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ليبي Autonyms
Libyan Arabic
Summary
Libyan Arabic is a language of wider communication that originated in Libya, Egypt, and Niger. It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family and is part of the Arabic macrolanguage. The language is used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is not known to be taught in schools.
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It belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family.
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