South Mesopotamian Arabic

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South Mesopotamian Arabic
South Iraqi Arabic
Marsh Arabic
Native toIraq
Dialects
Arabic alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3

South Mesopotamian Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة العراقية الجنوبية, romanizedal-lahja l-ʿirāqiyya l-janūbiyya) or Marsh Arabic is a variety of Mesopotamian Arabic spoken by Southern Iraqis in Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar and Wasit.[1][2] This dialect differs distinctly from other dialects of Iraq and features a strong Aramaic influence.[3] One of the most noticeable features of South Mesopotamian Arabic is the existence of the sounds [ɡ] (< */q/), [] (< */k/), [ʒ] (< *//) and /p/.[4]

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References

  1. "In Iraq's marshlands, researchers are racing to document a disappearing dialect - Equal Times". 2022-01-19. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. UCL (2021-09-28). "Dictionary of Marsh Arab dialects". The Nahrein Network. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. Müller-Kessler, Christa (2003). "Aramaic ?k?, lyk? and Iraqi Arabic ?aku, maku: The Mesopotamian Particles of Existence". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 123 (3): 641–646. doi:10.2307/3217756. ISSN 0003-0279. JSTOR 3217756.
  4. "الجيم العراقية: حقائق وأوهام" (in العربية). 2022-02-08. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

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