AYL ISO 639-3
Arabic, Libyan Spoken
ليبي (Lībi) Autonym
A language of Libya
- ISO 639
- ayl
- Alternate Names
- Libyan Arabic, Libyan Vernacular Arabic, Sulaimitian Arabic, Western Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Arabic
- Autonym
- ليبي (Lībi)
- Population
- 4,550,000 in Libya (2020), increasing. Total users in all countries: 5,343,050.
- Location:
- Widespread, especially north.
- Language Status
- 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language.
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
- Dialects
- Tripolitanian Arabic, Southern Libyan Arabic, Eastern Libyan Arabic. In the west it is reportedly similar to Bedouin Arabic of southern Tunisia [aeb]. A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].
- Typology
- VSO.
- Language Use
- Language not considered proper for official occasions, but at university, lecturers use it alongside Standard Arabic [arb]. Daily life. Used by all. Used as L2 by Awjilah [auj].
- Language Development
- Taught in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Radio. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Libyan Spoken
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United Arab Emirates
Language Name
Arabic, Libyan Spoken
User Population
48,500 in United Arab Emirates (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Arabic, Libyan Spoken
User Population
3,310 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, Libyan Spoken
User Population
14,900 in Germany (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Location
- Al Buhayrah, Al Iskandariyah, and Matruh governorates; Al Fayyum, Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Wadi al Jadid, and Bani Suwayf governorates: western oases. Bedouin regions along Mediterranean coast, west to Libya border.
- Dialects
- Western Egyptian Bedawi Arabic, Tripolitanian Arabic, Southern Libyan Arabic, Eastern Libyan Arabic.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Egypt
Language Name
Arabic, Western Egyptian Bedawi Spoken
User Population
402,000 in Egypt (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United Kingdom
Language Name
Arabic, Libyan Spoken
User Population
11,200 in United Kingdom (2011). Total Arabic speakers in the United Kingdom: 159,000 (2011 census).
- Location
- Agadez region: Bilma north from N’guigmi to Libya border; Diffa region; Zinder region: Goure department.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Niger
Language Name
Arabic, Libyan Spoken
User Population
12,000 in Niger (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Tunisia
Language Name
Arabic, Libyan Spoken
User Population
293,000 in Tunisia (2016).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Arabic, Libyan Spoken
User Population
8,140 in United States (2015). Total Arabic speakers in the United States: 924,000 (2015 census).
Map
Location: Widespread, especially north.
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