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Hassaniya Arabic (Arabic: حسانية, romanized: Ḥassānīya; also known as Hassaniyya, Klam El Bithan, Hassani, Hassaniya, and Maure) is a variety of Maghrebi Arabic spoken by Mauritanian and Malian Arabs and the Sahrawi people.
Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic is the official language of the government of Mauritania. Hassaniyya Arabic (70%-80% of the population) [3] is the colloquial spoken variety of Arabic. Its name is derived from the tribe of the Bänū Ḥassān. [3] The language serves as a lingua franca in the country.
Zenaga (autonym: Tuẓẓungiyya or āwӓy ən uẓ̄nӓgӓn) is a Berber language on the verge of extinction currently spoken in Mauritania and northern Senegal by thousands of people. [1] Zenaga Berber is spoken as a mother tongue from the town of Mederdra in southwestern Mauritania to the Atlantic coast and in northern Senegal. The language ...
T'heydinn or T'heydinne (Arabic: التهيدين, romanized: al-T'haydīn, variously also called Al Batt Likbir and Al Rasm) is a Moorish epic ensemble of Mauritania. It is an important literary and artistic manifestation of the Hassaniya language and was, in 2011, added to the UNESCO 's Intangible Cultural Heritage List .
He has translated his own work into Arabic. [ 2 ] Ebnou has also published other works in Arabic, including حج الفجار ( Hujj al-Fijar) (2003), and الامثال والحكم الشعبية الموريتانية ( al-Imthal w'al-Hakm ash-Sha'biya al-Muritaniya ).
Nouakchott (/ n w æ k ˈ ʃ ɒ t, n w ɑː-/ nwa(h)k-SHOT; French:; Arabic: نواكشوط, romanized: Nwākshūṭ, Hassaniyya: [nwakʃuːtˤ] ⓘ; Wolof: Nuwaaksoot; Pulaar: Nuwaasoot; Soninke: Nuwasooto; Berber: Nwakcoṭ, originally derived from Berber: Nawākšūṭ, 'place of the winds' [2] or alternatively Zenaga: in wakchodh, 'having no ears') [3] is the capital and largest city of ...
The National anthem of Mauritania (Arabic: النشيد الوطني الموريتاني), also known by its incipit, "Bilāda l-ʾubāti l-hudāti l-kirām" (English: "Land of the Proud, Guided by Noblemen"; French: "Pays des fiers, nobles guides"), was officially adopted on 28 November 2017 and was composed by Egyptian composer Rageh Daoud.
The Haratin of Mauritania also primarily spoke Hassaniya Arabic. [ 22 ] The Haratin of Mauritania, according to anthropologist Joseph Hellweg , who specializes in West African studies, were historically part of a social caste-like hierarchy that likely developed from a Bedouin legacy between the 14th and 16th century.