Algerian Arabic
| Algerian Arabic | |
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| Dziria, دزيرية | |
| Native to | Algeria |
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Native speakers
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27 million (2012) 3 million L2 speakers in Algeria (no date) |
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Afro-Asiatic
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| Arabic script, Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | alge1239 |
Algerian Arabic, or Algerian (known as Darja, or Dziria in Algeria) is a language derived from a variety of the Arabic languages spoken in northern Algeria. It belongs to the Maghrebi Arabic language continuum and is mutually intelligible with Tunisian and Moroccan.
Like other varieties of Maghrebi Arabic, Algerian dialects have a mostly Semitic vocabulary, with significant Berber substrates and numerous loanwords from French, Ottoman Turkish and Spanish.
Algerian Arabic is the native language of 75% to 80% of Algerians, and is mastered by 95% to 100% of them. It is essentially a spoken language used in daily communication and entertainment, while Classical Arabic is generally reserved for official use and education.
Algerian Arabic includes several distinct dialects belonging to two genetically different groups: pre-Hilalian and Hilalian dialects.
Hilalian dialects of Algeria belong to three linguistic groups:
Modern koine languages, urban and national, are based mainly on Hilalian dialects.
Pre-Hilalian Arabic dialects are generally classified in three types: urban, "village" sedentary and Jewish dialects. Several Pre-Hilalian dialects are spoken in Algeria:
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