The official language of Libya is Arabic. The local Libyan Arabic variety is the common spoken vernacular. Berber Various Berber languages are also spoken...
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Demographics of Libya is the demography of Libya, specifically covering population density, ethnicity, and religious affiliations, as well as other aspects of the...
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Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the...
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The Berber languages of Libya faced severe oppression during the period of Muammar Gaddafi, which has likely been the cause of the demise of some varieties...
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related to Libya in North Africa. See list of Libyans something of or related to Ancient Libya Libyan Arabic, a variety of the Arabic language (see also...
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the Daza and Teda. Tebu is predominantly spoken in Chad and in southern Libya by around 580,000 people. Daza and Teda have an estimated 537,000 and 42...
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Libyan language may refer to: the Eastern Berber languages Libyan Arabic the Numidian language, also called Libyan or Old Libyan, a largely undeciphered...
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national anthem of Libya by the National Transitional Council. "Libya, Libya, Libya" ultimately did become the national anthem of Libya once again, following...
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extinct Eastern Berber language which was spoken in the town of Sokna (Isuknan) and the village of Fuqaha in northeastern Fezzan in Libya. According to Václav...
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The Kehek language was spoken by the Kehek people of Ancient Libya. It is the earliest written non-Semitic and non-Egyptian Afroasiatic language. It is only...
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Northern Tuareg language, spoken in Algeria, western Libya and northern Niger. It varies little from the Southern Tuareg languages of the Aïr Mountains...
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Libyan Sign Language (Arabic: لغة الإشارة الليبية, romanized: Lughat al-Ishārah al-Lībīyah) is the deaf sign language of Libya. It appears to belong to...
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Arabic (redirect from History of the Arabic language)
Modern South Arabian languages (non-Central Semitic languages) were spoken in southern Arabia at this time. To the north, in the oases of northern Hejaz, Dadanitic...
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The Eastern Berber languages are a group of Berber languages spoken in Libya and Egypt. They include Awjila, Sokna and Fezzan (El-Fogaha), Siwi and Ghadamès...
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instead of Tifinagh letters. The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight, are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family....
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2011, a NATO-led coalition began a military intervention into the ongoing Libyan Civil War to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 (UNSCR...
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Muammar Gaddafi became the de facto leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of young Libyan Army officers against King Idris I in a bloodless...
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Muammar Gaddafi (redirect from 1975 Libyan coup d'état attempt)
2011) was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his assassination by Libyan rebel forces...
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Libyan Arabic (Arabic: ليبي, romanized: Lībī), also called Sulaimitian Arabic by scholars, is a variety of Arabic spoken in Libya, and neighboring countries...
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Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Syria and Lebanon. Based on the systematicity of sound changes, it is known with a fair degree of certainty...
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Libya (from Greek Λιβύη: Libyē, which came from Berber: Libu) referred to the area of North Africa directly west of the Nile river (Modern day Libya,...
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languages rather than dialects. Some academics believe that not only Northern Berber but all the Berber languages are dialects of a single language,...
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Hassaniya Arabic (redirect from Languages in Western Sahara)
in the pre-modern region around Chinguetti. The language has completely replaced the Berber languages that were originally spoken in this region. Although...
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/ɣadaːmis/, Libyan Arabic /ɣdaːməs/) also called Ghadamsi or Ghadamsian is a Berber language that is spoken in, and named after, the oasis town of Ghadames...
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southern Libya, northern Chad and eastern Niger. A small number also inhabit northeastern Nigeria. Along with the more populous southern dialect of Daza,...
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or Kufra, is reportedly an extinct Berber language formerly spoken in the town of Kufra in southeastern Libya. No data seems to be attested for it, and...
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The Libyan Civil War (2014–2020), also known as the Second Libyan Civil War, was a multilateral civil war which was fought in Libya among a number of armed...
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Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War and Libyan Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya...
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Libyan culture is a blend of many influences, due to its exposure to many historical eras. Libya was an Italian colony for over four decades, which also...
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Zuwara Berber (redirect from Zuara language)
located on the coast of western Tripolitania in northwestern Libya. Several works of Terence Mitchell, most notably Zuaran Berber (Libya): Grammar and texts...
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