Libyan Arabic is a variety of Arabic spoken mainly in Libya, and neighboring countries.
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11 Facts About Libyan Arabic
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Libyan Arabic has been influenced by Italian, and to a lesser extent by Turkish.
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Libyan Arabic dialect is used predominantly in spoken communication in Libya.
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Libyan Arabic is used as a lingua franca by non-Arab Libyans whose mother tongue is not Arabic.
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Libyan Arabic is not normally written, as the written register is normally Modern Standard Arabic, but Libyan Arabic is the main language for cartoonists, and the only suitable language for writing Libyan folk poetry.
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Libyan Arabic has at least three clicks, which are used interjectionally, a trait shared with the Bedouin dialects of central Arabia.
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Nouns in Libyan Arabic are marked for two grammatical genders, termed masculine and feminine, and three grammatical numbers, singular, dual and plural.
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Future in Libyan Arabic is formed by prefixing an initial, usually contracted to, to the present tense conjugation.
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Libyan Arabic is highly intelligible to Tunisians and to a good extent to eastern Algerians.
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However, for Middle Eastern and Egyptian Arabic speakers, Libyan can be extremely difficult to understand as it is a Maghrebi dialect which is highly influenced by Tamazigh, Italian and Turkish words.
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Pidgin Libyan Arabic exists in Libya as a contact language used by non-Arabs, mostly Saharan and sub-Saharan Africans living in Libya.
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