A Bedouin-descended Arabic variety spoken across Mauritania, Western Sahara, and adjacent parts of the Sahel. Carries deep Berber substrate and a strong oral poetic tradition.
- Approximate centre
- 18.07°, -15.97°
Dialect comparison
Hassaniya Arabic vs Hejazi Arabic
Compare two dialects of Arabic side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Hijazi
The Arabic of western Saudi Arabia, centred on Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah. Sits between Egyptian and Najdi varieties and is widely understood across the peninsula.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 21.49°, 39.19°
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