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g ℏ a l m a d w a r t l e t t s n i n j e w i k t a r .

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m a s - s e b ℏ , q a b e l t o ℏ r o ġ i x - x e m x u t i b d a t a h r a q f e j n a l l u r a I -b e b b u x i d a b b a r r a s u 1 ġ e w w a g ℏ a l l - k e n n . M e t a l - i s t a ġ u n t a x -x i t a j k u n q a b a d s e w w a u t i b d a w k o l l i l - k e s h a t a ' D i ċ e m b r u , J a n n a r u F r a r , i l - b e b b u x f t i t l i x e j n j o ℏ r o ġ j i r g h a g h a x i k u n i m x a b b a ' , u l - k e s h a m a j ℏ o b b i e x . I m b a g ℏ a d j e r ġ a ' j o h r o ġ b i ℏ ġ a r u g ℏ a l l - ℏ a b t a t a '

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b e b b u x j i d ℏ o l l - ġ e w w a j i s t k e n n m i l l - q i l l a t a s - s h a n a s a j f i j a . J o r q o d u j i b q a s a j j e m m a t u l i s -S a j f k o l l u u b i e c a m i l l - H a r i f a s a l -b i d u t a ' s t a ġ u n i e h o r t a x - x i t a . M e t a j a g h m e l h e k k i l - b e b b u x g h a n d u ℏ a b t a j i n ġ a b a r f l i m k i e n

g h a l l - i r d o s s u j i n t r a s s d a h a r m a ' d a h a r m a ' s h a b u l - o h r a f i g r u p p i t a ' g h a x r a - f t i t i n q a s j e w ftit i k t a r . I n n u t a j t u k o l l l i l - f r i e h t a l -b e b b u x g h a n d h o m h a b t a j i t i l g h u f u q i d - d a h a r t a ' x i b e b b u x u k b i r m e t a j o r q d u g h a s - S a j f . M e t a j i d ℏ o l j o r q o t n g h i d u l i l - b e b b u x

r e t a ' . M e t a " j e r f a " ' i l - b e b b u x

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ġ e b e l a k t a r x k b i r i m x e r r e d ' I h a w n u 1 h i n n fix-xaghri, g o x -x q u q t a l - ġ e b e l t a s - s e j j i e h , b e j n i l - q i e g h a n t a l - b l a t j e w w a r a x i x i t l a k b i r a t a s - s a g h t a r fix-xaghri j e w m a ' x i z o k k t a ' s i ġ r a . P a w l u B o r g b i d w i t a ' 7 6 s e n a m i n n t a h t i r - R a b a t t a ' M a l t a , q a l l i l i h e m m b e b b u x t a ' l - i k e l l i m a j i n g h a r a f x w i e h e d m i l l - i e h o r , i m m a l i b i e c a m i n n u jagℏżel l i j i t l a ' m a z - z k u k t a s - s i ġ a r , u l - i e h o r i h o b b i q a b b a d m a l - b l a t . S k o n d h u d a k l i j q a b b a d m a l - b l a t i k u n i t j e b m i l l -i e h o r u j e k k i l - b l a t i k u n q a w w i j e r ġ a ' j k o l l u t o g h m a a h j a r , " g h a x i l - b l a t a l i m a g h h a j q a b b a d t g h a l l e m " .

F i l w a q t l i m e t a t i ġ b r u fl-istaġun t i e g h u j k u n h a f n a e h f e f g h a x t i n z e r t a h b a r r a j i r g h a , j e k k t m u r t f i t t x u fix-xhur t a s - s a j f t r i d t k u n " t a x - x e h t a " , j k o l l o k l - e s p e r j e n z a u t k u n t a l - g a l b u b i e x j i m e x x i l e k i s s i b i k l a b e b b u x . D a n i s i b u h b h a l a " l - b e b b u x t a s - S a j f g h a d -d i f f e r e n z a m i l l - " b e b b u x t a x -X i t w a " . H a w n m i n j g h i d l i t a s -S a j f i k u n i t j e b u i s m e n . B i e x t f i t t e x i l - b e b b u x t a s - S a j f l - i k t a r ℏ a ġ a k o m u n i h i l i t q a l l e b i l - ġ e b e l . I m m a g h a ! d a k t a l - b l a t m i s s i e r i k i e n j i e ℏ u b iċċa fildiferru ftit h o x n a b i e x m a t i t g h a w w i ġ x m a l a j r , n g h i d u a ℏ n a b h a l t a l -

