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| | Arabic alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Finally, the Unicode encoding of Arabic is in logical order, that is, the characters are entered, and stored in computer memory, in the order that they are written and pronounced without worrying about the direction in which they will be displayed on paper or on the screen. | | | Haywood and Nahmad’s "A new Arabic grammar" doesn’t write the paradigms out in full but in general agrees with John Mace’s book, including the alternative forms – and sometimes lists a third alternative where the entire sequence /’uu/ is written as a single hamza over waw instead of as two letters. | | | Alternatively, some fonts may be designed to replace the sequence lam-lam-hā' or alif-lam-lam-hā' to the ligature U+FDF2 ARABIC LIGATURE ALLAH ISOLATED FORM, but this seems to depend on the font, with Arial, Bitstream Cyberbit and Times New Roman, as examples of the former, and Arial Unicode MS as an example of the latter. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_alphabet
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| | Arabic Computing Information (Penn State) |
| | In order to process Arabic correctly, a software must be able to display text from right to left and make sure the letter forms are displayed correctly depending on their positions within a word. | | | You will be asked to match a script with a font. | | | See the Windows Complex Scripts Keyboard Instructions for details on how to activate the keyboard. |
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http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/bylanguage/arabic.html
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| | Arabic - Test for Unicode support in Web browsers |
| | The characters that appear in the first column of the following table depend on the browser that you are using, the fonts installed on your computer, and the browser options you have chosen that determine the fonts used to display particular character sets, encodings or languages. | | | Arabic Web pages with UTF-8 and MacArabic encodings are supported by the iCab Web browser for Macintosh computers. | | | Arabic Web pages with UTF-8, ISO and Windows encodings are supported by the Opera Web browser version 7.2 (or higher). |
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http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/arabic.html
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| | The Arabic language |
| | Arabic words are constructed from three-letter "roots" which convey a basic idea. | | | YES - and no. Learning Arabic certainly takes time and practice, but there are not many irregularities in the grammar. | | | Local dialects vary, and a Moroccan might have difficulty understanding an Iraqi, even though they speak the same language. |
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http://www.al-bab.com/arab/language/lang.htm
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| | Support for Authentic Arabic |
| | The characteristic of ACE is that it has been developed for Arabic and Arabic alone, solving structural deficiencies encountered in all software solutions, including the newly introduced Open Type of Microsoft and Adobe. | | | As input ACE accepts Unicode (the Arabic Block) and the output consists of a string of plotted penstroke-like glyphs, if necessary in the form of a single object. | | | What sets the Arabic alphabet apart from all others is its development into a highly complex morphological system. |
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http://diwww.epfl.ch/w3lsp/conferences/ridt98/decotype.html
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| | Arabic and the WWW |
| | As for the other languages as well, Arabic characters have to be converted into numeric codes before dealing with them on the computer or internet. | | | Most of these other ways to solve the problems resulting from the peculiarities of the Arabic language are connected with the existing character codes for Arabic. | | | To read Arabic pages with the Netscape Navigator you should install an additional software, Sindbad Communicator, of which you can get a free version for Netscape Navigator starting with version 4.0. |
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http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/html/docs/arabwww_en.html
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| | Allaahuakbar......An Invitation to Discover True Islaam ... |
| | MY Arabic TEACHER A new Arabic learning software A comprehensive interactive Arabic language learning and teaching software. | | | The program consists of books on Arabic grammar which help with reading, writing and exercises which help with comprehension, along with Nusoos (Higher Qur'ânIC Grammar and Terminology). | | | EASY Arabic PC-based Windows Arabic Learning Software with sound - for kids and adults. |
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http://www.allaahuakbar.net/quran/study_arabic.htm
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| | Arabic OpenType specification |
| | Registered features of the Arabic script are defined and illustrated, encodings are listed, and templates are included for compiling Arabic layout tables for OpenType fonts. | | | Font developers will learn how to encode complex script features in their fonts, choose character sets, organize font information, and use existing tools to produce Arabic fonts. | | | This document presents information that will assist font developers in creating fonts for all Arabic script languages covered by the Unicode Standard 3.1. |
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http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otfntdev/arabicot
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| | Arabic Writing |
| | Arabic words are generally based on a root that uses three consonants to define example | | | Arabic writing is easily learned and Arabic grammar is simpler | | | Arabic writing is easily learned and Arabic grammar |
