Maltese language. Italian. Italian language. Surprisingly , it also shows an increase in Italian fluency compared to when Italian was an official language of Malta .. Italian. Italian language. Malta. Malta. French , German and Spanish are the other main languages studied in secondary and tertiary education .. secondary. Secondary education. tertiary education. tertiary education