Nigerian Arabic
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Nigerian Arabic is a variety of Arabic spoken in parts of Nigeria, heavily influenced by local languages and cultures and closely related to the Arabic dialects of the central Sahel.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic dialect
→
spoken language variety → |
| belongsTo |
Nigerian linguistic landscape
→
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chadian Arabic
→
Sudanese Arabic → |
| country |
Nigeria
→
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Shuwa Arabic in some classifications
→
West African Arabic → |
| hasFeature |
code-switching with Hausa and other local languages
→
lexical borrowing from Hausa → phonological influence from Sahelian languages → regional variation within Nigeria → |
| influencedBy |
Fulfulde language
→
Hausa language → Kanuri language → local Nigerian cultures → |
| languageBranch |
Semitic languages
→
|
| languageFamily |
Afro-Asiatic languages
→
|
| linguisticInfluenceFrom |
Islamic education and Quranic Arabic
→
|
| partOf |
central Sahel Arabic dialect continuum
→
|
| region |
central Sahel
→
|
| spokenIn |
border areas with Niger and Chad
→
northern Nigeria → |
| status |
non-standardized variety of Arabic
→
|
| subfamily |
Arabic
→
|
| usedAlongside |
Hausa language
→
Nigerian English → local Nigerian languages → |
| usedBy |
some Nigerian Muslim communities
→
|
| usedFor |
informal communication
→
trade and commerce in some regions → |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Sudanese Arabic
→
|
closelyRelatedTo |
|
Nigerian Arabic
("West African Arabic")
→
|
hasAlternativeName |