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Morocco .. the country of "seven tongues"
Morocco is one of the most affluent Arab countries because of its rich, diverse and indigenous composition, represented by the Amazigh, as well as its Arab component, which gave Morocco a common Arab identity.
Moroccans speak seven tongues, Arabic, Tachlehit, Tamazight, Dharja (Moroccan dialect), Hassania (Arabic dialect for the inhabitants of the Sahara) and Spanish, in the northern and French regions.
While non-Moroccans believe that the Amazigh language is one language or one dialect, the truth is otherwise. In Amazigh language, there are several tongues or dialects, as in the Arabic language, whose dialects varied, varied and even diverged.
There has been a boom in the Amazigh language over the past centuries, with some of its dialects becoming a language of its own, as in the case of Tamazight and Tachlehit, as well as their sister Tamakqt, spoken by the Tamazight.
Although the single origin of Amazigh, which is characterized by written languages, is written in the letter "Tifinagh", which some refer to the ancient Phoenician script, Amazigh differ in the way it is written, where efforts are now being made to unify writing.
Amazigh Moroccans speak their dialects in particular in rural areas.
Arabic, the first language of the state, along with some administrative uses of French as well as Amazigh language, officially became the three languages, official languages taught, and used in public and official life side by side. He will also see people visiting Morocco and seeing the country's signs.
As for the French language acquired by Morocco during the colonial era, its use is widely considered, especially among the educated and educated classes, as its words are common among Moroccans during their conversation. They may use French words in terms of modern terms and modern names.
But in Morocco today we find that the Moroccan "dialect", that is, the colloquial language, is dominant, but to varying degrees, in the talk of it, where we find this tone overwhelmingly and strongly among Moroccans belonging to the roots of the Arabs or those who do not speak Amazigh.
It is certainly difficult for non-people, but it is more plausible in urban societies and major cities, such as Fez, Rabat and Casablanca, where all Moroccans mingled.
Apart from these languages, Spanish is also prevalent, particularly in the northern Mediterranean regions of the Mediterranean, a region closely associated with Spain, which still dominates the Moroccan cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
In the end, these languages and dialects, which are common among Moroccans, can be counted as "the Hebrew language," among them the language of Moroccan Jews, who are considered residents of Morocco, before many of them emigrated to other countries..........