Arabic languages Arabic languages Algerian Arabic is the dialect or dialects of Arabic native to Algeria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Algerian Arabic"
Andalusi Arabic was a dialect of the Arabic language spoken in Al-Andalus, the regions of Spain under Muslim rule. It became an extinct language in Spain after the expulsion of the Moriscos following the Christian Reconquest (Reconquista), though it is still used in Andalusi music and has significantly influenced the dialects of such towns as Tetouan, Fez, Rabat, Tangiers and Cherchell. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andalusi Arabic"
Classical Arabic is the form of the Arabic language used in the Qur'an as well as in numerous literary texts from the same period. Modern Standard Arabic is a direct descendant from it, differing minimally in morphology and only to a small degree in its syntax and lexicon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Classical Arabic"
Probably the most divergent of all Arabic dialects is Cypriot Maronite Arabic, still spoken by most of the 130 elderly Maronite Catholics in Kormakiti (Korucam) in Northern Cyprus, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Brought to the island by Maronites fleeing Lebanon at least 700 years ago, this unique variety of Arabic has been very heavily influenced by Greek in both phonology and vocabulary, while retaining certain unusually archaic features in other respects. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cypriot Maronite Arabic"
Darija or Derija is the term used by speakers of Maghreb Arabic to name the varieties they speak, meaning dialect. Darija is characterized by many borrowings from the languages of the colonizers of the Maghreb, including French and Spanish and from the native language Berber. ...more on Wikipedia about "Darija"
Egyptian Arabic is a dialect of Arabic spoken in Egypt - and more specifically, the prestige dialect spoken in the northern Nile Delta region and its urban centers Cairo and Alexandria. (The Egyptian dialects south of the Delta, lumped together as Sa'idi, or Upper Egyptian, are distinct from Cairene Arabic in phonology and, as a result, carry little prestige nationally. They continue to be widely spoken even in the north by internal immigrants, however.) Egyptian Arabic is primarily a spoken dialect and is written only rarely - e.g. in cartoons and in transcriptions of popular songs in the dialect. In formal situations (speeches, TV news, etc.) Modern Standard Arabic is preferred. ...more on Wikipedia about "Egyptian Arabic"
(Fusha (language)) Fụṣha (فصحى) (pronounced like "foos-̣ha" with an emphatic "h") is a collective term referring to the standardized, non-spoken varieties of the Arabic language, as opposed to the spoken varieties of Arabic. Many western scholars distinguish two common Fụṣha varieties: Classical Arabic, that used during the 6th and 7th centuries A.D., and Modern Standard Arabic, the variety used today. Despite the large historical gap between them, the two varieties remain largely intelligible, and MSA remains relatively uniform regardless of its place of origin. Thus, most Arabs consider the two varieties to be one. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fusha (language)" Stay cool with http://www.shortopedia.com.
(Hassaniya) Ḥassānīya is a Bedouin dialect derived from the Arabic dialect spoken by the Beni Hassān tribes, who extended their authority over most of the Mauritanian Sahara between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries.It has replaced the Berber dialect spoken by the tribes and constitute a pidgin(mixture of bedouin arabic and znagui Berber). Though clearly a western dialect, Ḥassānīya is relatively distant from other North African variants of Arabic; its geographical isolation exposed it to influence from Zenaga and Wolof, and insulated it from the influence of northern Berber languages and Romance languages. The primary differences among the numerous dialects of Ḥassānīya are phonetic. Today it is spoken by two closely connected tribal groupings, the Sahrawis of Western Sahara, and among the moors of Mauritania. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hassaniya"
Iraqi Arabic is a dialect of Arabic used in Iraq. The variety of Arabic used in Kuwait is quite similar, many words of Kuwaiti Arabic having similar spelling and pronunciation to their Iraqi counterparts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iraqi Arabic"
Juba Arabic is a lingua franca spoken mainly in ...more on Wikipedia about "Juba Arabic"
The Judeo-Arabic languages are a collection of Arabic dialects spoken by Jews living or formerly living in Arabic-speaking countries; the term also refers to more or less classical Arabic written in the Hebrew script, particularly in the Middle Ages. Just as with the rest of the Arab world, Arabic-speaking Jews had different dialects depending on where they lived. This phenomenon may be compared to cases such as Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) and Yiddish (Judeo-German). ...more on Wikipedia about "Judeo-Arabic languages"
Khuzestani Arabic is a dialect of Arabic spoken in the Iranian province of Khuzestan. It is closely related to the Mesopotamian dialects of Iraq. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khuzestani Arabic"
Lebanese or Lebanese Arabic is the spoken language of modern-day Lebanon, also used around the world by a large Lebanese diaspora. Depending on one's perspective, it may be regarded as a dialect of Arabic or a language descended from Arabic. Linguists generally regard it as one of the Levantine forms of colloquial Arabic (cf Ethnologue ). While descended from classical Arabic, it differs substantially from it, its relationship with that language being comparable to the relationship between Italian and Latin. Like any living tongue, it is also influenced by a multitude of languages with which it has come into contact. It contains influences from Aramaic, and possibly Phoenician, as well as more recently introduced Turkish and (to a lesser extent) French vocabulary. It is the daily vernacular of the Lebanese, and is widely used in speech in government affairs and administration, although literary Arabic is the official written language of government and administration as mandated by the constitution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lebanese Arabic"
