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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic'''] is the official and national language of Mauritania.<br> | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic'''] is the official and national language of Mauritania.<br> | ||
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==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | '''Dictionaries''' | ||
* Awde | * Nicholas Awde & K Smith, '''''Arabic dictionary : Arabic-English : English-Arabic''''', London : Bennett & Bloom, 2004 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/arabic-dictionary-arabic-english-english-arabic/oclc/473458344&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Heath, | * Jeffrey Heath, '''''Hassaniya Arabic (Mali) - English - French dictionary''''', Wiesbaden Harrassowitz 2004 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/hassaniya-arabic-mali-english-french-dictionary/oclc/249876299&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Elhoussein, | * Ahmed Salem Elhoussein, '''''Basic English-Hassaniya dictionary''''' - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/basic-english-hassaniya-dictionary-more-than-8000-words-phrases-and-sentences/oclc/54959914&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Gamble, | * David P Gamble, '''''Wolof-English dictionary''''', London, Colonial Office, Research Dept. 1958 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/wolof-english-dictionary/oclc/25699156&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Kantorek, | * Nyima Kantorek, '''''Wolof-English, English-Wolof dictionary & phrasebook''''', New York : Hippocrene Books, 2006 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/wolof-english-english-wolof-dictionary-phrasebook/oclc/61859897&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | '''Online Dictionaries''' | ||
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'''Language Aids''' | '''Language Aids''' | ||
* | * Timothy P Francis & Stephen Hanchey, '''''Mauritanian Arabic. Grammar Handbook''''' - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/mauritanian-arabic-grammar-handbook-peace-corps-language-h-andbook-series/oclc/967212393&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* | * Amadou Tidiane Fofana & Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher, '''''Pulaar learners' reference grammar''''', Madison, Wis. : NALRC Press, 2002 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/pulaar-learners-reference-grammar/oclc/48837707&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* Hanchey | * Stephen Hanchey & Timothy P Francis, '''''Mauritanian Arabic. Communication and Culture Handbook''''' - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/mauritanian-arabic-communication-and-culture-handbook-peace-corps-language-handbook-series/oclc/967213293&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Arabic is the official and national language of Mauritania.
The local spoken variety is known as Hassaniya. It is used for official communication and significantly differs from the Modern Standard Arabic.
Other national languages are:
French is widely used in the media and among educated classes. [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Arabic alphabet - Omniglot
- Hassaniya Arabic alphabet - Omniglot
- Pularr alphabet - Omniglot
- Soninke alphabet - Omniglot
- Wolof alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Soninke pronunciation - Omniglot
- Wolof pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Nicholas Awde & K Smith, Arabic dictionary : Arabic-English : English-Arabic, London : Bennett & Bloom, 2004 - Available at WorldCat
- Jeffrey Heath, Hassaniya Arabic (Mali) - English - French dictionary, Wiesbaden Harrassowitz 2004 - Available at WorldCat
- Ahmed Salem Elhoussein, Basic English-Hassaniya dictionary - Available at WorldCat
- David P Gamble, Wolof-English dictionary, London, Colonial Office, Research Dept. 1958 - Available at WorldCat
- Nyima Kantorek, Wolof-English, English-Wolof dictionary & phrasebook, New York : Hippocrene Books, 2006 - Available at WorldCat
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Arabic - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Pulaar - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Soninke - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Wolof - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - French - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Timothy P Francis & Stephen Hanchey, Mauritanian Arabic. Grammar Handbook - Available at WorldCat
- Amadou Tidiane Fofana & Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher, Pulaar learners' reference grammar, Madison, Wis. : NALRC Press, 2002 - Available at WorldCat
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Stephen Hanchey & Timothy P Francis, Mauritanian Arabic. Communication and Culture Handbook - Available at WorldCat
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Mauritania," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania#:~:text=Languages, accessed 28 Mar 2022.