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2 unusual facts about Algerian Arabic


Abdelkader Ghezzal

Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal (Arabic: عبد القادر غزال; born 5 December 1984) is an Algerian footballer.

Fella Ababsa

However Ababsa's first songs were sung in Algerian-Arabic, she also sings occasionally in English, like in 'Rani Jay' (English translation: 'I Am Coming').


Lounès Matoub

Lounès Matoub (in Kabyle: Lwennas Maṭub, in Tifinagh: ⵍⵡⴻⵏⵏⴰⵙ ⵎⴰⵟⵓⴱ, Algerian Arabic: مطوب لوناس) (January 24, 1956 – June 25, 1998) was a famous Berber Kabyle singer,poet,thinker and mondol player who was a prominent advocate of the Berber cause, human rights and secularism in Algeria throughout his life.


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