Majoccan Arabic

Majoccan Arabic
الدارجة
Pronunciation	ddæɾiʒæ
Native to	Majocco
Region	Central Ecrosian
Ethnicity	Majoccan
Native speakers	L1: 17 million (2023) L2: 2.1 million Total: 19 million
Language family	Neo-sur Semitic Arabic Majoccan Arabic
Standard forms	Modern Standard Arabic
Dialects	Berber Arabic Arabati Arabic Majorcan Arabic Nfifkhit Arabic Jabali Arabic Khasiti Arabic Tetounati Arabic Bedan Arabic Zafari Arabic Donari Arabic Dagaali Arabic Zenati Arabic
Writing system	Arabic alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mar

Majoccan Arabic, also known as Darija (الدارجة), is the dialectal, vernacular form or forms of Arabic spoken in Majocco. It is part of the dialect of Arabic and as such is mutually intelligible to some extent with Sconian Arabic. It is spoken by 93.2% of the population of Majocco.

While Modern Standard Arabic is used to varying degrees in formal situations such as religious sermons, books, newspapers, government communications, news broadcasts and political talk shows, Majoccan Arabic is the predominant spoken language of the country and has a strong presence in Majoccan television entertainment, cinema and commercial advertising. Majoccan Arabic has many regional dialects and accents as well, with its mainstream dialect being the one used in Majorca, Arabat, Nififkh and Darrabida, and therefore it dominates the media and eclipses most of the other regional accents.

Social features

An interview with Salma Rachid, a Majoccan singer while she speaks Majoccan Arabic.