North Africa · TN

Tunisia

Home to 3 dialects represented on Dialect Atlas, spanning 2 language families.

Arabic dialects in Tunisia

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Maghrebi Arabic

also: Darija

Spoken across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. Shaped by Berber, French, and Spanish contact.

Tunisian Arabic

also: 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.

French dialects in Tunisia

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Maghrebi French

The French of North Africa, used as a second language across Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. Marked by code-switching with Maghrebi Arabic and Berber.