What is the difference between the Arabic Language and the Lebanese language?
The best example to illustrate the differences and similarities is a comparison to Latin-and-Spanish or Spanish-and-Italian. Arabic and Lebanese are two different languages that use different words, phrases and structures. However, many words are similar, but if you know one it does not mean that you would know the other. Normally, Arabic letters are used when writing in Lebanese just like Latin letters are used to write both Spanish and Italian. Lebanese Language is developed from its parent language ‘Aramaic’. Aramaic/Aramean was the language used by the inhabitants of the region until 900 AD. The language developed and mixed with Arabic, and later Turkish. Some scholars refer to Lebanese as a neo-Aramaic language linking it to its roots. Also, some refer to Lebanese language as ‘spoken Lebanese’ or ‘Arabic Lebanese’ due to similarities.
