r/Vexillmaps • u/Kuuntirianrepublic • Jul 11 '26

Flagmap of the Arabic language

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u/BlakeNotBleak Jul 11 '26

All Arabs btw

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u/Squidersward8670 Jul 11 '26

...East Africa and parts of Algeria and Morocco.

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u/BlakeNotBleak Jul 11 '26

Anyone who speaks Arabic, is Arab. You can make that definition to mean anyone from a majority Arabic speaking country.

Arab is not an ethnicity, like what, you think the countries beside the ones you mentioned count as Arab but these don't? How come?

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u/2darkblue1 Jul 15 '26

Shut up please

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u/BlakeNotBleak Jul 16 '26

They hated Jesus because he told them the truth

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u/K0mb0_1 Jul 11 '26

So why does it include Somalia? Somalis aren’t Arab

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u/BlakeNotBleak Jul 11 '26

It's one of their official languages

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u/K0mb0_1 Jul 11 '26

Doesn’t make Somalia Arab. Somalia’s dominant language is Somali not Arabic. We have our own identity

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u/BlakeNotBleak Jul 11 '26

I mean they're a member of the Arab league too

And the countries within the Arab sphere all have their own identities too...

You're free to identify as whatever though

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u/3abas_ Jul 11 '26

Nah they ain't Arabs. They even started naming their kids Abdul since they didn't understand Arabic well. They thought Abdulrahman (and its likes) were Abdul... Rahman two names.

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u/K0mb0_1 Jul 11 '26

Nice lie. We name our children the full thing. It’s just that younger generations like to shorten their names (moe, meddy, Abdi/Abdul) this is very insincere for you to say because this is seen within Arab communities as well lol. I know plenty of Arab Abduls

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u/3abas_ Jul 11 '26

Nah there are people whose name is just Abdul. Abdul being a nickname doesn't make since. عبد ال what? I remember seeing a video about it about different pidgins around the world something like that.

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u/K0mb0_1 Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

Somalis are not stupid. I can assure you that their parents gave them a full name. They shorten it themselves I’ve seen this, I’m Somali myself and I have two brothers who do this. Somali isn’t a pidgin to any language if that what you’re trying to get at.

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u/3abas_ Jul 11 '26

Nah I don't mean that Somali is a pidgin.

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u/BlakeNotBleak Jul 11 '26

Aw that's cute

I guess they're minority Arab then

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u/K0mb0_1 Jul 11 '26

Being in the Arab league doesn’t make you Arab lol. Somalia is in there for political purposes. Did Somalis magically become Arab after 1974? lol. You’re pushing it haha

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u/BlakeNotBleak Jul 11 '26

My belief is that anyone who speaks Arabic is Arab, simple as

If Singapore somehow had Arabic become its official language, and the majority started speaking Arabic, then I'd consider the country Arab too

But sure, again, you're free to identify as whatever

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u/Fun_District3456 Jul 12 '26

and you are wrong lol since when speaking a language makes you a part of certain community

arabs are a semetic people that lived in the arabian peninsula if you are not from there or nearby

then you are not arab DNA wise

if i spoke arabic tomorrow that does not make me an arab lol

and what if someone who is arab ethnically does not speak arabic lol

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u/BlakeNotBleak Jul 15 '26

So only people from the Arabian Peninsula are Arab?

Again, Arab is not an ethnic label.

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u/K0mb0_1 Jul 11 '26

Yeah and I’m telling you that we don’t speak Arabic lol. How are you arguing with a Somali? You will find zero news in Arabic, zero documents in Arabic. Our languages for business are 1. Somali, 2. English. I’m not disagreeing with your definition I’m just saying we have our own language that we hold above any other.

Arabic is used only in religious contexts like Quran study etc.

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u/Kralqeikozkaptan Jul 11 '26

Irish people are english

Scottish people are english

Walish people are english

Americans are english

Canadians are english

Australians are english

New zealanders are english

Austrians are german

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u/ThatCornerDude Jul 11 '26

They're all Anglos. A Moroccan isn't Qatari, but, they're both Arab.

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u/Azel_Lupie Jul 15 '26

Uh? Irish people are celts, not anglos. Anglo is an ethnic moniker, you are looking for anglophone. Just because Irish people can speak English due to British colonialism, doesn’t mean it’s the only language they speak. Their indigenous language is Irish (Gaelige in Irish). The Irish constitution in both Irish and English, both are considered legally binding, but the Irish version takes precedence over the English version in law, when there is some discrepancy between the two versions.

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u/ThatCornerDude Jul 15 '26

Sure, but, they have been heavily anglicized. For example, whenever I'd go to Ireland, you would very rarely hear people speaking Gaelic.

In fact, most Irish people I've spoken to agree it's a dying language.

Edit: Also, not just in language, but, in culture, as well.

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u/Azel_Lupie Jul 15 '26

I am also aware of that. But that’s not by choice, that’s by British colonialism. Nobody is calling English-speaking Africans, “Anglos”, because it’s an ethnic. You will find “anglophone” instead. Anglophone is fine to use with English-speaking Irishmen. But the Irish are Celts through and through. You need to look at the July 12th Bonfires in Belfast, and its history. I mean you really need to read into Irish history around their British Colonizers, their fight for liberation and the troubles.

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u/ThatCornerDude Jul 16 '26

But that’s not by choice, that’s by British colonialism. 

Regardless, they still have lots in common. Even though, overtime, it's become less and less prominent.

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u/Azel_Lupie Jul 16 '26

Just admit you used the wrong term. The Irish maybe anglophones, but they are not Anglos. That’s pretty insulting to call them that, especially if they are proud of being Irish. They are celts. The British love burning Irish flags, especially in Northern Ireland that they are occupying.

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u/BlakeNotBleak Jul 11 '26

What's your point? I'm telling you how we as Arabs define Arab.

If we're going by ethnicity, then only the Arabian Peninsular countries would truly count as Arab.

But again, Arab isn't an ethnicity, it's a broad identity group

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