1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 Hello, my name is Anass and I am 28 years old 2 00:00:03,030 --> 00:00:06,000 And I am filming this Darija (Moroccan Arabic) video here in Sweden 3 00:00:07,030 --> 00:00:10,000 As you can see, there is snow and the weather is cold 4 00:00:10,030 --> 00:00:12,000 And behind me is the sea that is also frozen 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:18,000 Anyway, we have decided to shoot this video in order to show how Darija is pronounced 6 00:00:18,030 --> 00:00:24,000 How Darija is talked, so that people who never heard Moroccan Arabic can have the opportunity to listen to it. 7 00:00:24,030 --> 00:00:30,000 On the same time, we thought about filming in this area as it is an "exotic" place for us! 8 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:36,000 So that the video is fun and also the background! 9 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:45,000 As you know Darija is (difficult to say if dialect or language) something that is spoken in Morocco 10 00:00:45,030 --> 00:00:50,000 It is, along with Tamazight, one of the languages and dialects spoken in Morocco 11 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:59,000 The video that I am filming now is aimed for "Wikitongues" 12 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:07,000 They are an organization that films all the languages of the world, among which there is Darija 13 00:01:07,030 --> 00:01:13,000 It does not matter if it is a language or dialect, the most important is that it is in the database of history 14 00:01:13,030 --> 00:01:19,000 This video shows how Darija is spoken and pronounced, and maybe encourging some to learn it 15 00:01:19,030 --> 00:01:26,000 As I said, we are currently in Sweden, and I hope that you appreciate this view with the snow 16 00:01:26,030 --> 00:01:30,000 Now there is some sun, I hope that it is not disturbing the video. 17 00:01:30,030 --> 00:01:37,000 Since the video is in Darija, I thought that the subject can be Moroccan Arabic itself 18 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:44,000 As mentionned earlier, Darija is a spoken form in Morocco. It is a mix of many languages. 19 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:54,000 Darija is mainly a mix of Arabic and Tamazight (berber), but also spanish words, and lately some french words related to technology 20 00:01:54,030 --> 00:02:00,000 And words related to "novely", for example computers, cars etc 21 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Darija is spoken in many places and regions, not only in Morocco 22 00:02:08,030 --> 00:02:13,000 We have a tendancy of limitating the countries to their current borders, while we know how borders were drawn.. 23 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:22,000 When we look at Algeria, we can see that they have a similar language, even Tunisian is close to us 24 00:02:22,030 --> 00:02:26,000 It is then difficult to say that the Moroccan Darija is independant than Algerian Darija 25 00:02:26,030 --> 00:02:31,000 Maybe they are the same, just that some random borders were drawn between them at some time 26 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,000 Thus, I cannot give a delimitation of Darija, where it is spoken and where it is finished 27 00:02:35,030 --> 00:02:41,000 But what we are sure about is that it is a language or dialect that is spoken in many places, including Morocco 28 00:02:41,030 --> 00:02:46,000 There is a big number of people living in Morocco who know Darija. It has many versions and dialects. 29 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:53,000 The two main types in Darija, or actually "branches" not types, are the Pre-Hilalian and the Hilalian dialects 30 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:59,000 This video is rather short, so I will not have time to explain everything. I will rather give an overview of the subject 31 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,000 If you want to know more, then you can check the Wikipedia article about "Moroccan Arabic", or ask me later 32 00:03:04,030 --> 00:03:09,000 The Pre-Hilalian dialects are those that were in Morocco before the arrival of the Hilalian Tribes 33 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:15,000 The Hilalian Tribes are tribes that came from the Arabian peninsula and settled in Morocco in the 13th century 34 00:03:15,030 --> 00:03:18,000 They brought with them their own dialects that are the "Hilaian dialects" 35 00:03:18,030 --> 00:03:29,000 The main difference between Hilalian and Pre-Hilalian, is that Pre-Hilalian Darija is spoken in old towns, while Hilalian is more present in the countryside 36 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:38,000 The Pre-Hilalian dialects use less "G" sound and have more use of the letter "Q", saying "Qul" and not "Gul" (the verb to say/tell) 37 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,000 As mentionned, Pre-Hilalian is spoken in the old towns 38 00:03:42,030 --> 00:03:46,000 Of course, we have other languages in Morocco, for instance Berber that has many dialects 39 00:03:46,030 --> 00:03:51,000 The latest I have heard is that there are 64 different dialects in Berber 40 00:03:51,030 --> 00:03:56,000 Not only the 3 famous dialects. There are many other smaller dialects in many regions, and spoken by different people 41 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:05,000 Before I finish, I would like to say that it is good to know our Darija, and one should be proud of their language 42 00:04:05,030 --> 00:04:09,000 Especially when you know that it has a long history, and a rich background 43 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:15,000 If you know Darija, then you will also know Arabic, Berber, and even the mix between them 44 00:04:15,030 --> 00:04:21,000 I hope that you take care of your languages, because it is part of your identity, either you like it or not! 45 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:27,000 Thank you for following, I hope that you have learned something new with this video 46 00:04:27,030 --> 00:04:30,000 I leave you with this view, and goodbye!