Arabic, Tunisian Spoken

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A language of Tunisia

ISO 639-3
aeb
Alternate Names
Tunisian, Tunisian Arabic, Tunisian Darija
Population

9,000,000 in Tunisia (1995). Population total all countries: 9,406,900.

Location

Also in Belgium, France, Germany, Libya.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language.

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
Dialects

North-Western Tunisian, Sahil, Sfax, South-Eastern Tunisian, South-Western Tunisian, Tunis. Similar to Eastern Algerian Arabic [arq], but clearly distinct. Tunis used in media and in language textbooks for foreigners. Southern dialects structurally similar to those in Libya.

Language Development
Bible portions: 1903–1928.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Tunisian Spoken
Writing
Arabic script.
Other Comments

Muslim.