Dialect comparison

Iraqi Arabic vs Sudanese Arabic

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

Iraqi Arabic

Mesopotamian Arabic

Spoken across Iraq and parts of eastern Syria and southwestern Iran. Carries strong Aramaic and Turkic influence and splits internally between gilit (southern) and qeltu (northern) varieties.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
33.31°, 44.36°
Sudanese Arabic

The Arabic of Sudan, retaining a number of older features lost in other dialects and shaped by long contact with Nubian and other African languages.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
15.50°, 32.56°

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