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In sociolinguistics, 'Diglossia' refers to:
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A classic example is Arabic, where Modern Standard Arabic is used for writing/news (High), and local dialects are used for speaking (Low).
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Maltese is the only Semitic language that is officially written in which script?
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Maltese evolved from Siculo-Arabic but adopted the Latin alphabet due to European Catholic influence.
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Punjabi is written in the Gurmukhi script in India, but in Pakistan it is written in:
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Shahmukhi is a Perso-Arabic script used to write Punjabi in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
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Which language is the 'liturgical' language of Islam?
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The Quran is written in Classical Arabic, and prayers (Salah) are recited in Arabic by Muslims worldwide.
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Malay and Indonesian are standardized varieties of the same language. Which alphabet do they use?
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While historically written in Jawi (Arabic script), modern Malay and Indonesian officially use the Latin alphabet.
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Urdu and Hindi are considered mutually intelligible in their spoken forms but differ primarily in:
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Hindi uses Devanagari script and Sanskrit vocabulary; Urdu uses Perso-Arabic script and Persian/Arabic vocabulary.
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Which language family does Arabic belong to?
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Arabic is a Semitic language, which is a branch of the larger Afroasiatic language family.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the six official languages of the United Nations?
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The six official UN languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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Words like 'algebra', 'algorithm', 'lemon', and 'sugar' entered English via:
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During the Middle Ages, Arabic scholarship in math and science, as well as trade, brought these terms into European languages and eventually English.
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The word 'assassin' entered English from which language during the Crusades?
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The word is derived from the Arabic 'hashishin', referring to a sect in the Levant encountered by Crusaders.
