Languages & coverage
The languages and dialects we work in.
Algeria first: every Algerian Darija region, Kabyle, French and code-switching. Varieties we take on by request, and those planned for later country launches, are listed separately under each language.
Arabic
العربيةLiveModern Standard Arabic and the spoken Algerian varieties collectively known as Darija.
ar
ISO ara
11 variants
Modern Standard Arabic
Pan-Arab
Formal written and broadcast register.
Algerian Darija — Algiers (Central)
Alger · Blida · Boumerdès · Tipaza
The capital variety, heavily French-influenced.
Algerian Darija — Oran (Western)
Oran · Mostaganem · Sidi Bel Abbès · Relizane
Western variety with distinct intonation and Spanish-era borrowings.
Algerian Darija — Tlemcen
Tlemcen · Aïn Témouchent
Urban western variety, notable for the glottal-stop qāf.
Algerian Darija — Constantine (Eastern)
Constantine · Mila · Skikda · Jijel
Eastern urban variety.
Algerian Darija — Annaba
Annaba · El Tarf · Guelma · Souk Ahras
Far-eastern variety with Tunisian contact features.
Algerian Darija — Sétif & High Plateaus
Sétif · Bordj Bou Arréridj · M'Sila · Batna
High-plateau varieties, often in contact with Chaoui.
Algerian Darija — Kabylie (Arabic-speaking communities)
Béjaïa · Tizi Ouzou · Bouira
Arabic as spoken in and around predominantly Kabyle-speaking areas.
Algerian Darija — South
Biskra · El Oued · Ouargla · Laghouat · Djelfa
Southern varieties, closer to Bedouin dialect features.
Algerian Darija — Sahara
Adrar · Tamanrasset · Béchar · Tindouf · Illizi
Deep-Saharan varieties with Tuareg and Hassaniya contact.
Algerian Darija — Other
Any Algerian variety not covered by the tags above.
Planned with later country launches: Moroccan Darija — Casablanca & Rabat · Moroccan Darija — North · Moroccan Darija — Other · Tunisian Arabic — Tunis · Tunisian Arabic — Sfax & South · Libyan Arabic — Tripolitanian · Libyan Arabic — Cyrenaican · Hassaniya Arabic
Arabic / French code-switching
التبديل اللغويLiveIntra-sentential mixing of Darija and French — the default register in urban Algeria.
ar-fr
2 variants
Darija–French code-switching
Urban Algeria
Everyday mixed register of Algerian cities.
MSA–French code-switching
Administrative & professional
Formal mixing typical of institutional and business contexts.
Planned with later country launches: Moroccan Darija–French code-switching · Tunisian–French code-switching
French
FrançaisLiveAlgerian-accented and native/near-native French, widely used in administration, business and education.
fr
ISO fra
2 variants
Algerian-accented French
Algeria
French as spoken by Algerian speakers, with local prosody and lexicon.
Native / near-native French
France · Algeria
Standard metropolitan or near-native usage.
Tamazight
ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜLiveThe Berber language family, an official language of Algeria, written in Tifinagh, Latin or Arabic script.
ber
ISO ber
1 variant
Kabyle
Tizi Ouzou · Béjaïa · Bouira · Boumerdès
The most widely spoken Tamazight variety in Algeria.
On request: Chaoui · Mozabite · Tuareg / Tamasheq · Chenoui · Tamazight — Other
Planned with later country launches: Tachelhit · Central Atlas Tamazight · Tarifit
English
EnglishLiveUsed for cross-lingual evaluation, translation pairs and client-facing documentation.
en
ISO eng
Country coverage
Algeria today. The Maghreb next.
The platform is multi-country by design: countries, regions, languages and dialects are all configuration, so launching a new market is an operations task, not an engineering project.
Algeria
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Morocco
Planned
Tunisia
Planned
Libya
Planned
Mauritania
Planned
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