Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic

Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic (also known as Tripolitanian Judeo-Arabic, Jewish Tripolitanian-Libyan Arabic, Tripolita'it, Yudi) is a variety of Arabic spoken by Jews formerly living in Libya.

Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic
Libyan Judeo-Arabic
Tripolitanian Judeo-Arabic
Jewish Tripolitanian-Libyan Arabic
Tripolita'it
Yudi
Native toIsrael, Italy
Native speakers
(43,000 cited 1994–1994)
Afro-Asiatic
  • Semitic
    • Central Semitic
      • Arabic
        • Maghrebi Arabic
          • Pre-Hilalian Arabic
            • Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic
Writing system
Hebrew alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3yud
Glottologjude1264
ELPJudeo-Tripolitanian Arabic

Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic differs from standard Libyan Arabic in that it closely resembles the original dialect of the sedentary population, whereas much of Libya's population now speaks Bedouin-influenced varieties of Arabic. A reference grammar is available.

The vast majority of Libyan Jews have relocated to Israel and have switched to using Hebrew in as their first language. Those in Italy typically use Italian as their first language.

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