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m i n n h o m i k u n m i l w i f o r m a t a ' L

u t - t a r f l - i e h o r m i n f e j n t a q b a d ,

j e w i l - w e j d a , i k u n g h a m l a t a ' O

m g ℏ a f f ġ a . I l - f i l d i f e r r u t i ġ i q i s h a ganè, t w i l x i p i e d u n o f s . M e t a j i m m a r k a x i x a q q l i j a ℏ s e b lì fih

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i l - g a n ċ m i n n - n a ℏ a l - m g ℏ a w ġ a , j m e x x i h m a s - s a q a f t a l - b l a t a u " j h o s s " i l - b e b b u x i m w a ℏ ℏ a l .

m b a g ℏ a d i q a b b a d i l - g a n ċ w a r a - b e b b u x u u j i ġ b e d ' I b a r r a . U

w i e h e d w a r a l - i e h o r k i e n iġ ib i l -•

b e b b u x m i x - x a q q . G i e l i k u l l b e j t a k i e n i k u n f i h a s i t t a j e w g ℏ a x r a . U ġ i e l i x - x a q q t a n t k i e n i k u n d e j j a q l i l - b e b b u x u m a t k u n x t i s t a ' t o ℏ o r ġ u , j e w i n k e l l a j a q g ℏ a l e k 1 i s f e l u t i t i l f u . M e t a

i d e k " t k u n q a g ℏ d e f u t k u n

r a b b e j t i s - s e n g ℏ a g ℏ a l d i l - b i ċ ċ a x o g ℏ o l , m i n n d a k l i t ℏ o s s b i l -

g a n ċ t i b d a t i n d u n a j e k k i x - x a q q h u x v o j t j e w h u x m i m l i b e b b u x . Ġ ie l i j i r n e x x i l e k t o ℏ r o ġ b ℏ a l f e t t u l

t a ' e r b a ' j e w s i t t b e b b u x i e t

i m q a b d i n q i s h o m i m s e n s l i n ,

w i e ℏ e d m a ' d a h a r l - i e ℏ o r .

M e t a j o ℏ o r ġ u g ℏ a l l - b e b b u x ,

w i e ℏ e d j g ℏ i d l i l l - i e ℏ o r :

" M u m g ℏ a l l - b e b b u x "

" S e m m u r n l a q q a t i k l a b e b b u x "

" S e m m u r i n s i b f t i t b e b b u x "

" S e m m u r n i g b o r f t i t b e b b u x "

" S e m m u r i n d u r g h a l l - b e b b u x "

" S e m m u r i n q a l l e b e r b a ' ġ e b l i e t " " S e m m u r g h a l t a l - q r u n "

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K u l l o ġ ġ e t t i h a j r e k i k t a r j e k k i k u n b a r r a m i n n żmienu. M e t a i l -b e b b u x t k u n ġ b a r t u f i s - S a j f d a n t k u n t i s t a ' s s a j r u m i l l - e w w e l g h a x i k u n ġ a s a j j e m u n a d i f m i n n ġ e w w a . I m m a j e k k t i ġ b r u m e t a j k u n j i r g h a b a r r a d a n t r i d i s s a w m u m i l l - i n q a s g h a l x i g h a x a r t i j i e m h a l l i j i l h a q j o h r o ġ d a k l i j k u n k i e l . L - a h j a r l i

t a g h m l u ġ o x i x k o r a t a l - f a x x i m d e n d e l , j e w ġ o x i q a f a s b i l -ġ n u b t a ' l - i n j a m i m m a b i l - w i ċ ċ u l - q i e g h t a x - x i b k a t a l - h a d i d , k e m m g h a l l - a r j a k i f u k o l l b i e x l i j n e h ℏ i j i b q a ' nieżel. G h a l h e k k f k u l l k a z i m p o r t a n t i l i l - b e b b u x i k u n m a q t u g h m i l l - a r t x i p i e d u n o f s , u j i n t r e f a ' x ' i m k i e n x o t t . H a w n m i n k i e n j i t i l q u ġ o x i k a m r a j e w d w e j r a b a t t a l a u j ℏ a l l i h j i ġ r i u j q a b b a d m a l - h i t a n . S i b t m i n j i r r a k k o m a n d a l i j e k k i n t t k u n t r i d i s s a j r u m a l a j r b l a m a s s a w m u a l l u r a t i t f a g h l u k i k k r a d q i q g h a l k u l l k i l o b e b b u x l i j k o l l o k b i e x d a n j i e k l u u j i t n a d d a f u f l - i s t e s s ℏ i n i n e h h i l - i m r a r t a l -

