Alternate Names: Algerian
Dialects: Algiers, Constantine, Oran. A member of macrolanguage Arabic ,.
Status Notes: De facto national working language.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 26,000,000 in Algeria (2012 Sherbrooke University), increasing. Population total all countries: 27,997,000. L2 users: 3,000,000 in Algeria.
Language Use: The Ouled Nail of Biskra speak Arabic [arq], but are ethnically different. Home, street. Standard Arabic [arb] often used in government communication. Used as L2 by Chenoua [cnu], Tumzabt [mzb].
Language Development: Textbooks often in modern Standard Arabic [arb]; teacher pupil interaction in Algerian Arabic. NT: 1965.
Spoken In: Algeria
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: Algeria
Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni), Christian.