Hassānīya
E798893
Hassānīya is a variety of Arabic traditionally spoken by Moorish communities in Mauritania, Western Sahara, and surrounding regions of Northwest Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hassānīya canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ spoken language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Algerian Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moroccan Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hassaniya Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hassaniyah NERFINISHED ⓘ Hassaniyya NERFINISHED ⓘ Ḥassāniyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | hass1238 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | mey ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom |
Berber languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ Wolof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguasphereCode | 12-AAC-aa ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
retention of classical Arabic phonemes lost in many other dialects
ⓘ
strong Bedouin Arabic substrate ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom | Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| hasStatus | de facto national lingua franca of Mauritania ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from Bedouin Hilalian-type Arabic varieties ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afro-Asiatic
ⓘ
Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Semitic NERFINISHED ⓘ Semitic ⓘ |
| majorityLanguageIn | Mauritania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Banu Hassān Arab tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Sahara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauritania NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Afro-Asiatic language
ⓘ
Arabic ⓘ Central Semitic language ⓘ Maghrebi Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ Semitic language ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Moorish communities ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in Mauritania ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication in Mauritania
ⓘ
oral poetry traditions of Moorish communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.