The Arabic script is one of the most widespread writing systems in the world. It is used to write Arabic, extending from North Africa, the Near East through the Middle East, but it has also been used by other languages such as Persian, Pashto, or Urdu. These other groups have extended the Arabic script in order to represent sounds of their language which didn't exist in Arabic.
Introduction to CAASL2 workshop [Slides]includes an introduction to Arabic script-based languages and discusses the importance of the writing system by looking at differences in phrasal boundary recognition in Tajiki Persian (extended Cyrillic script) vs. Farsi/Dari Persian (extended Arabic script). The slides also give some stats on the two CAASL workshop submissions.
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The Languages using the Arabic script are:
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Languages that previously used the Arabic script:
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- Arabic script on Omniglot
- Arabic alphabet on Wikipedia
- Arabic Language Script, Indiana University, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.
- Unicode Scripts and Languages: contains a list of languages using the Arabic script.
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