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Arabic (Libya)

Dialect
Libyan Arabic, also called Sulaimitian Arabic by scholars, is a variety of Arabic spoken in Libya, and neighboring countries. It can be divided into two major dialect areas; the eastern centred in Benghazi and Bayda, and the western centred in... Wikipedia
Language family: Afroasiatic languages
Native speakers: 6 million in Libya (2016); 90,000 in Egypt (2016), 5,000 in Niger (1998)
Pronunciation: ˈliːbi
Writing system: Arabic alphabet