Iraqi Arabic Course

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Iraq is a large country with several Arabic, Kurdish, Turkmen and Syriac languages. The official languages in Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish according to the Iraqi constitution. There are multilingual dialects, there are Arabic dialects, Kurdish dialects

The tone of the Iraqis is characterized by their proximity to and the ability of Iraqis to pronounce الفصحى from the correct places of articulations.

The dialects of Iraqi Arabs vary according to the location of their inhabitants. In the Mosul in the north of Iraq, There is the dialect of Mosul, which the Iraqi call it Mouslewaya, This dialect is close to the classical language, Fusha, in terms of pronouncing of the letter qaf, because the rest of the Iraqis by virtue of their accents turn the letter qaf to the Kaf or G, for example, you find Iraqis in southern Iraq utter the Qaf as G as in girl. As you move from Mosul to the south the qaf become a regular qaf in classic Arabic, and turns into a dialect close to the Bedouin because of the widespread Bedouin presence in the north governorates of Iraq. Such as بيجي, الشرقاط, العلم, الضلوعية and others in the governorate of Salah Eddin 

As for takreet and Addour, their dialect is similar to Mosul.

As for Baghdad, it is characterized by its simple tone, slow and clear speech, which is the closest to the proper Iraqi dialects.

Samarra, Balad and Dujail.

These cities have a dialect that is close to Baghdad, but the Bedouin influence casts a tinge on them.

Al Anbar, Ramadi and Fallujah

The Anbaric dialect and western Iraq such as the city of Ramadi and Fallujah are a mixture of the Baghdad and Bedouin dialects characterized by a lot of ancient Bedouin vocabulary and are easy to understand without strong annunciations

Karbala dialect is close to that of Baghdad, but there are differences in some words.

The Najafi dialect, which approaches the dialect of countryside more, they place a kasrah on the first letter of most verbs.

As you head south you find the Iraqi rural dialect, which in Iraq is beloved by Iraqis because most of their folklore poets are from the southern country side. therefore this dialect is understood by all Iraqis and it is close to the Najafi dialect, but at the same time, it contains many vocabulary that if you analysis it you can trace it to classic Arabic, for this reason rural poets excel more than the people of the Iraqi cities, and their voice was the most wonderful and stirring when they say their poems.

The tone of the countryside is characterized by its simplicity and speed, even though some of the city's inhabitants find it difficult to understand some of its vocabulary.

As for the Basrawi dialect, it is the closest Iraqi dialect to the Gulf dialect and is distinctly different from that of the southern countryside as it is a mixture of the urban and Bedouin Gulf dialect and some Persian, English and Turkish vocabulary in addition to being influenced by the tone of the southern countryside. The dialect of Al-Basrawiya is common in Basra, especially the people of old Basra and the deep rooted old families, as well as in Zubair, Abu Al -Khaseeb, Safwan, Umm Qasr and some areas of Nasiriyah. This tone began to recede relatively due to the massive migration of the countryside to the city in the middle of the last century and its mix with the dialects of the southern countryside.

As you head south you find the Iraqi rural dialect popular, and most of the poets of the vernacular Iraqi dialect, are from the southern Iraqi countryside, and the southern rural dialect is clear to all Iraqis.

It is close to the Najafi dialect, but at the same time, it contains many vocabulary that if you review it finds its origin eloquent and eloquent, for this rural poets emerged more than the people of the Iraqi city, and their voice was the most wonderful and stirring when they say their poems.

The tone of the countryside is characterized by its simplicity and speed, even though some of the city's inhabitants find it difficult to understand some of its vocabulary.

As for the Basrawi dialect, it is the closest Iraqi dialect to the Gulf dialect and is distinctly different from that of the southern countryside as it is a mixture of the urban and Bedouin Gulf dialect and some Persian, English and Turkish vocabulary in addition to being influenced by the tone of the southern countryside. The dialect of Al-Basrawiya is common in Basra, especially the people of old Basra and the ancient visual families, as well as in Zubair, Abu Al -Khaseeb, Safwan, Umm Qasr and some areas of Nasiriyah. This tone began to recede relatively due to the massive migration of the countryside to the city in the middle of the last century and its mix with the dialects of the southern countryside.

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