Mauritania Languages

Description
Arabic is the official and national language of Mauritania. The local spoken variety is known as Hassaniya. It is used for official communication and significantly differs from the Modern Standard Arabic.

Other national languages are:
 * Pulaar
 * Soninke
 * Wolof

French is widely used in the media and among educated classes.

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
 * Jeffrey Heath, Hassaniya Arabic (Mali) - English - French dictionary, Wiesbaden Harrassowitz 2004 - Available at WorldCat
 * Ahmed Salem Elhoussein, Basic English-Hassaniya dictionary - Available at WorldCat

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids