Western_Algeria_Arabic

Western Algerian Arabic

Western Algerian Arabic

Arabic dialect of Oran, Algeria

Western Algerian Arabic (also known as Northwestern Algerian Arabic, Oranese Arabic or Oranian Arabic; in Arabic: الوهرانية, romanized: al-wahrāniya) is a dialectal continuum of Algerian dialects Arabic, mainly spoken in Oran, Algeria.[1]

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It the western regional dialect of Algerian Arabic, belongs to the Maghrebi Arabic family, and marked by a Berber and Spanish substrates.[2] As well it shares a rich vocabulary common with as the Maltese and the Tunisian Arabic. It has become known outside of Algeria, notably thanks to the Algerian folk music Raï since the 1980s.

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  1. [1]
    Algérie: Situation géographique et démolinguistique sur tlfq.ulaval.ca' (in French)
  2. [2]
    Le français en Algérie: lexique et dynamique des langues, Par Ambroise Queffélec, P 38 (in French)
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