Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan

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A language of Morocco

ISO 639-3

aju

Population

8,930 (2000). 90% in Casablanca (1997 World Jewish Congress). Total users in all countries: 258,930.

Location

Casablanca-Settat region.

Language Maps

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Dialects

A member of macrolanguage Judeo-Arabic [jrb].

Language Use

Youth have French [fra] as L1. Arabic used is more similar to Moroccan Arabic [ary] than to Moroccan Judeo-Arabic. Mainly older adults. Also use French [fra], Hebrew [heb], Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Radio.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan

Writing

Hebrew script [Hebr].

Other Comments

Many borrowings from Spanish [spa], Ladino [lad], and French [fra]. Jewish.

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Israel

Language nameArabic, Judeo-Moroccan

Population

250,000 (1992 H. Mutzafi).

Location

Widespread.

Dialects

Many dialects. Much intelligibility with Tunisian Judeo-Arabic [aeb], some with Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic [yud], none with Judeo-Iraqi Arabic [yhd]. May be inherently intelligible with Moroccan Arabic [ary].

Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

Also use Hebrew [heb].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Many borrowings from Spanish [spa], Ladino [lad] and French [fra]. Jewish.

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