South Mesopotamian Arabic

South Mesopotamian Arabic
South Mesopotamian Arabic
South Iraqi Arabic; Marsh Arabic
Native to	Iraq
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic West Semitic Central Semitic Arabic Mesopotamian Gilit South Mesopotamian Arabic; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Basrawi;
Writing system	Arabic alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

South Mesopotamian Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة العراقية الجنوبية, romanized: al-lahja l-ʿirāqiyya l-janūbiyya) or Marsh Arabic is a variety of Mesopotamian Arabic spoken by Southern Iraqis in Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar and Wasit.^[1]^[2] This dialect differs distinctly from other dialects of Iraq and features a strong Aramaic influence.^[3] One of the most noticeable features of South Mesopotamian Arabic is the existence of the sounds [ɡ] (< */q/), [tʃ] (< */k/), [ʒ] (< */dʒ/) and /p/.^[4]

References

^ "In Iraq's marshlands, researchers are racing to document a disappearing dialect - Equal Times". 2022-01-19. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
^ UCL (2021-09-28). "Dictionary of Marsh Arab dialects". The Nahrein Network. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
^ Müller-Kessler, Christa (2003). "Aramaic ?k?, lyk? and Iraqi Arabic ?aku, maku: The Mesopotamian Particles of Existence". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 123 (3): 641–646. doi:10.2307/3217756. ISSN 0003-0279. JSTOR 3217756.
^ "الجيم العراقية: حقائق وأوهام" (in Arabic). 2022-02-08. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

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[1] "In Iraq's marshlands, researchers are racing to document a disappearing dialect - Equal Times". 2022-01-19. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

[2] UCL (2021-09-28). "Dictionary of Marsh Arab dialects". The Nahrein Network. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

[3] Müller-Kessler, Christa (2003). "Aramaic ?k?, lyk? and Iraqi Arabic ?aku, maku: The Mesopotamian Particles of Existence". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 123 (3): 641–646. doi:10.2307/3217756. ISSN 0003-0279. JSTOR 3217756.

[4] "الجيم العراقية: حقائق وأوهام" (in Arabic). 2022-02-08. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

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