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°
Dialect comparison
Libyan Arabic vs Tunisian Arabic
Compare two dialects of Arabic side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
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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