h a x i x l i j k u n k i e l . H e m m m i n

u k o l l j i t i m g ℏ u l-ℏobż j e w I -g ℏ a ġ i n . I l - b e b b u x j i s t a ' j inℏażen g h a l ċ e r t u żmien. J e k k t k u n ġ b a r t u m i n n t a ' l - e w w e l x i t a d a n m a t i s t a x iżżommu h a f n a g h a x i k u n g h a d u m a k i e l x s e w u j m u t l e k w a r a x i x a h a r . I m m a j e k k t k u n ġ b a r t u q a b e l i s - s a j f t k u n t i s t a ' żżommu a n k e s a s e n a w a r a j e k k t e r f g ℏ u s e w w a f p o s t

f r i s k u arjuż. I n t i k u l m a t k u n q e d t a g h m e l h u l i ġ ġ i e g ℏ l u j o r q o d

g h a n d e k flok j o r q o d f e j n i r i d h u .

I m m a ċ - ċ i k l u n a t u r a l i t i e g h u m a t k u n x h a r b a t t u l u g h a x t k u n ġ b a r t u f w a q t u . U a l l u r a t i s t a ' żżommu m i n n M e j j u s a N o v e b m r u u t i e h u m i n n u f t i t f t i t m e t a t k u n t r i d .

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L - i s m i j i e t b i l - M a l t i t a ' l - i s p e ċ i I -a k t a r k o m u n i t a l - b e b b u x h u m a d a w n :

Il-bebbuxu t a ' l-ikel (Cantareus asperses). D a n h u m e q j u s m i l l -M a l t i n b h a l a l - b e b b u x u T a ġ e l " , i m m a k i f g h i d n a , d a n m h u x m i n n u g h a x k u l l b e b b u x u h u r a ġ e l u m a r a fl-istess b i n . J i n s t a b i m x e r r e d m a ' k u l l i m k i e n f i l - g z e j j e r M a l t i n . G h a n d u q o x r a f i t - t o n d l i h i b ' s a ℏ ℏ i t h a u t a ' l e w n

k a n n e l l a b i ċ r i e k i u d b a b a r s u w e d . L - a n n i m a l h u w a t a ' l e w n s a f r a n i f l - a h d a r . J i n s t a b t a h t i l -ġ e b e l , f i x - x q u q , j e w m a z - z k u k . H u w a t a ' s p e ċ i w a h d a g h a l k e m m i v a r j a . L - G h a w d x i n j a g ℏ m l u s e w m e t a j s e j h u l u

" g h a k r u x " .

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Il-bebbuxu m a r a (Eobania

Vermiculata, Muller 1774). I I -

M a l t i n j a f u h b h a l a l - b e b b u x u

" m a r a " , i m m a f i l - b e b b u x

m ' h e m m x n i s a u r ġ i e l . I n t a n t I -i s e m i s s a w e h e l m i e g h u . H i j a i k t a r ċ a t t a u iżgℏar m i l l - b e b b u x

t a ' l - i k e l . G h a n d h a f o m m h a

iżgℏar u i d j a q m i l l - b e b b u x t a l -

i k e l . T i n g h a r a f b l a t b a t i j a m i s -

s i n j a l i j e w f a x x i k a n n e l l a s k u r i l i

j d u r u m a q o x r i t h a l i h i t a ' l e w n

a b j a d m i t f i . G h a l k e m m j g ℏ i d u l i

h i t a j b a h a f n a u s a h a n s i t r a i t j e b

m i l l - b e b b u x t a ' l - i k e l , m h i x

i m f i t t x i j a g h a l l - i k e l m i l l - M a l t i n

f o r s i m i n h a b b a l i l a h a m h a m a

t k u n x t i s t a ' t a q i l g h u m a l a j r .

