Dialect comparison

Moroccan Darija vs Sudanese Arabic

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

Moroccan Darija

Darija · Moroccan Arabic

The Maghrebi Arabic of Morocco, with heavy Berber substrate and substantial French and Spanish loanwords. Distinct enough from Mashreqi Arabic to function as a separate everyday language.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
33.57°, -7.59°
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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