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Languages that have Arabic Basis or Arabic Mix

Languages that have Arabic Basis or Arabic Mix

Languages that have Arabic Basis or Arabic Mix

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Languages that have Arabic Basis or Arabic Mix

Group A

Aramo-Arabic or Neo-Aramaic or Arabo-Canaanite

Roots/mix: Aramaic/Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Turkish and some Greek & others

Native Languages of Group A

Lebanese Language

Lebanese major Dialects ---

- Modern Lebanese

- Northern Lebanese

- TraditionalBeiruti Lebanese

- Southern Lebanese

- Biqaxii-Lebanese

- Central-Mountain Lebanese

- Durzi-Mountain Lebanese

 

Syrian Language

(West & Central)

Syrian major Dialects --------

- Shami Syrian

- Costal Syrian

- Halabi Syrian

 

Palestinian Language

Palestinian major Dialects --

- Modern Palestinian

- Gazawi Palestinian

 

Jordanian (non Bedouin)

Jordanian major Dialects ----

- Modern Jordanian

People who speak languages from the same group can communicate with each other . However, communicating with people who speak a language from a different group requires learning a new language.

 

Group B

Egyptian

Roots/mix: Ancient Egyptian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish and some Aramaic, Greek & others

Native Languages of Group B

Egyptian

Egyptian major Dialects ---

- Modern Egyptian

- Iskandarani Egyptian

- Saiidi Egyptian

 

Sudani (North)

Sudani Egyptian

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Libyan (partially)

   

People who speak languages from the same group can communicate with each other . However, communicating with people who speak a language from a different group requires learning a new language.

 

Group C

Gulf Arabian – Khaligi – Badawin Arabic

Roots/mix: Arabic, Nabatian, Ancient Yemenite, Persian, Indian and some Turkish, Aramaic & others

Native Languages of Group C

Gulf Arabic/ Khaligi

Gulf Arabic major Dialects ---

- Saudi

- Kuwait, Qatari, Bahraini & Emarati

- Omani

- Central Iraqi

- Southern Iraqi

 

Badawin Arabic

Bedouin major Dialects ------

- Iraqi/Syrian/ Jordanian Bedouin

- Gulf Bedouin

 

Yemenite

   

People who speak languages from the same group can communicate with each other . However, communicating with people who speak a language from a different group requires learning a new language.

 

Group D

North West African

Roots/mix: Arabic, Barbarian, Aramaic, Spanish, French and others

Native Languages of Group D

Tunisian

   

Moroccan

 

Algerian

 

Libyan

People who speak languages from the same group can communicate with each other . However, communicating with people who speak a language from a different group requires learning a new language.

Group E

Arabic Language ( Also formal Arabic)

Roots/mix: Ancient Northern Arabic, Aramaic, Nabatian, Ancient Yemenite, and others

No Native Languages of Group E

Arabic

 

 

Simplified Modern Arabic

Arabic Language is not spoken any more today – people can learn it only by studying it at schools. However, it is widely used in publishing and formal affairs in the countries that teach it in schools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Lebanese Language
. How was the Lebanese Language developed?
. How does Lebanese language differ from Arabic language?
. How does Lebanese language differ from Aramaic language?
. Who speaks Lebanese?
. What have the Lebanese spoken through history?

 

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