T i t t i e k e l f h a f n a pajjiżi t a l -M e d i t e r r a n f o s t h o m l - l t a l j a u I -M a r o k k . I s s i b h a k u l l i m k i e n f k u l l t i p t a ' a m b j e n t . F i s - S a j f t i n h e b a

f i x - x q u q t a l - ℏ i t a n a k t a r x i n - n a h a

t a ' b a r r a u t q a b b a d p e r m e z z t a '

h l i e f a j e w r i t a b a j d a q i s h a k a r t a

r q i q a . H a w n żewġ v a r j a z z j o n i j i e t e w l e n i n t a l - b e b b u x u n a g ℏ ġ a : w a h d a b i l - q o x r a t a ' s f o n d a b j a d b i ċ - ċ r i e k i k a n n e l l a s k u r i . L - o h r a b i l - q o x r a l e w n i t - t e ' b i l - ℏ a l i b u ċ-ċ r i e k i k a n n e l l a ċ a r i .

Il-bebbuxu moqℏża, (Cantareus apertus, Bom 1778). G h a n d h a q o x r a l e w n k a n n e l l a f l -i s f a r ℏ a d r a n i , b l a t b a j j a j e w l i n j i .

L - a n n i m a l h u t a ' l e w n ℏ a d r a n i f l -

i s w e d b ' r a s u i k t a r s k u r a u żewġ s i n j a l i i k t a r s k u r i f u q g h o n q u . D i n h i m a g ℏ r u f a m a l - b d i e w a

b h a l a l i t ℏ o b b t i r a ' f u q l - u ċ u h t a l -q a m ℏ j e w a r t k k u l t i v a t a u b i e x

t e ℏ l e s m i s - s h a n a t a s - S a j f

t i n ℏ e b a b i l l i t ℏ a f f e r 1 i s f e l f i l -

ℏ a m r i j a u t i t b o q f o m m h a b i h l i e f a

h o x n a b a j d a . Q o x r i t h a h i j a i r q a q

m i n n t a l - b e b b u x u t a ' l - i k e l .

G h a n d h a żewġ p a r i q r u n . T i t t i e k e l m i n - n i e s tal-pajjiżi t a l -M e d i t e r r a n , i m m a m h i x i m f i t t x i j a g h a l l - i k e l m i l l - M a l t i n . I l - b d i e w a k i e n u j i ġ b r u h a j e w i h a f f r u g ℏ a l i h a f i l - h a m r i j a b i e x j i s h q u h a

b ' x i ġ e b l a . M a k i n u x j i s t g h u g h a l i h a g h a x k i e n e t t i k l i l h o m I -u ċ u h . M a t t e w S p i t e l i , 8 2 s e n a , " T a l - Q e r r i e d a " , m i l l - Q r e n d i q a l l i , l i q a b e l k i e n h a w n h a f n a , " i m m a m i n n m i n d u b d e w i f e r r x u n -n u t r a t d i n i n q e r d e t u m ' g h a d n i x n a r a h a f e j n g h a n d i j i e n " .

Il-Lhudiia ( S c h e m b r i ) {Theba Pisana, Mailer, 1774). I l - b e b b u x L h u d i h u d a k i l - b e b b u x żghir l i m d o r r i j i n n a r a w h f i k w a n t i t a j i e t k b a r f i s - S a j f i m w a h h a l m a ' x i

z o k k n i e x e f tal-bużbież j e w m a ' tal-hubbejża, m a ' x i x i t l a t a x -x e w k n i e x f a , m a ' l - g h o l l i e q , m a l -h i t a n j e w m a ' x i t a n k j e w p j a n ċ a t a l - h a d i d . I - L h u d i j a t h o b b t i n ġ a b a r m a ' s h a b h a f i k w a n t i t a j i e t k b a r b i e x t e h l e s m i s -s h a n a t a ' l - a r t t i k w i t a s - S a j f . H e m m t l e t t i l w i e n m i n n h o m : b o j o d , s a f r a n i n u b i r - r i g i k a n n e l l a . L a h m u h u g r i z c a r h a f n a kważi a b j a d t r a s p a r e n t i . D a n i l - b e b b u x h u w a m f i t t e x m i s -s a j j i e d a b h a l a l i x k a . F i S q a l l i j a j s e j ℏ u l u " b a b b a l u c i " u h u w a i k l a

t r a d i z z j o n a l i f i l - f e s t a t a ' S a n t a

R o s a l i a f P a l e r m o b i r - r i ċ e t t a b l -i s e m t a ' Babbaluci alia Palermitana. H a w n M a l t a m h u x i m f i t t e x g h a l l - i k e l . H a w n m i n i s e j j a h l u w k o l l " i l - b e b b u x a b j a d t a s - s a j d "

