Libyan Arabic

Libyan Arabic
ليبي (Lībi)
Pronunciation[ˈliːbi]
Native toLibya, Egypt, Niger
EthnicityArabs
Speakers6.1 million (2020–2024)
Dialects
Arabic script
Libyan Sign
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
ayl – Libyan Arabic
yud – Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic
Glottologliby1240

Libyan Arabic (Arabic: ليبي, romanized: Lībī) is a dialect of Arabic. It is called Sulaimitian Arabic by some scholars.

References

  1. ↑ "Glottolog 5.3 - Libyan Arabic". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2026-09-20.