Arablish
Arablish (a portmanteau of Arabic and English) is slang for Arabic–English code-switching or the macaronical combination of English and Arabic. The Arablish term was first recorded in 1984.[1] It is alternatively termed Arbalizi, a portmanteau combining the words Arabic and Inglizi (the word for English in Arabic).
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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
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- English Arablish
- South Sudan local languages Juba Arabic
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