ARQ ISO 639-3
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
العامية (El’aamia), اللهجة الجزائرية (Lahja Djazairia) Autonym
A language of Algeria
- ISO 639
- arq
- Alternate Names
- Algerian, Algerian Arabic, Darija, Darja, Dziria
- Autonym
- العامية (El’aamia), اللهجة الجزائرية (Lahja Djazairia)
- Population
- 36,500,000 in Algeria, all users. L1 users: 30,900,000 in Algeria (2020), increasing. L2 users: 5,600,000 (2020). Total users in all countries: 40,259,600 (as L1: 34,659,600; as L2: 5,600,000).
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 3 (Wider communication). De facto language of national identity.
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
- Dialects
- Constantine, Algiers, Oran. Lexical similarity (based on percentage of common words): 21% with Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) [arb] (Harrat et al 2015). A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].
- Language Use
- The Ouled Nail of Biskra speak Arabic [arq], but are ethnically different. Home, street. Standard Arabic [arb] often used in government communication. Used as L2 by Chenoua [cnu], Tarifit [rif], Temacine Tamazight [tjo], Tidikelt Tamazight [tia], Tumzabt [mzb].
- Language Development
- Textbooks often in modern Standard Arabic [arb]; teacher pupil interaction in Algerian Arabic. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1965.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Algerian Spoken
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab].
- Other Comments
- Muslim, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Belgium
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
32,000 in Belgium (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
40,200 in Canada (2016). Total Arabic speakers in Canada: 420,000 (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Germany
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
19,200 in Germany (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Egypt
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
1,810,000 in Egypt (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Spain
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
64,700 in Spain (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of France
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
1,350,000 in France (2008 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Italy
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
15,700 in Italy (2012 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Netherlands
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
90,300 in Netherlands (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Sudan
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
39,000 in Sudan (2017).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Tunisia
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
268,000 in Tunisia (2016).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
User Population
30,500 in United States (2015). Total Arabic speakers in the United States: 924,000 (2015 census).
Map
Location: Widespread.
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