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Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim wrote:
> 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):
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> 1. Middle East
> - Mesopotamian Iraq / Kuwait
there is also N. Iraqi (syro-mesopotamian or Mosuli) in this group.
and S. iraqi and kuwaiti are close to UAE/ Bahrain.
> - Levantine: Syria / Lebanon / Jordan / Palestine
> - Arabian Peninsular: Saudi Arabia / UAE / Bahrain
> - Yemen& Oman Yemen / Oman
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> 2. Africa
> - Egyptian: Egypt, Sudan, Libya
NO! Libyan belongs N. Africa
and Sudan, Chad are not usually classsified as "Egyptian"
> - North African (Maghreb) Algeria / Morocco / Tunisia
> West Arabian
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> - African Mauritania, West Sahara
these two are called Hassaniya and belong to N. Africa
> Somalia, / Djibouti?,
> Eritrea?
I already told you these countries don't have significant native arabic
speaking populations.
> Chad?
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