Dialect comparison

Libyan Arabic vs Saidi Arabic

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

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°
Saidi Arabic

Upper Egyptian Arabic

The Arabic of Upper Egypt, from Beni Suef south to Aswan. Conservative relative to Cairene Egyptian Arabic, with retained interdentals and a distinct rural prestige.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
26.55°, 31.70°

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