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http://www.atozwriting.com/arabicwriting
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| | Tokenizing an Arabic Script Language (ResearchIndex) |
| | The research is based on a project for tokenization and parsing Persian, Arabic and Kurdish... | | | Abstract: In any natural language processing project, the input text needs to undergo tokenization before morphological analysis or parsing. | | | In this work we elaborate on some of these problems and present solutions for these. |
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http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/rezaei01tokenizing.html
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| | UniPers v Perso-Arabic script |
| | As soon as the environment is made conducive to freedom of expression and exchange of thoughts, one will see a resurgence of interest in a new alphabet for Persian. | | | The only major effort would be in reviewing the Latinized texts by language experts for possible tanscription errors. | | | The scientists whose fields require them to study ancient manuscripts will need to read and understand the writings and languages of those documents. |
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http://www.unipers.com/upvpa.htm
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| | Amazon.com: Books: Teach Yourself Beginner's Arabic Script |
| | The main problem with it is that the letters change their form depending on the context. | | | One problem is he doesn't vowelize the words, which can make them somewhat hard to learn. | | | I think it's a great idea to introduce rudiments of grammar, so that you're not just stuck on the alphabet all the time. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0071419829?v=glance
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| | Arabic language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | More recognizable are words like algorithm, algebra, alchemy, alcohol, azimuth, nadir, and zenith (see List of English words of Arabic origin). | | | Multilingual Computing in Arabic with Windows, major word processors, web browsers, Arabic keyboards, and Arabic transliteration fonts | | | Arabic (العربية al-'arabiyyah, or less formally 'arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language
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| | The Arabic Language Script |
| | Rapidly executed, the script does not appear to have been subject to formal and rigorous rules, and not all the surviving examples are the work of professional scribes. | | | These "vowel" symbols preserved their consonantal value, though, and were henceforth ambiguous. | | | A characteristic script developed in Ottoman Turkey was that used in the chancellery and known as divani. |
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http://www.indiana.edu/~arabic/arabic_script.htm
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| | RLIN- Arabic Script Cataloging |
| | (Arabic characters vary in shape depending on their position in a word--beginning, middle, or end.) The user simply keys in the character, and the terminal software automatically supplies the proper positional form. | | | But, because of the nature of Arabic-script languages (e.g., the absence of written vowels), transliteration is often imprecise and can render an online record irretrievable. | | | RLIN provides an online catalog of more than 50 million items held by over 100 of the world's leading research institutions, including books, serials, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, photographs, and computer files. |
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http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Software/RLIN_Arabic_10732.html
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| | Abjad - The Arabic Alphabet Learning System |
| | The word book, however, only has 28 examples with which to practice, whereas the Hamza and Vowels book has 28 x 3 = 84 words inscribed with dotted lines. | | | Abjad has identified three key challenges that children face when learning the Arabic alphabet, and for each challenge, Abjad system presents a decisive solution: | | | The Abjad products and the key alphabet learning areas they address are summarized in the table below: |
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http://www.abjad.com/more_about.html
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| | Arabic Calligraphy, Introduction |
| | On a traditional Islamic building, a number of different writing styles may appear on, for example, the walls, windows, or minarets. | | | Arabic lettering has achieved a high level of sophistication, and Arabic scripts can vary from flowing cursive styles like Naskh and Thuluth to the angular Kufi. | | | These parts include positive spacing, negative spacing, and the flow of energy that weaves together the calligrapher's rendering. |
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http://www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/intro.html
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| | Ukindia Learning to read Arabic |
| | Arabic is the language of a large part of our planet. | | | Supposing we wanted to make a word beginning with Sh and ending with N (eg to shun somebody) we take initial form of Sh and final form of N to make shn | | | The words are mostly in English so you can more easily recognise the shape of the letters.Write to us to let us know if you find the lessons useful and if you spot any mistakes. |
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http://www.ukindia.com/zar1.htm
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Books / Subjects / Reference / Language / General |
| | Including a huge range of activities and projects, it introduces core areas of language structure and grammar through analysis of real texts. | | | Featuring a language guide specific to Morocco, this phrasebook includes Arabic script throughout, pronunciation and grammar information, tips on speaking the language, and a vocabulary list. |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/277031
