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Arablish (aportmanteau ofArabic andEnglish) isslang for Arabic–Englishcode-switching or themacaronical combination of English and Arabic. TheArablish term was first recorded in 1984.[1] It is alternatively termedArbalizi, aportmanteau combining the wordsArabic andInglizi (the word forEnglish inArabic).
It is used, particularly among the youth, because of their poor knowledge of English, Arabic, or both, or for humorous effect. Arablish is becoming increasingly used in ordinary conversations and online.[2]
Arablish usually consists of either filling in gaps in one's knowledge of Arabic with English words, speaking Arabic in such a manner that (although ostensibly "Arabic") would be incomprehensible to an Arab language speaker who does not also have a working knowledge of English.
Arabizi – alphabet for Arabic varieties that uses numbers and Latin characters
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