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.

Moroccan Darija — Casablanca & Rabat

Casablanca · Rabat · Kenitra

Urban Atlantic-coast Moroccan Arabic, the most widely understood variety.

Moroccan Darija — North

Tangier · Tetouan · Chefchaouen

Northern (Jebli-influenced) Moroccan varieties with Spanish borrowings.

Moroccan Darija — Other

Marrakech, Fès, Oujda and other Moroccan varieties.

Tunisian Arabic — Tunis

Tunis · Bizerte · Nabeul

The capital variety and the Tunisian broadcast norm.

Tunisian Arabic — Sfax & South

Sfax · Gabès · Médenine

Southern and Sahel Tunisian varieties.

Libyan Arabic — Tripolitanian

Tripoli · Misrata · Zawiya

Western Libyan Arabic.

Libyan Arabic — Cyrenaican

Benghazi · Bayda · Tobruk

Eastern Libyan Arabic, with Bedouin features.

Hassaniya Arabic

Mauritania · Western Sahara

The Arabic of Mauritania.

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.

Moroccan Darija–French code-switching

Urban Morocco

Tunisian–French code-switching

Urban Tunisia

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.

Kabyle

Tizi Ouzou · Béjaïa · Bouira · Boumerdès

The most widely spoken Tamazight variety in Algeria.

Chaoui

Batna · Khenchela · Oum El Bouaghi · Tébessa

Spoken across the Aurès massif.

Mozabite

Ghardaïa · M'Zab valley

Zenati variety of the M'Zab valley.

Tuareg / Tamasheq

Tamanrasset · Illizi · Djanet

Saharan Tuareg varieties.

Chenoui

Tipaza · Chlef · Aïn Defla

Spoken in the Dahra and Chenoua mountains.

Tachelhit

Souss · Anti-Atlas · Agadir

The most widely spoken Amazigh variety in Morocco.

Central Atlas Tamazight

Middle Atlas · Khenifra

Middle and High Atlas varieties of Morocco.

Tarifit

Rif · Nador · Al Hoceima

Northern Moroccan Amazigh.

Tamazight — Other

Tagargrent, Tasahlit, Nafusi and other varieties.