Moroccan Arabic
Maghrebi dialect of the Arabic language spoken in Morocco
Moroccan Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة المغربية, Moroccan Arabic: الدارجة المغربية), known as Darija in Morocco, is a form of Arabic spoken in Morocco.[2] It is mutually intelligible to Algerian Arabic. It is spoken as a first language by about 50% to 75% of Morocco's population.
Moroccan Arabic | |
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الدارجة اللهجة المغربية Darija | |
Pronunciation | [ddæɾiʒæ] |
Native to | Morocco |
Ethnicity | Arab-Berbers |
Native speakers | 30.551 million (2014)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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Arabic alphabet | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ary |
Glottolog | moro1292 |
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References
change- ↑ "RGPH 2014". Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ Yabiladi.com. "Darija, a lingua franca influenced by both Arabic and Berber". en.yabiladi.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.