Levantine Arabic (sometimes called Eastern Arabic) is a group of Arabic dialects spoken in the 100 km-wide eastern-Mediterranean coastal strip known as the Levant, i.e. in Syria, Palestine/ Israel, western Jordan and Lebanon. This corresponds to the western wing of the Fertile Crescent, which clearly appears green on satellite photos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Levantine Arabic" Please visit again www.shortopedia.com
Libyan Arabic is the spoken variety of Arabic as spoken in Libya. It can be divided into two major dialect areas; the eastern, centred on Benghazi and the western, centred on Tripoli. ...more on Wikipedia about "Libyan Arabic"
Maghreb Arabic is a cover term for the dialects of Arabic spoken in the Maghreb, including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya. Speakers of Maghreb Arabic call their language Derija or Darija, which means "dialect." It is primarily used as a spoken language; written communication is primarily done in in Modern Standard Arabic, along with news broadcasting. Derija is used for almost all spoken communication, as well as in TV dramas and on advertising boards in Morocco and Tunisia. Derija is characterized by many borrowings from the languages of the colonizers of North Africa, including France and Spain, as well as independent developments, some of which are most probably due to a Berber substratum. Maghrebi dialects all use n- as the first person singular prefix on verbs, distinguishing them from Middle Eastern dialects and Standard Arabic. They frequently combine French and Spanish roots with Arabic endings to form words; since it is not written, there is no standard and it is free to change quickly and to rapidly pick up new vocabulary from neighboring languages. This is similar to what happened in England when the Normans invaded: Middle English was free to evolve since it did not have a written standard, and it was not the language of the aristocracy but rather of the people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maghreb Arabic"
Modern Standard Arabic is the dialect of Arabic used in almost all writing and in formal spoken contexts. Modern Standard Arabic is derived from Classical Arabic or Koranic Arabic, the language of the Qur'an. The Arabic word Fuṣḥa is used to refer to both Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic collectively. Fuṣḥa is thought of as the Arabic which is not one of the naturally spoken dialects. ...more on Wikipedia about "Modern Standard Arabic"
Moroccan Arabic, also known as Darija, is the language spoken in the Arabic-speaking areas of Morocco, as opposed to the official communications of governmental and other public bodies which use Modern Standard Arabic, as is the case in most Arabic-speaking countries. It is within the Maghreb Arabic dialect group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moroccan Arabic"
The Nubi language (also called Ki-Nubi) is a Sudanese Arabic-based creole language spoken in Uganda around Bombo and Kenya around Kibera by the descendants of Emin Pasha's Sudanese soldiers, settled there by the British. It was spoken by about 15,000 people in Uganda in 1991 (according to the census), and an estimated 10,000 in Kenya; another source estimates about 50,000 speakers as of 2001. 90% of the lexicon derives from Arabic, but the grammar has been massively simplified, as has the sound system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nubi language"
Palestinian Arabic is a Levantine Arabic dialect subgroup spoken by the Palestinian people. Palestinian rural dialects exhibit several distinctive features (particularly the pronunciation of qaf as kaf) which distinguish them from other Arabic varieties, but Palestinian urban dialects more closely resemble northern Levantine dialects, i.e., those of Syria and Lebanon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palestinian Arabic"
Sudanese Arabic as spoken throughout much of northern Sudan is the result of a mixing of Egyptian Arabic and Arabic from the Arabian peninsula with local languages (El Rutana). This has resulted in a variety of Arabic that is unique to Sudan, reflecting the way in which the country has been influenced by both African and Arabian cultures. Neverthless, Sudanese Arabic is similar to standard Arabic in many respects and as with all Arabic variations, is derived from the language of the Qur'an. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sudanese Arabic" The article you are reading is from http://www.shortopedia.com Arabic_languages
Tunisian Arabic is a Maghrebi dialect of the Arabic language, spoken by some 9 million people. It usually known by its own speakers as Darija, to distinguish it from Standard Arabic, or Tunsi, which just means Tunisian. It is spoken all over Tunisia, and similar varieties are found in the eastern part of Algeria and the western part of Libya. Its morphology, syntax, pronunciation and vocabulary are quite different from Standard or Classical Arabic. Tunisian Arabic is generally unintelligible to Arabic-speaking Middle Easterners, but much more readily understood by other Arabic-speaking North Africans such as Algerians, and to a lesser extent Moroccans. Interestingly, Tunisian's relationship to Maltese, which is not classified as a dialect of Arabic, is somewhat closer (excluding Maltese's independent phonological development) than that with far-flung Arabic varieties such as Gulf Arabic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tunisian Arabic"
The Arabic language is a Semitic language. It has many varieties. This entry looks at spoken varieties of Arabic, distinguishing them from Standard Arabic and from each other. It deals with the varieties that Arab speakers learn at home, rather than at school: Arabic is a diglossic language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Varieties of Arabic"
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