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1)<br>Date: 22 Mar 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">hussein hiyassat <<a href="mailto:hiyassat@gmail.com" target="_blank">hiyassat@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Subject:Dialect Question Words Response<br>
<br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">in Jordanian dialects</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">شوه ماذا</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">مين من</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">وينتى متى</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">وين أين</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">كيف ولكن الكاف قريبة من</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ch</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> كيف</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> لويش لماذا</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">اياتها أي</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">قديش كم</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">قديش كم for uncountable</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">بقديش بكم</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">هل is not used</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I would appreciate you sharing your data once finished</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>2)<br>Date: 22 Mar 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Randi <<a href="mailto:asadi27@gmail.com" target="_blank">asadi27@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Subject:Dialect Question Words Response<br><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Here's a few question words for you</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">شو - what (Iraqi)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">شنو - what (Baghdad)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> - شاكوWhat's going on/happening (Iraq</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">شلون - Why, how (Iraqi/Gulf)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ايش - what (Yemeni/Libyan/Gulf)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ليش - why (Yemeni/Gulf/Levant)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">وين - where (MSA)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Sincerely,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Randi</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>3)<br>Date: 22 Mar 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Ahmed Hassan Khorshid <<a href="mailto:khorshid@aucegypt.edu" target="_blank">khorshid@aucegypt.edu</a>></span><div>
Subject:Dialect Question Words Response<br><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Hello,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> هل is used in colloquial Arabic of Cairo in the form هو، هي</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">أمثلة: هو انت مصري؟ هو انت مصرية؟ هو أنا مجنون؟ هو احنا متأخرين؟</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">سلام</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"></div><div><br></div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
4)<br>Date: 22 Mar 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Omar Basendwah <<a href="mailto:o.basendwah@gmail.com" target="_blank">o.basendwah@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Subject:Dialect Question Words Response<br>
<div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">in south Arabia:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ليش، لِمَهْ limeh = لماذا</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">وين = أين</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Omar Basendwah</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>5)<br>Date: 22 Mar 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">"Hilmi, Sana N." <<a href="mailto:shilmi@nvcc.edu" target="_blank">shilmi@nvcc.edu</a>></span><br>
Subject:Dialect Question Words Response<br><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Merhaba,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">In Iraqi Dialect, and this is more of Baghdad dialect,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">مــاذا - ش</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ما - شـنـُو</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">مَـن - مِـنـو</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">مـتـى - شــوَكـِــت</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">أيــن - وَيــن</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">كـيـف - شــلون</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">اشمـعـنى - اشـمـعـنى how come?</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">لِــمـاذا - لِــيـش، إلــويـش Why?</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">أي (أية) - أي، يا هُـوَ، يـا هِـيَ</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">كــَـم - ﭼَــم countable</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">كــم - شــﮕـــد how long or uncountable</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">بــكـَـم - بـيــش؟ - إبـيـش</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">إلـمَـن - for whom</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> مـالــمَـن Whose?</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">هــل</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">هل is not used very much, but we do use it.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Take care,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Sana</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">And, we, Northern Virginia Community College- Annandale is offering Iraqi this summer ☺</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>6)<br>Date: 22 Mar 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Muhammad Alzaidi <<a href="mailto:mohd.zaidi2007@gmail.com" target="_blank">mohd.zaidi2007@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Subject:Dialect Question Words Response<br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Hi Rasha!</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">These are the Hijazi Arabic equivalents (between parenthesis) for the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">question words you listed:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> إيه ماذا</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(شنو)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">مين من</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(من)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">إمتى متى</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(متى)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">فين أين</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(وين)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">إزاي كيف</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(كيف)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">إشمعنى or ليه لماذا</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(ليش /ليه)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">أنهي أي</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(اي)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">كام كم</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(كم)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">قد ايه كم for uncountable</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(بكم)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">بكام بكم</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(بكم)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">>"Also just to say that هل is not used in informal cairene, please let me</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">> know if it is used in other dialects."</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> To be honest, this is a difficult question whether this HAL is used in</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Hijazi Arabic or not. But my answer is that HAL is used in Hijazi Arabic</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">but not that common and not in every situations. The following is a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">question where HAL is used by some Hijazi Arabic speakers</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">هل ترضاه لأخوك؟؟</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Would you accept it (i.e. to be happened) to your brother?</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">So the question whether HAL is used or not seems to be not desirable..</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Instead, the question that seems to be really good is HOW common HAL is</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">used and in which situational context?</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Regards,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Muhammad ALZAIDI</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">PhD Candidate</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">University of Essex</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div>
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