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==Description==
Morocco's official languages are:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Arabic '''Moroccan Arabic'''] - known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maghrebi_Arabic '''Darija'''].
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berber_languages '''Berber'''] - Also known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Moroccan_Amazigh '''Standard Moroccan Berber''']. There are three dialects spoken:
** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarifit '''Tarifit''']
** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_languages '''Tashelhit''']
** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Atlas_Tamazight '''Central Atlas Tamazight'''] <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Morocco," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco#:~:text=Languages, accessed 8 Apr 2022.</ref>
'''French''' is widely used in government, media, companies, international commerce, and often in international diplomacy. French is taught as an obligatory language in all schools.<br>
'''Spanish''' is spoken by many Moroccans, particularly in the northern regions.<br>
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A Government study in 2012 showed -
* 98% of Moroccans spoke Moraccan Arabic
* 63% spoke French
* 26% spoke Berber
* 14% spoke English
* 10% spoke Spanish <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages_of_Morocco," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Morocco, accessed 8 Apr 2022.</ref>
==Word List(s)==
* Dan Bacon, '''''Moroccan Arabic phrasebook''''', Footscray, Vic. ; London : Lonely Planet, 2013 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/moroccan-arabic-phrasebook/oclc/810949768&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
'''Pronunciation'''
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
* Richard S Harrell & Harvey Sobelman, '''''A dictionary of Moroccan Arabic''''', Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2004 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-moroccan-arabic/oclc/474439964&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Mohamed Maamouri, '''''The Georgetown dictionary of Moroccan Arabic : Arabic-English, English Arabic''''', Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2018 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/georgetown-dictionary-of-moroccan-arabic-arabic-english-english-arabic/oclc/1104854937&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Clive W McClelland, '''''Tarifit Berber-English dictionary''''', Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2004 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/tarifit-berber-english-dictionary-documenting-an-endangered-language/oclc/681311586&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
'''Online Dictionaries'''
* [https://glosbe.com/en/ary Dictionary English - Moroccan Arabic] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/zgh Dictionary English - Standard Moroccan Tamazight] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/rif Dictionary English - Tarifit] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/shi Dictionary English - Tachelhit] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/tzm Dictionary English - Central Atlas Tamazight] - Glosbe
'''Language Aids'''
* Richard S Harrell, '''''A short reference grammar of Moroccan Arabic''''', Washington, D.C. : Georgetown Univ Press, 2010 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/short-reference-grammar-of-moroccan-arabic/oclc/694060594&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Richard S Harrell, '''''A short reference grammar of Moroccan Arabic''''', Washington, D.C. : Georgetown Univ Press, 2010 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/short-reference-grammar-of-moroccan-arabic/oclc/694060594&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Moha Ennaji, '''''Contrastive syntax : English, Moroccan Arabic, and Berber complex sentences''''', Würzburg : Königshausen + Neumann, 1985 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/contrastive-syntax-english-moroccan-arabic-and-berber-complex-sentences/oclc/13358326&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Ali Alalou, '''''Grammar of Tamazight: Central Atlas of Morocco a functional approach''''', Muenchen LINCOM GmbH 2019 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammar-of-tamazight-central-atlas-of-morocco-a-functional-approach/oclc/1096291724&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
==Additional Resources==
* Ernest T Abdel-Massih, '''''An introduction to Moroccan Arabic''''', Ann Arbor, MI : MPublishing, 2011 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/introduction-to-moroccan-arabic/oclc/1194812865&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
== References  ==
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Languages of Morocco include Arabic, Moroccan Sign Language, Spanish, Tachelhit, Tamazight, and Tarifit.  
Languages of Morocco include Arabic, Moroccan Sign Language, Spanish, Tachelhit, Tamazight, and Tarifit.  

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Description[edit | edit source]

Morocco's official languages are:

French is widely used in government, media, companies, international commerce, and often in international diplomacy. French is taught as an obligatory language in all schools.
Spanish is spoken by many Moroccans, particularly in the northern regions.

A Government study in 2012 showed -

  • 98% of Moroccans spoke Moraccan Arabic
  • 63% spoke French
  • 26% spoke Berber
  • 14% spoke English
  • 10% spoke Spanish [2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

  • Dan Bacon, Moroccan Arabic phrasebook, Footscray, Vic. ; London : Lonely Planet, 2013 - Available at WorldCat

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet


Pronunciation


Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

  • Richard S Harrell & Harvey Sobelman, A dictionary of Moroccan Arabic, Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2004 - Available at WorldCat
  • Mohamed Maamouri, The Georgetown dictionary of Moroccan Arabic : Arabic-English, English Arabic, Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2018 - Available at WorldCat
  • Clive W McClelland, Tarifit Berber-English dictionary, Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2004 - Available at WorldCat

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

  • Richard S Harrell, A short reference grammar of Moroccan Arabic, Washington, D.C. : Georgetown Univ Press, 2010 - Available at WorldCat
  • Richard S Harrell, A short reference grammar of Moroccan Arabic, Washington, D.C. : Georgetown Univ Press, 2010 - Available at WorldCat
  • Moha Ennaji, Contrastive syntax : English, Moroccan Arabic, and Berber complex sentences, Würzburg : Königshausen + Neumann, 1985 - Available at WorldCat
  • Ali Alalou, Grammar of Tamazight: Central Atlas of Morocco a functional approach, Muenchen LINCOM GmbH 2019 - Available at WorldCat

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

  • Ernest T Abdel-Massih, An introduction to Moroccan Arabic, Ann Arbor, MI : MPublishing, 2011 - Available at WorldCat

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Morocco," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco#:~:text=Languages, accessed 8 Apr 2022.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages_of_Morocco," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Morocco, accessed 8 Apr 2022.


Languages of Morocco include Arabic, Moroccan Sign Language, Spanish, Tachelhit, Tamazight, and Tarifit.

For word lists and help researching in Moroccan records, see:


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