Re: Varieties of Arabic

["Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim"]

I understand it is not that easy to classify the many varieties of
Arabic but it is still useful for orientation.I would like now to make
the following proposal (subject to change):



1. Middle East
- Mesopotamian          Iraq / Kuwait
- Levantine:                    Syria / Lebanon / Jordan / Palestine
- Arabian Peninsular:           Saudi Arabia / UAE / Bahrain
- Yemen& Oman           Yemen / Oman

2. Africa
- Egyptian:                     Egypt, Sudan, Libya
- North African (Maghreb)       Algeria / Morocco / Tunisia
  West Arabian

- African                               Mauritania, West Sahara
                                                Somalia, / Djibouti?,
Eritrea?
                                                Chad?