Maghrebi Arabic, often called ad-Darija to distinguish it from Literary Arabic, is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken across the Maghreb. It includes the Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, Libyan, Hassaniya and Saharan Arabic dialects.
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RegionMaghrebi Arabic, often known as ad-Dārija to differentiate it from Literary Arabic, is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken in the Maghreb. 1 Speaker Communityit contains a significant number of Berber loanwords, which represent 10-15% of the vocabulary of Moroccan Arabic, 8-9% of Algerian and Tunisian Arabic, and 2-3% of Libyan Arabic. 1 Distinguishing FeaturesAn n- prefix is added to the first person singular in some verb forms, which distinguishes maghrebi Arabic from all other varieties of Arabic. 1 Classification
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Maghrebi Arabic, often known as ad-Dārija to differentiate it from Literary Arabic, is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken in the Maghreb.
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Maghrebi Arabic, often known as ad-Dārija to differentiate it from Literary Arabic, is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken in the Maghreb.
Lead section, Berber-loanword sentence
it contains a significant number of Berber loanwords, which represent 10-15% of the vocabulary of Moroccan Arabic, 8-9% of Algerian and Tunisian Arabic, and 2-3% of Libyan Arabic.
Grammar section, n-prefix sentence
An n- prefix is added to the first person singular in some verb forms, which distinguishes maghrebi Arabic from all other varieties of Arabic.
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Maghrebi Arabic, often known as ad-Dārija to differentiate it from Literary Arabic, is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken in the Maghreb.
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