Aleppo Arabic

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Aleppo Arabic
Aleppine Arabic
Arabic: اللهجة الحلبية
Native to Syria
Arabic alphabet
Arabic chat alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3 (covered by apc)
Glottolog alep1241
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Aleppo Arabic or Aleppine Arabic is the urban Arabic variety spoken in the city of Aleppo.

Phonology

Aleppo Arabic is characterised by the usage of /d͡ʒ/ instead of the typical urban /ʒ/ used in Damascus Arabic and in Lebanese Arabic. [1] It agrees with Lebanese Arabic with its usage of medial imāla which often turns /a:/ into /e:/. Also has /t͡ʃ/, which is not typical of urban Levantine dialects. [2]

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References

  1. Versteegh, Kees. Encyclopedia of Arabic language and linguistics. Brill. pp. v2.494. ISBN   9004144730.
  2. Versteegh, Kees. Encyclopedia of Arabic language and linguistics. Brill. pp. v2.313. ISBN   9004144730.