Moribund variety of Arabic spoken by the Maronite community of Cyprus
Cypriot Arabic
Cypriot Maronite Arabic
Σάννα · Sanna
Native to
Cyprus
Region
Kormakitis and urban areas in the south
Ethnicity
Maronite Cypriots, Lebanese Cypriots
Speakers
No L1 speakers in the south (2011)[1] 9,800 total speakers (2013 UNSD)[2]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Arabic
Mesopotamian
Qeltu
Cypriot Arabic
Writing system
Greek and Latin Arabic script (historical)
Official status
Recognised minority language in
Cyprus
Language codes
ISO 639-3
acy
Glottolog
cypr1248
ELP
Cypriot Spoken Arabic
Linguasphere
12-AAC-ehx
Cypriot Arabic
Kormakitis
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Location of Kormakitis in Cyprus, former stronghold of the language
Cypriot Arabic (Arabic: العربية القبرصية), also known as Cypriot Maronite Arabic or Sanna[3] is a moribund variety of Arabic spoken by the Maronite community of Cyprus. Formerly speakers were mostly situated in Kormakitis, but following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the majority relocated to the south and dispersed,[4] leading to the decline of the language.[5] Traditionally bilingual in Cypriot Greek, as of some time prior to 2000, all remaining speakers of Cypriot Arabic were over 30 years of age.[6] A 2011 census reported that, of the 3,656 Maronite Cypriots in Republic of Cyprus-controlled areas, none declared Cypriot Arabic as their first language.[1]
^ abCouncil of Europe (2014), p. 4.
^Cypriot Arabic at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^"Cyprus Maronite Minority Sees Chance to Save Ancient Language".
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