Shawi Arabic
Shawi Arabic | |
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Šāwi Arabic | |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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Shawi or Šāwi Arabic is the Arabic dialect of the sheep-rearing Bedouins of Syro-Mesopotamia.[2] The term Šāwi typically refers to the tribes living between the Tigris and the Euphrates, but many tribes are also found elsewhere, such as northern Jordan, Palestine, western Syria, and Lebanon.[2] The dialect of the Arabs of Urfa also belongs to the Šāwi-Bedouin group.[3]
Classification
Cantineau (1936) was the first classification the dialects of the sheep breeders of northern Arabia. He was the first to coin the terminology ‘petit-nomades’ (sheep breeders) and ‘grand-nomades’ (camel breeders). The Shawi dialects typically represent the ‘petit-nomades’ type.
The hallmark of Shawi dialects is the affrication of Old Arabic *k and *g (< *q) in front environments into č [t͡ʃ] and ǧ [d͡ʒ], respectively, as opposed to the north Arabian camel-breeder varieties, which exhibit ć [t͡s] and ź [d͡z].[2] This feature is shared with Gulf Arabic dialects.
History
Shawi tribes constitute the first recognized Bedouin migration wave from northern Arabia. Local traditions and some studies date their arrival to one millennium ago, although older migrations are likely for some clans.[2]
Phonology
Consonants[2]
Labial | Interdental | Dental/Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Glottal | ||||
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plain | emph. | plain | emph. | ||||||||
Nasal | m | n | |||||||||
Stop | voiceless | t | tˤ | t͡ʃ | k | (q) | ʔ | ||||
voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | |||||||
Fricative | voiceless | f | θ | s | sˤ | ʃ | x | ħ | h | ||
voiced | ð | ðˤ | z | (zˤ) | ɣ | ʕ | |||||
Tap/Trill | ɾ ~ r | ||||||||||
Approximant | l | j | w |
Vowels[2]
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i iː | u uː | |
Mid | eː | oː | |
Open | a aː |
References
- ^ Ahmed, Abdulkareem Yaseen (2018). Phonological variation and change in Mesopotamia: a study of accent levelling in the Arabic dialect of Mosul (PhD thesis). Newcastle University.
- ^ a b c d e f Younes, Igor; Herin, Bruno (2016-01-01). "Šāwi Arabic". Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online Edition.
- ^ Procházka, Stephan (2003-01-01). "The Bedouin Arabic Dialects of Urfa".
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