The Arabic Language

Learn a few interesting facts about the Arabic language which is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

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1. The Arabic Language Notable Features
2. Alphabet O The type of writing system is abjad O The number of letters in Arabic is 28 O Additional letters, however, can be used to represent sounds that do not occur in Standard Arabic such as /g/ Arabic Keyboard
3. Arabic Vowels O There are six vowels in Arabic O The long vowels /a:/, /i:/ and /u:/ are represented by the letters 'alif, yā' and wāw respectively O Short vowels are marked with special diacritics Arabic Keyboard
4. Arabic Writing O Direction of writing is from right to left O Numbers are written from left to right O Many different languages use the Arabic script: Äynu, Azeri, Baluchi, Beja, Bosnian, Brahui, Crimean Tatar, etc. O Most letters change form depending on where they appear in a word Arabic Keyboard
5. Varieties of Arabic O There are over 30 varieties of colloquial Arabic: O Egyptian O Algerian O Moroccan O Sudanese O Najdi O Levantine Arabic Keyboard