Algerian Arabic (Paperback)

Algerian Arabic is the variety or varieties of Arabic spoken in Algeria. In Algeria, as elsewhere, spoken Arabic differs from written Arabic; Algerian Arabic has a Berber component, a vocabulary with many new words and loanwords from Berber, Turkish, Spanish, and French, and like all Arabic dialects, has dropped the case endings of the written language. In Algeria, Algerian Arabic or Darija isn't used in schools, television or newspapers, which usually use Standard Arabic or French, but is more likely heard in music like Ra if not just heard in Algerian homes and on the street. Algerian Arabic is spoken daily by the vast majority of Algerians, a minority of Amazigh/Berber Algerians use Tamazight in their daily life.