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Dialect comparison

Chadian Arabic vs Tunisian Arabic

Compare two dialects of Arabic side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Chadian Arabic

Shuwa Arabic · Baggara Arabic

Spoken across Chad and adjoining parts of Sudan, north-eastern Nigeria, and northern Cameroon. The main Sahelian Arabic variety, used as a lingua franca well beyond Arab communities.

Approximate centre
12.13°, 15.06°
Tunisian Arabic

Tounsi · Derja

The Maghrebi Arabic of Tunisia. Notable for vowel reductions, a rich set of French and Italian loanwords, and a literary written tradition unusual among colloquial Arabic varieties.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
36.81°, 10.18°

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