/līt/ 'the hand' (Semitic word) - /līd/ (Anglo-Saxon word) '(electric) lead' /sajt/ 'fishing' - /sajd/ 'side, position' /plettS/ 'bail' - /pleddZ/ 'pledge, promise of payment (usually in a charity campaign)'
Here are the letters of the Maltese alphabet with their SAMPA equivalent(s)
p [p] b [b] f [f] t [t] d [d] s [s] v [v] z with dot [z] x [S] as in Portuguese x [Z] as in Sardinian c with dot [tS] g with dot [dZ] z [ts] z with stroke [z] k [k] g [g] q [?] glottal stop h with stroke l [l] r [r] n [n] m [m] w [w] j [j]
i [i] e [e] a [a] o [o] u [u]