sociolinguistics-module-regional-variations-inside-the-moroccan-kingdom.pdf

sociolinguistics-module-regional-variations-inside-the-moroccan-kingdom.pdf

Regional Dialects differences in Morocco ( the
east versus the west ).
Eastern
Dialect of
Morocco
Mzopi
Transcription
of the
eastern
paradigm
/mzupi/
Mreghen
Yabes
7arama
Rnkha
/mrəgən/
/yabəs/
/haramma/
/rnəkha/
Mrnka
/mərənka/
Raydi
Abrdi
Samet
/rəyədi/
/abrdi/
/samət/
Mbeleg
/mbələg/
Tras
Sbat
/trras/
/sbat/
Ne3ala
Garab
/nəɛala/
/gərrab/
Western Transcription ENGLISH
Dialect of of the
TRANSLATED
Morocco western
WORDS
paradigm
7ma9 /
/hmaq/
Crazy
/mfərwah/
Mfrw7
Fazeg
/fazəg/
Wet
Karm
/karəm/
crusty
Wlah
/wlah/
I swear
9wdha
/qwədha/
You made it
worst
Zwina /
/zwina/
something
Khayba
beautiful /
/xayba/
awful
Tsnay
/tsənay/
wait
Awili
/awili/
Omg ! ouch !
Mesous
/məsus/
a food that
has no taste
Mkhrj
/məxərrəž/ someone
looking at
you with a
sharp look
Rajel
/ražl/
Man
Ta7et
/taht/
Fall in (
winter, etc )
Sendala
/səndala/
Flip flop
9arab
/qərrəb/
Come closer
Hwed
Ghaya
Ghbntini
/həwwəd/
/gaya/
/gbəntini/
Hbat
Mzyan
F9stini
/hbat/
/mzyan/
/fqstini/
Go down
So Good
You made
me so
nervous
Tzala3
/tzələɛ/
Tkab
/tkub/
something
had been
poured such
as Water,
juice, etc
Bla3
/bələɛ/
Sed
/səd/
Close
Bez
/bəz/
Drari
/drari/
Children
Rwa7
/rwah/
Aji
/aži/
Come
Ro7
/ruh/
Sir
/sir/
Go
Droka
/druka/
Daba
/daba/
Now / right
now
Rya7
/rəyyah/
Glas /
/glas/zga/rsa Sit down /
Zga / Rsa
calm down
Maykhtanich /mayxtanīš/ Mayfotnich /mayfutnīš/ used for a
person or
something
that stays
with you in
your hardest
days
Welli
/wəlli/
Raj3i
/rəžɛi/
Come back
Kirak dayr
/kirak dayər/ Labas alik /labas ɛlik/
How are you
doing?
Wach rak
/waš rak
Chno
/šnu
What’s the
t3awd
tɛawd/
kat3awd katɛawd/
news?
/ Ach
/aš xbark/
khbarek
Wachta fiha
/waxta fiha/
9oti
dlmaticha
/quti dlmatiša/
Achno
/šnu fiha/
fiha
7ok
/huk ddlmaticha lmatiša/
How are you
doing?
canned
tomatoes
 The table above shows the most common words used by two different sets
of people in North Africa, Morocco. The eastern region and the western
region of the country have some distinct variations in the use of certain
words and expressions. Thus, they contribute to the enrichment of the local
language of Morocco ( Moroccan darija ).
By Mohammed Gharioua.