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| | Turkish alphabets and pronunciation |
| | In 1928, as part of his efforts to modernise Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk issued a decree replacing the Arabic script with a version of the Latin alphabet, which has been used ever since. | | | Until 1928, Turkish was written with a version of the Perso-Arabic script known as the Ottoman Turkish script. | | | The letter Ğ (yumuşak ge) is silent and makes the vowels before it long when it appears at the end of a word or before a consonant. |
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http://www.omniglot.com/writing/turkish.htm
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| | AncientScripts.com: Arabic |
| | And finally, Arabic uses a 10-base positional number system: | | | The following is an example of the Kufic script. | | | While originally used to write the Arabic language, the Arabic alphabet has been adopted by other groups to write their own languages, such as Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and more. |
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http://www.ancientscripts.com/arabic.html
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| | Arabic script |
| | For details of how to find us, a map is available from Multimap | | | Each letter in the Arabic alphabet can have as many as four different forms depending on the position of the letter in a word. | | | There is also a superb interactive flash animation showing how to draw the Arabic alphabet with information about each letter. |
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http://www.blss.portsmouth.sch.uk/hsc/arscript.shtml#alph
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| | Amazon.com: Books: Arabic Script: Styles, Variants, and Calligraphic Adaptations |
| | Informative, easy to read and full, full of detailed information, the author was very generous with pictures. | | | The book also relies too heavily on Arabic typography, which isn't really the same as calligraphy, and which so often breaks the canons of calligraphy, with the result of seeming both ugly and hard to read. | | | As many as 33 different styles, or scripts, are illustrated for each letter. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0789207109?v=glance
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| | Sakkal_Design_Arabic_Islamic_Graphics |
| | Logo design for Lusaka Muslim Society, "Nasheed" performance group, Stanford University, WhyIslam, and KindHearts. | | | To make "The Art of Arabic Calligraphy" articles more useful, new links are added to show different examples of calligraphy. | | | Also see the new Product Design section with new Arabic calligraphy designs for mugs and plates. |
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http://www.sakkal.com
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| | KryssTal : Writing - Arabic |
| | Visit Amazon by clicking on a logo below. | | | The script has been modified for use by other languages in the | | | Quran and so is known by many who are not speakers of the Arabic language. |
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http://www.krysstal.com/writing_arabic.html
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| | ► » Arabic Alphabet Tutorial - FREE Arabic Reading/Writing Course - Read Arabic Script |
| | You will need the latest version of Real Player to play the files. | | | This section is designed to acquaint people new to the Arabic language with the alphabet and the basic skills of writing in Arabic. | | | This tutorial will provide the reader with the necessary skills to learn how to read the Arabic language and how to construct words from letters. |
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http://www.shariahprogram.ca/Arabic-alphabet.shtml
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| | Major Caligraphic Styles |
| | Ta'liq (hanging) script is believed to have been developed by the Persians from an early and little known Arabic script called Firamuz. | | | Deewani also developed an ornamental variety called Deewani Jali which also was known as Humayuni (Imperial). | | | The script is considerably wider than it is high. |
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http://www.geocities.com/tayseerj/major_caligraphic_styles.htm
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| | Arabic alphabet, pronunciation and language |
| | The Aramaic language has fewer consonants than Arabic, so during the 7th century new Arabic letters were created by adding dots to existing letters in order to avoid ambiguities. | | | All Muslims are expected to recite the Qur'an in the original language, however many rely on translations in order to understand the text. | | | There are various other ways of transliterating Arabic. |
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http://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm
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| | Pravapis.org - Al Kitab manuscript - sacred Tatar books in Belarusian language and Arabic writing (English version) |
| | The Arabic word kiafir (infidel) was used as a basis to create other word forms kiafiry (plural), kiafirski (adjective), kiafiranie. | | | Kitabs are the books written in Belarusian language using Arabic script. | | | By using the Arabic script, a little bit altered to reflect the Belarusian phonetical features, some phonetical traits are expressed even better in the Arabic script rather than in Cyrillic texts of that time: the so called "dziekannie" and "cekannie" (soft "d" becoming "dz" and soft "t" becoming "c"), palatalization of "s", "z", "d", "t". |
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http://www.pravapis.org/art_kitab1_en.asp
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| | The Arabic Papyri |
| | This was when Arabic was not yet the "official" language of the state. | | | Apart from the well-known Qurra papyri (90 - 96 AH, 709 - 714 CE), examples of a few are given below, there are many others that predate them. | | | Here we will deal with some of the examples of the Arabic Papyri originating from 1st century of Hijra onwards. |
