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Arabic, North Levantine Spoken

A language of Syria

ISO 639-3: apc

Population  8,800,000 in Syria (1991). 6,000,000 in Lebanese-Central Syrian, 1,000,000 in North Syrian. Population total all countries: 14,426,540.
Region  Also in Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Egypt, French Guiana, Israel, Jamaica, Lebanon, Mali, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey (Asia).
Language map  Jordan and Syria
Alternate names   Lebanese-Syrian Arabic, Levantine Arabic, North Levantine Arabic, Syro-Lebanese Arabic
Dialects  There is an urban standard dialect based on Damascus speech. Beiruti dialect is well accepted here. Aleppo dialect shows Mesopotamian (North Syrian) influence.
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara] (Saudi Arabia).
Language use  Used in drama.
Language development  Radio programs. TV.
Writing system  Arabic script.
Comments  Muslim, Christian, Druze, Jewish.

Also spoken in:

Lebanon

Language name   Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
Population  3,900,000 in Lebanon (1991).
Region  Widespread.
Alternate names  Lebanese-Syrian Arabic, Levantine Arabic, Syro-Lebanese Arabic
Dialects  North Lebanese Arabic, South Lebanese Arabic (Shii, Metuali), North-Central Lebanese Arabic (Mount Lebanon Arabic), South-Central Lebanese Arabic (Druze Arabic), Standard Lebanese Arabic, Beqaa Arabic, Sunni Beiruti Arabic, Saida Sunni Arabic, Iqlim-Al-Kharrub Sunni Arabic, Jdaideh Arabic.
Language use  National language.
Comments  Muslim, Christian, Druze.