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Maridi Arabic

Maridi Arabic was a possible Arabic pidgin apparently spoken in the upper Nile valley around 1000 CE. If legitimate, it would be the oldest record of a pidgin. It is known from just fifty words in an 11th-century text.

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The only account of the language is the following text. :One day there was a man whose name was Jumuʿa. :He had a camel and a son. :They were going to stay in a place. :People(?) said to him, "Shame! You are a barbarian! :Your son should not walk, you barbarian, seat him!" :They were on the camel. :People(?) said to him, "Shame! You are a barbarian!" :The son sat and Jumuʿa walked. :People(?) said to him, "Shame! You are a barbarian!" :Jumuʿa said, "People(?) are neither good nor important." ==See also==
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