Il-bebbux tal-beit (Marmora melitensis, Ferussac, 1821) G ℏ a n d u q o x r a f t i t c a t t a , t o n d a , u

b ' s a ℏ ℏ i t h a . C . C a c h i a

j i d d e s k r i v i h b h a l a " t a ' l e w n a b j a d

m n a q q a x b i t b a j j a ' żgℏar

k a n n e l l a " . L - a n n i m a l h u t a ' l e w n

s a f r a n i fil-griż. I h o b b i l - b l a t , x q u q , z k u k t a s - s i ġ a r j e w ℏ i t a n .

J i t r a b b a w k o l l f u q i l - b j u t m i n f e j n

a k t a r x h a i s m u . J i x x i e b a ℏ ℏ a f n a

k o n k o l o ġ i k a m e n t m a l - L h u d i j a . H a w n m i n i s e j j a h l u w k o l l " t a l -q a l l i " .

In-naqhqa baida ( P h i n t e r o c h i l a c a n d i s s i m a , D e p a r n a u d , 1 8 0 1 ) . H u w a , k i f j i x h e d i s m u , b e b b u x u t a ' l e w n a b j a d k a r t i . I s s i b u m w a h h a l f u q i l - b l a t , m a l - h i t a n u m a ' i s f e l t a z - z k u k t a ' x i x i t l a j e w

m i t f u h f i l - h a m r i j a . I h o b b h a f n a p o s t i j i e t q r i b x a t t i l - b a h a r f e j n h e m m l - b l a t . L - a n n i m a l h u w a p j u t t o s t k b i r u t a w w a l i , t a ' l e w n k a n n e l l a fl-iswed j e w k a n n e l l a fl-a h m a r . G h a n d u q o x r a i e b s a , h o x n a u b ' s a h h i t h a h a f n a i k t a r m i n n t a ' l - o h r a j n . H u w a t a ' g h a m l a t o n d a m b u ċ ċ a t a , f o m m u z g ℏ i r u t a ' l e w n a b j a d h a f n a .

H a w n m i n i s e j j a h l u w k o l l " i l -

b e b b u x a b a j d a " .

It-trajbu (Rumina decollata,

Linnaeus, 1758). H u w a b e b b u x u

t a w w a l i t a ' g h a m l a k o n i k a .

Q o x o r t u m i b r u m a b h a l h a b e l j e w

f e t t u l u j k o l l u l -b iċċa t a ' w a r a d e j j e m n i e q s a . L e w n i l - q o x r a i v a r j a m i n n a b j a d s a k a n n e l l a c a r . I s s i b u q a l b i l - b l a t k i f u k o l l f i l - h a m r i j a , h d e j n x a t t i l - b a h a r , j e w ' I g e w w a . G h a s - S a j f i t - t r a j b u j r a b b i h l i e f a h o x n a l i j i n t e b a q b i h a . I ℏ o b b j i n ℏ e b a t a h t i l - b l a t

j e w f i x - x q u q j e w b i l l i j i n t r a d a m fil-

h a m r i j a . L a n f r a n c o , G . i s e j j a h l u

w k o l l " b e b b u x u t a t - t r a m u n t a n a " .

Il-bebbux Tork ( Cernuella

cawanae, Kobelt, 1888).

G h a n d u q o x r a f l i t c a t t a u t a '

l e w n s a f r a n i fil-griż, i m m a r k a t a b ' f a x x i k a n n e l l a ℏ f i e f i n t e r r o t t i .

J i x b a h h a f n a f l - g h a m l a l i l -

L h u d i j a i m m a f t i t i k t a r ċ a t t . L -a n n i m a l h u w a t a ' l e w n s a f r a n i fil-griż b i r - r a s u l - g h o n q griżi. T i n s t a b k u l l i m k i e n f i l - h a m r i j a , t a h t i l - ġ e b e l , m a ' x i h a j t , m a l - b l a t j e w m a z - z k u k t a s - s i ġ a r . T i n s t a b b i s s f i S q a l l i j a , M a l t a u l - L i b j a . H a w n m i n i s e j j a h l u w k o l l " b e b b u x a s e w d a " , " t o r f c a s e w d a " j e w " i t - t o r k i " .

