Variety of Arabic spoken in the Emirate of Sicily
Also known as Sicilian Arabic
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Siculo-Arabic or Sicilian Arabic is a group of Arabic language varieties that were spoken in the Emirate of Sicily from the 9th century, persisting under the subsequent Norman rule until the 13th century. However, only one dialect of Siculo-Arabic is still spoken: Maltese. Siculo-Arabic dialects descend from the Arabic that was introduced to Sicily following the Abbasid conquest in the 9th century, and gradually marginalized following the Norman conquest in the 11th century.