Bareqi Arabic
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| states = Bareq
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| date = no date
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| fam3 = Central Semitic
| fam4 = Arabic
| fam5 = Peninsular
| script = Arabic alphabet
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Bareqi Arabic ({{langx|ar|لهجة بارقية}}) is one of the Varieties of Arabic spoken in many towns and villages around Bareq in Saudi Arabia.{{Cite journal |last=Häberl |first=Charles |title=(Endangered Languages of) The Middle East and North Africa |url=https://www.academia.edu/27190965}}{{Cite journal |last=Obeid |first=Sara A. |date=2015 |title=The transfer of L1 attitudes towards L2 varieties: A preliminary investigation |url=https://www.hpu.edu/research-publications/tesol-working-papers/2015/04Obeid2015Attitudes.pdf |journal=Hawaii Pacific University TESOL Working Paper Series}}
Characteristics
Bareqi Arabic has many aspects that differentiate it from all other dialects in the Arab world. Phonologically, Bareqi Arabic is similar to the majority of Saudi Arabia dialects and Himyaritic language. All Bareqi dialects also share the unusual feature of replacing the definite article al- with the prefix am-. The dialects of many towns and villages in the wadi and the coastal region are characterized by having changed ج ({{IPAslink|dʒ}}) to a palatal approximant ي {{IPAblink|j}} (called {{IPAslink|dʒ}} yodization).{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
References
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References
- The information in this article is based on that in its Arabic equivalent.
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