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Il-bebbux tal-fossa ( C y c l o s t o m a m e l i t e n s e ) . N o r m a l m e n t i s s i b u fil-hamrija, i m m a j i n s t a b k o m u n i w k o l l m a l -b l a t , t a h t i l - ġ e b e l , j e w t a h t i l -w e r a q u x i m i n d a q q i e t a n k e m i r d u n fil-hamrija. H u w a m a g ℏ m u l d e j j a q u b i l - p o n t a

( g h a m l a k o n i k a ) , g h a n d u q o x r a

h o x n a u b ' s a ℏ ℏ i t h a , t a ' l e w n

s a f r a n i , o r a n ġ j o j e w k a n n e l l a . H u w a g h a n d u żewġ p a r i q r u n b l -g h a j n e j n f u q i l - q r u n t a ' t a h t . L -a n n i m a l h u w a b a j d a n i , b ' s i e q b i t -t e b q a l i m e t a j i t k e b b e b g e w w a t a g h l a q i l - f o m m , j e w i l - b o k k a b i h a .

Il-bebbuxu tal-qsari (Helix rogusiuscola, G io vanni G ulia). M o l l u s k l i j i t r a b b a f l - i n d e w w a t a l -q s a r i , a k t a r x żghir b i l - q o x r a g h a m l a t a w w a l i j a u r q i q a b i l -p o n t a .

Id-dussies t'Ghawdex (Muticaria macrostoma, Cantraine, 1835). G ℏ a n d u

q o x r a t a ' g h a m l a k o n i k a

t a w w a l i j a u f u q h a g h a n d h a l i n j i

r q a q mqabbżin w a ℏ d a m a ' I -

o ℏ r a . F o m m u k e m m x e j n w i e s a ' .

D a n i l - b e b b u x u j i n s t a b b i s s fil-

gżejjer M a l t i n u fi S q a l l i j a

Iż-Żuqraqa ta| Filfla (Trochidea spratti form despotti, Soos, 1933). H u w a b e b b u x u żgℏir e n d e m i k u g h a l d i n il-gżira żgℏira. H u w a t a ' g h a m l a

i k k u p p l a t a b ℏ a l b o ċ ċ a , q i s u żugraga, b ' q o x r a b ' s a ℏ ℏ i t h a u t a '

l e w n k a n n e l l a c a r b i ċ r i e k i j d u r u m i e g ℏ u t a ' l e w n i k t a r s k u r .

M e q j u s a w k o l l b ℏ a l a m h e d d a

m i n h a b b a d - d a q s t a ' F i l f l a .

J i n s t a b b i s s fil-punent tal-gżira. I k k a l k u l a t l i h e m m m a l - 2 0 0 0 eżempju. I m m a s k o n d i l - K t i e b " T h e M a r i n e S h e l l s a n d M o o l u s c s o f t h e M a l t e s e I s l a n d s ,

t a ' G i u s t i , M a n g a n e l l i , u S c h e m b r i " u l i m i n n u h a d t h a f n a m i t - t a g h r i f d w a r d a w n i t - t n a x - i l s p e ċ i t a ' b e b b u x i m s e m m i j a h a w n f u q , iż-żugraga t a ' F i l f l a t i n s t a b u k o l l f K e m m u n a f u q i l -p o n t a t a ' l - g ℏ e m i e r i , u f t a F a l k a

q r i b l - l m ġ a r r .

S k o n d i l - P r o f e s s u r A q u i l i n a fid-D i z z j u n a r j u t i e g h u , teżisti I -k e l m a " b a b u " l i f p a ġ n a 5 8 j g ℏ i d

l i t i d d e s k r i v i "very little snails

having the shape of a cone",

i m b a g ℏ a d f p a ġ n a 9 3 j g ħ i d l i

t i r r e f e r i g h a l "very small baby

snails".

MAGĦRUFA GĦALL-ĠBIR TAL-BEBBUX.