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http://www.islamic-awareness.org/History/Islam/Papyri
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| | Arabic calligraphy |
| | A company that provides Arabic logos for businesses, plus a variety of other design and translation services. | | | Plus: the reform of Arabic writing; early calligraphic development; later calligraphic development | | | Other languages – such as Persian, Urdu and Malay &; use adaptations of the Arabic script. |
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http://www.al-bab.com/arab/visual/calligraphy.htm
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| | Hausa language, alphabets and pronunciation |
| | Ajami is still used, mainly to write poetry, but also for at least one newpaper and some books. | | | There is no standard spelling system for Hausa written with the Arabic script so there is some variation in spelling between different writers. | | | Since the beginning of the 17th century, Hausa has been written with a version of the Arabic script known as ajami. |
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http://www.omniglot.com/writing/hausa.htm
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| | Teach Yourself Beginner's Arabic Script:MacE, John:0340860162:eCampus.com |
| | Readers wanting to learn the basics of reading and writing a new language that employs script will find all they need in the Teach Yourself Beginner's Script series. | | | Each book includes a step-by-step introduction to reading and writing in a new language as well as tips and practice exercises to build learners' skills. | | | -- A systematic approach to mastering the script |
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http://www.ecampus.com/bk_detail.asp?isbn=0340860162
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| | languagehat.com: ARABIC SCRIPT. |
| | It includes sections on script styles, calligraphy, objects with writing (I particularly like the Earthenware bowl with Kufic inscription), and others; Islam in China and the Malay Peninsula includes an amazing example of Arabic calligraphy done in Chinese style, with a brush. | | | It was generally learned alongside local languages but the Arabic script often displaced local scripts. | | | The objects in this tour have Arabic script inscribed upon them or are connected to the art of writing. |
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http://www.languagehat.com/archives/001771.php
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| | Varieties of the Arabic Script |
| | The Persian variant of the Arabic alphabet is the foundation on which all other variants of the Arabic scripts were built. | | | This page is intended to outline the varieties of the Arabic alphabet used in different languages, and to explain how these differ in usage and pronunciation from those found in Arabic. | | | Therefore, it is technically more correct to say that Pashto, Urdu and others use not the Arabic script but the Perso-Arabic script. |
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http://www.geocities.com/sikmirza/arabic/arabic.html
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| | USATODAY.com - Prosecutors admit possible evidence error in N.Y. terror sting |
| | The indictment said an entry in Arabic script referred to Aref as a "commander" and listed his former address and phone number in Albany. | | | However, FBI translators now have a copy of the original entry and disagree with the earlier conclusion, saying the word was in the Kurdish language, not Arabic, and actually means "brother," prosecutors told the judge in a letter. | | | The translation discrepancy stems from a notebook that the FBI said was found in a terrorist camp in northern Iraq last summer. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-08-17-albany-terror-trial_x.htm
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| | children,Child education, Arabic language, Arabic software, Islamic multimedia,educational,learn ... |
| | children,Child education, Arabic language, Arabic software, Islamic multimedia,educational,learn Arabic,translation,home schooling,preschool,children | | | Titles for Children and Learners of Arabic as a Second Language (ASL) | | | Free Item(s) is of Lesser or Equal Value |
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http://www.aramedia.com/children.htm
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| | Internet Islamic History Sourcebook |
| | Maqamat (singular Maqamah) were a popular sort of Arabic entertainment literature (adab). | | | The text is On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy, or in Arabic Kitab fasl al-maqal, with its appendix (Damina). | | | Useful enough, but written with a chip on his shoulder by an economist. |
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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html
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| | Famine in Crimea, 1931 |
| | Original text in Arabic script, transliterated into Latin alphabet by Şule Tezcan | | | There is a great deal of literature relating to the Great Famine of 1932-33 in Ukraine, but Crimea is not covered. | | | It must be noted that 55 percent of the people in Bahçesaray died during the Famine of 1921-1922. |
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http://www.iccrimea.org/historical/famine1931.html
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| | IPL Kidspace: Say Hello to the World |
| | Click to hear how to say hello in Arabic! | | | There are 202,000,000 people who speak Arabic all over the world, with the largest numbers of Arabic speakers in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. | | | Now you can say hello to 202,000,000 people! |
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http://www.ipl.org/youth/hello/arabic.html
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