Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan

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A language of Morocco

ISO 639-3
aju
Alternate Names
il‘arabiyya dyalna
User Population

8,930 in Morocco (2000). 90% in Casablanca (1997 World Jewish Congress). Total users in all countries: 65,910.

Location

Casablanca-Settat region.

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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. Adults only. Most shifting to French [fra]. Some shifting to Moroccan Spoken Arabic [ary]. Also use Hebrew [heb]. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Radio. Dictionary. Grammar.

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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