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 is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken across the Maghreb.
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Wikimedia FoundationLead section, opening sentence
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.
Variety kind, Maghrebi Arabic entity page
Maghrebi Arabic, often called ad-Darija to distinguish it from Literary Arabic, is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken across the Maghreb.
Descends From: Arabic, Lead section
is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken in the Maghreb.
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