Dialect comparison

Hejazi Arabic vs Libyan Arabic

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

Hejazi Arabic

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°
Libyan Arabic

Sulaimitian Arabic

The Maghrebi Arabic of Libya, transitional between western Maghrebi and Egyptian. Tripolitanian and Cyrenaican varieties differ noticeably in vocabulary and phonology.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
32.87°, 13.19°

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