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What dialect is Sinbad?

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nebojats
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23 November 2010 at 7:10am | IP Logged 
Hey,

What is the dialect of Arabic is being spoken in this cartoon?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXfXFXGHddE

Are there any cartoons or children's shows spoken in MSA?

Thanks!

-Nick
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Doitsujin
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nebojats wrote:
What is the dialect of Arabic is being spoken in this cartoon?

That's no dialect. It's MSA at its finest. I.e. no native speaker will speak like that voluntarily. :-)
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23 November 2010 at 8:42am | IP Logged 
nebojats wrote:
Are there any cartoons or children's shows spoken in MSA?


Check out Al-Jazeera Kids: http://www.jcctv.net/. They have a ton of different programs: cartoons, documentaries, stories, etc. in MSA that you can watch for free (they even have a program called Bayti al-Arabiy, which is basically an Arabic Sesame Street). The production values are very high and it's a useful place to get MSA content that is not the news or talk shows.

Edited by cmj on 23 November 2010 at 8:42am

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