Libya Languages

Libya

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Description

• The official language of Libya is Modern Standard Arabic. Most residents speak one of the varieties of Arabic as a first language, most prominently Libyan Arabic, but also Egyptian Arabic and Tunisian Arabic.
• Various Berber languages are also spoken, including Tamasheq, Ghadamès, Nafusi, Suknah and Awjilah.
• English, French and Italian are used in commerce, due to the large influx of foreigners.

Word List(s)

Arabic

• Arabic Genealogical Word List
• Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Arabic

• Arabic phonology (Wikipedia)
• Arabic alphabet (Wikipedia)
• Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Arabic

• Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)
• English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn Arabic (duolingo)
• Learn Arabic (ArabicPod101)