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Offline Trumpeldor

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Young Moroccans Jews speaking Arabic instead of Hebrew?
« on: May 10, 2007, 01:04:09 AM »
I was on a bus recently and some young Moroccans sat down near me- probably high school age. Assuming they are Jewish, is it odd that they were speaking Arabic and not Hebrew?
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Re: Young Moroccans Jews speaking Arabic instead of Hebrew?
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2007, 03:20:30 PM »
Im a Syrian Jew, but dont speak arabic. Most of my friends do though, the newer ones to the country speak it better then their english, and hebrew. I speak English and hebrew, and not a word of arabic.
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Re: Young Moroccans Jews speaking Arabic instead of Hebrew?
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2007, 03:32:13 PM »
Maybe they weren'nt Jewish
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Re: Young Moroccans Jews speaking Arabic instead of Hebrew?
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2007, 06:26:30 PM »
Quote from: mord on May 10, 2007, 03:32:13 PM
Maybe they weren'nt Jewish

Could be, but it was a heavily Jewish area.
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Re: Young Moroccans Jews speaking Arabic instead of Hebrew?
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2007, 11:30:56 AM »
Maybe one of them didn't know hebrew and the familiar language was arabic. Moroccan dialect is extremely heavy moreover shouting then talking.
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Re: Young Moroccans Jews speaking Arabic instead of Hebrew?
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2007, 02:35:00 PM »
Quote from: Sarah on May 12, 2007, 11:30:56 AM
Maybe one of them didn't know hebrew and the familiar language was arabic. Moroccan dialect is extremely heavy moreover shouting then talking.

Yes, its very different from Libyan Arabic.
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Re: Young Moroccans Jews speaking Arabic instead of Hebrew?
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2007, 12:42:49 PM »
Are you familiar with Libyan Arabic then?
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Re: Young Moroccans Jews speaking Arabic instead of Hebrew?
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2007, 12:43:42 PM »
Quote from: Sarah on May 15, 2007, 12:42:49 PM
Are you familiar with Libyan Arabic then?

Ah Yes, iam i have lived in Libya for 9 years, but we hid our Jewishneess lol
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