D a r i k o n n a n s i b u n i e s , t i s t a ' t g h i d f k u l l r a h a l , l i k i e n u m a g ℏ r u f a g ℏ a l l - ġ b i r t a l - b e b b u x . F ' r a h a l t w e l i d i , i l - Q r e n d i , l - a k t a r n i e s i m s e m m i j a g ℏ a l l - ġ b i r t a l -b e b b u x f i żmieni k i e n u l - a h w a T a ' Bużżika, u w i e h e d i e h o r l i k i e n i l - p r i m t a l - b e b b u x Ġ a n n i T a b o n e m i n n T a l - F o r n miżżewweġ g h a n d T a l - M a r s u s a . L - a h w a Z e p p i u S a l v u M a g r o t a ' Bużżikka k i e n u s f a w i l t i e m a , u p e r e s s l i m a k i n u x k a p a ċ i j f e n d u g h a l r a s h o m s e w w a , k i e n j g h i x u b i l - ℏ n i e n a , u x i m i n d a q q i e t b i l -

k a t t i v e r j a , t a n - n i e s t a r - r a ℏ a l .

M e t a k i e n u g ℏ a d h o m żgℏażagℏ

k i e n u j s i b u m i n i q a b b a d h o m x i

b iċċa x o g ℏ o l , f i l - b a r r i e r i j e w f l -

g ℏ e l i e q i u f o r s i j a g h t i h o m f t i t f l u s .

M e t a k i b r u x - x o g ℏ o l t a r - r a b a ' s a r

a k t a r m e k k a n i z z a t , u h a d d m a

k i e n i r i d h o m h l i e f b i e x j i s l o ℏ h o m

u j i d d i e h e k b i h o m . I n s o m m a ,

m e l a d a w n i t - t n e j n k i e n e t l - h e n a

t a g h h o m j m o r r u j f i t t x u u j i m l e w

l a n d a t a l - k u n s e r v a b i l - b e b b u x

m i l l - i n h a w i t a ' X a g h a r I m q a l l e b ,

H a ġ a r Q i m , j e w m i l l - M a g h l a q . G h a l l - h a b t a t a ' n o f s i n h a r j e r ġ g ℏ u l u r a r - r a h a l , g h a j j e n i n u

b i l - ġ u h , b i l - l a n d a ġ o x k o r a t a l -

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f a x x . J e k k i s i b u l i l x i h a d d q a l b u t a j b a , k i e n j a g h t i h o m x i h a ġ a t a l -f l u s t a g h h a . Ġ ie l i k i e n u j i t o l b u k b i l - h n i e n a b i e x t o ℏ o d i e l h o m .

M h u x ċ a j t a t i m l a l a n d a b e b b u x fis-sajf, m e t a j k u n k o l l u m i s t o h b i t a j j e b . M h u x l - e w w e l d a r b a l i ġ e w f l - i n k w i e t m a ' x i b i d w i l i j a q b a d h o m i q a l l b u fil-gℏalqa u

j f i t t x u fil-hitan t a s - s e j j i e h . I n ¬

n i e s t a r - r a h a l k i e n u j s i b u h o m

u k o l l b h a l a l - O h x o n ( Z e p p i ) u I -

I r q i q ( S a l v u ) . W i e h e d m a k i e n x

j g h a d d i m i n g h a j r l - i e h o r ; f e j n

t a r a 1 w i e h e d t a r a ' l - i e h o r .

S a k e m m Ċ e n s a l - M e w t f e t t l i l h a t i e h u l i l w i e h e d m i n n h o m , l i g h a l k e m m k i e n l - i k b a r fid-daqs, fil-fatt k i e n l-iżgℏar m i t - t n e j n .

G h a d h o m s t a m p a t i f m o ℏ ℏ l , u

f o r s i b ' d i n i l - k i t b a j i b q g h u j g h i x u

f t i t i e h o r f l - i s t o r j a .

Kotba ikkonsultati:

C a c h i a C h a r l e s , ll-Molluski ta1

Malta. Pin. 1 9 9 9 .

G i u s t i , M a n g a n e l l i , S c h e m b r i ,

The Manne Shells and Molluscs

of the Maltese Islands.

P J . S c h e m b r i / A . E . B a l d a c h h i n o ,

lima Blat u Hajja

S u l t a n a J , F a l z o n V . , Wildlife of

the Maltese Islands, 1 9 9 6 .

S e r r a c i n o I n g l o t t E r i n , ll-Miklem

Malti.

A q u i l i n a J o s e p h , Maltese-

English Dictionary.

H a j r l i l

J o h n M a r n o d i r e t t u r tal-Mużew t a ' l - l s t o r j a N a t u r a l i t a ' M a l t a , I -I m d i n a .