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Arabic dialect of northern Morocco From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jebli (Jebelia) is a pre-Hilalian Arabic dialect spoken in the mountains of northwestern Morocco.[1][2]
Jebli | |
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Jebelia | |
Native to | Morocco |
Ethnicity | Jbalas, Ghomaras, Sanhajas de Srayr |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | (included in Moroccan Arabic [ary]) |
Glottolog | jebl1238 |
The historical development of this Moroccan dialect is unclear.
The word jebli means "of/from the mountain". It is mainly spoken in the western Rif by tribes of Sherifian, Berber and Morisco descent over the past ten centuries.
Jebli is influenced by Berber; most of the words are Arabic but the vocabulary is highly influenced by Spanish.
Jebli | English translation | Source language/etymology |
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trawzez | blue jeans | trousers (English) |
assallas | darkness | asellas "darkness" (Berber) |
karretēra | car road | carretera "paved road/highway" (Spanish) |
ntina | you | (Classical Arabic) |
âyyəl, ṭfel | boy | عائلة "family" (Classical Arabic); cf. Egyptian Arabic: ˤayyel "child" Or i3eyallen iyyalen in (Berber) |
sṭiṭu | little | (Berber) |
ħami | warm | حام "feverish" (Classical Arabic); cf. Iraqi Arabic: ħɑ̄mi "warm" |
qayla | sun | قائلة "resting" (spec. at noon time); due to the time of rest when the sun was at its highest point at noon (Classical Arabic) |
jjro | dog | jaru "puppy" (Classical Arabic) |
yəmma | mom | (Berber) |
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