(oops, should be "divergent") 2009/1/11 Mark Williamson <node...@gmail.com>: > Some Arabic varieties are more different than others. I would support > a Wikipedia in Derja, for example (Maghrebi Arabic). > > Mark > > 2009/1/11 Tim Starling <tstarl...@wikimedia.org>: >> Marcus Buck wrote: >>> In the Arabic world there's a prevalent POV, that Arabs form one nation >>> united by the use of the Arabic language. But in reality Standard Arabic >>> is something like Latin. With the difference, that Latin fell out of use >>> to make place for the Romance languages. So Egyptian Arabic vs. Standard >>> Arabic is like French vs. Latin. And the Egyptian VIP is like a 13th >>> century monk. "Writing in the language of the people. How stupid... >>> Latin is a godly language." >> >> I have heard this before, but I am not convinced, because I have heard >> conflicting things from Egyptian people. I don't suppose you have a >> credible reference where I can read more about this, and which supports >> these claims? >> >> -- Tim Starling >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> >
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