| Western Moroccan Arabic | |
|---|---|
| ʿAroubi Darija | |
| عروبي | |
| Native to | Morocco |
| Arabic alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
 Map showing Western Moroccan Arabic speaking areas (yellow) | |
Western Moroccan Arabic orʿAroubi Darija (Arabic:عروبي,lit. 'rural,bedouin')[1] is adialectal continuum ofHilalian Arabic, mainly spoken in the western (Doukkala, Abda,Tadla,Chaouia,Rhamna,Sraghna,Chiadma andZaër) and central-western (Saïss,Gharb andpre-Rif) plains ofMorocco.[2]
It can be divided into 3regiolects: northern, central and southern.[3]
Speakers of Western Moroccan Arabic have began standardizing their dialect after thecolonisation period. The dialect's unique vocabulary and grammar fell out of favour, influenced byPre-Hilalian Arabic dialects andFrench spoken by city-dwellers.[citation needed] The Western Moroccan Arabic Dialect is close toNajdi Arabic in certain grammatical aspects and vocabulary. The conjugation of sentences is closer toClassical Arabic compared toPre-Hilalian Arabic Dialects. The letter "ق" is pronounced as a "G", a feature found inBedouin Arabic Dialects.
Arabic language | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overviews | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scripts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Letters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Varieties |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Academic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linguistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calligraphy ·Script | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | This article related to theArabic language is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
