Languages of Tunisia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tunisia is, in terms of language, the most homogeneous of the Maghreb states. This is because almost the entire population speaks Tunisian Arabic natively. Most are also literate in Literary Arabic, which is the country's official language, and French. The Tunisian Darija is considered a variety of Arabic - or more accurately a set of dialects - therefore, there is no official standardisation body for Tunisian Arabic and it is spoken mainly in the context of a daily dialogue within the family. According to linguistic studies, it is a close relative to Maltese. However, Maltese is not considered a variety of Arabic for sociolinguistic reasons. Berber languages are spoken by a minority, especially in the south.