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Description

Of the languages of Tunisia, Arabic is the only official language according to the Tunisian Constitution which is taught at the primary and secondary education levels.
The most of the population today speaks Tunisian Arabic as their native language.
A large portion of the population can speak French to varying degrees.
Eastern Berber languages are still spoken by a few thousands Tunisian minority groups.

Word List(s)

Modern Standard Arabic

• Arabic Genealogical Word List
• Common phrases (Wikipedia)
• Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)
• Basic Arabic Phrases and Expressions (ArabicPod101)

Tunisian Arabic

• Tunisian Arabic Vocabulary (Wikipedia)
• Basic Phrases in Tunisian Arabic (Polyglot)

French

• French Genealogical Word List
• Useful French Phrases (Omniglot)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Modern Standard Arabic

• Arabic Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet (Wikipedia)
• Arabic grammar (Wikipedia)
• Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Arabic Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

Tunisian Arabic

• Tunisian Arabic Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Tunisian Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Tunisian Arabic Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

French

• French Phonology (Wikipedia)
• French Alphabet (Wikipedia)
• French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• French Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Modern Standard Arabic

• Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)
• English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn Arabic (duolingo)

Tunisian Arabic

• English to Tunisian Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Bacha, Mohamed. Tunisian Arabic in 24 lessons. Seattle, Washington: CreateSpace, DBA of On-Demand Publishing LLC, 2013. Available at: WorldCat.

French

• French Handwriting
• French Letter Writing Guide
• English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn French (duolingo)
• Learn French (Babbel)

Additional Resources

• Tunisia (Britannica)