Some Arabic varieties are more different than others. I would support a Wikipedia in Derja, for example (Maghrebi Arabic).
Mark 2009/1/11 Tim Starling <[email protected]>: > Marcus Buck wrote: >> In the Arabic world there's a prevalent POV, that Arabs form one nation >> united by the use of the Arabic language. But in reality Standard Arabic >> is something like Latin. With the difference, that Latin fell out of use >> to make place for the Romance languages. So Egyptian Arabic vs. Standard >> Arabic is like French vs. Latin. And the Egyptian VIP is like a 13th >> century monk. "Writing in the language of the people. How stupid... >> Latin is a godly language." > > I have heard this before, but I am not convinced, because I have heard > conflicting things from Egyptian people. I don't suppose you have a > credible reference where I can read more about this, and which supports > these claims? > > -- Tim Starling > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
