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=== Arabic ===
{{Main|Varieties of Arabic}}
[[Pre-classical Arabic|Pre-Islamic Arabic]] can be considered a polycentric language.{{Sfn | Abd-el-Jawad | 1992 | p = 262}} In [[List of countries where Arabic is an official language|Arabic-speaking countries]] different levels of polycentricity can be detected.{{Sfn | Abd-el-Jawad | 1992 | p = 271}} [[Arabic|Modern Arabic]] is a pluricentric language with varying branches correlating with different regions where Arabic is spoken and the type of communities speaking it. The [[vernacular]] varieties of Arabic include:
*[[Peninsular Arabic]]
**[[Hejazi Arabic]] (urban cities of western Saudi Arabia)
**[[Najdi Arabic]] (much of central Saudi Arabia)
**[[Omani Arabic]] 
**[[Gulf Arabic]] (spoken around the coasts of the [[Persian Gulf]] in [[Kuwait]], [[Bahrain]], [[Qatar]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], as well as parts of [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], and [[Oman]])
**[[Yemeni Arabic]]
*[[Levantine Arabic]] (spoken in the [[Levant]] region)
**[[Syrian Arabic]]
**[[Jordanian Arabic]]
**[[Lebanese Arabic]]
**[[Palestinian Arabic]]
*[[Maghrebi Arabic]] (spoken in the [[Maghreb]] region)
**[[Algerian Arabic]]
**[[Libyan Arabic]]
**[[Moroccan Arabic]]
**[[Tunisian Arabic]],
*[[Mesopotamian Arabic]]
**[[Baghdad Arabic]]
*[[Egyptian Arabic]]
*[[Sudanese Arabic]], and many others.

In addition, many speakers use [[Modern Standard Arabic]] in education and formal settings. Therefore, in Arabic-speaking communities, [[diglossia]] is frequent.