Arablish
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Arablish (a
portmanteau combining the words Arabic and Inglizi (the word for English in Arabic
).
It is used, particularly among the youth, because of their poor knowledge of English, Arabic, or both, or for humorous effect. Arablish is becoming increasingly used in ordinary conversations and online.[2]
Arablish usually consists of either filling in gaps in one's knowledge of Arabic with English words, speaking Arabic in such a manner that (although ostensibly "Arabic") would be incomprehensible to an Arab language speaker who does not also have a working knowledge of English.
See also
Arabizi – alphabet for Arabic varieties that uses numbers and Latin characters
References
- ^ Lambert, James. 2018. A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity. English World-wide, 39(1): 31-32. DOI: 10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam
- ^ Al-Quds al-Arabi (via Mideastwire): The 'Arablish' language spreading amongst the Jordanian elite Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine