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Hello, my name is Anass and I am 28 years old
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And I am filming this Darija (Moroccan Arabic) video here in Sweden
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As you can see, there is snow and the weather is cold
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And behind me is the sea that is also frozen
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Anyway, we have decided to shoot this video in order to show how Darija is pronounced
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How Darija is talked, so that people who never heard Moroccan Arabic can have the opportunity to listen to it.
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On the same time, we thought about filming in this area as it is an "exotic" place for us!
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So that the video is fun and also the background!
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As you know Darija is (difficult to say if dialect or language) something that is spoken in Morocco
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It is, along with Tamazight, one of the languages and dialects spoken in Morocco
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The video that I am filming now is aimed for "Wikitongues"
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They are an organization that films all the languages of the world, among which there is Darija
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It does not matter if it is a language or dialect, the most important is that it is in the database of history
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This video shows how Darija is spoken and pronounced, and maybe encourging some to learn it
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As I said, we are currently in Sweden, and I hope that you appreciate this view with the snow
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Now there is some sun, I hope that it is not disturbing the video.
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Since the video is in Darija, I thought that the subject can be Moroccan Arabic itself
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As mentionned earlier, Darija is a spoken form in Morocco. It is a mix of many languages.
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Darija is mainly a mix of Arabic and Tamazight (berber), but also spanish words, and lately some french words related to technology
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And words related to "novely", for example computers, cars etc
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Darija is spoken in many places and regions, not only in Morocco
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We have a tendancy of limitating the countries to their current borders, while we know how borders were drawn..
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When we look at Algeria, we can see that they have a similar language, even Tunisian is close to us
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It is then difficult to say that the Moroccan Darija is independant than Algerian Darija
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Maybe they are the same, just that some random borders were drawn between them at some time
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Thus, I cannot give a delimitation of Darija, where it is spoken and where it is finished
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But what we are sure about is that it is a language or dialect that is spoken in many places, including Morocco
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There is a big number of people living in Morocco who know Darija. It has many versions and dialects.
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The two main types in Darija, or actually "branches" not types, are the Pre-Hilalian and the Hilalian dialects
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This video is rather short, so I will not have time to explain everything. I will rather give an overview of the subject
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If you want to know more, then you can check the Wikipedia article about "Moroccan Arabic", or ask me later
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The Pre-Hilalian dialects are those that were in Morocco before the arrival of the Hilalian Tribes
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The Hilalian Tribes are tribes that came from the Arabian peninsula and settled in Morocco in the 13th century
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They brought with them their own dialects that are the "Hilaian dialects"
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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
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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)
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As mentionned, Pre-Hilalian is spoken in the old towns
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Of course, we have other languages in Morocco, for instance Berber that has many dialects
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The latest I have heard is that there are 64 different dialects in Berber
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Not only the 3 famous dialects. There are many other smaller dialects in many regions, and spoken by different people
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Before I finish, I would like to say that it is good to know our Darija, and one should be proud of their language
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Especially when you know that it has a long history, and a rich background
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If you know Darija, then you will also know Arabic, Berber, and even the mix between them
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I hope that you take care of your languages, because it is part of your identity, either you like it or not!
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Thank you for following, I hope that you have learned something new with this video
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I leave you with this view, and goodbye!