Arabic Language and Culture in Nigeria: The Journey so Far
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2012
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International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research, Singapore
Abstract
Nigeria is a country in West Africa, in Sub-Saharan Africa, far from the Arab countries yet got
in contact with Arabic language. Indeed, the Arabic language became Nigerian’s official language at a point
in time and influences some of her local languages. This paper attempts to study the influence of Arabic
culture, particularly Arabic language, in Nigeria by tracing its growth and development and to examine the
factors responsible for its survival in a difficult terrain. The paper is divided into four parts. The first part
discusses the advent of Arabic language in Nigeria; the Second part dwells on Arabic Education in Nigeria;
while the third part focuses on the influence of Arabic language on some Nigerian indigenous languages and
vice versa. The fourth part examines Arabic Literature in Nigeria. While the conclusion contains the
summary of the paper and some recommendations.
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Arabic Language, Culture, Nigeria
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Ibraheem, L.O. (2012) “ Arabic Language and Culture in Nigeria: The Journey so Far” in Humanity, Culture and Society, Selected peer reviewed Papers from 2012 International Conference on Humanity, Culture and Society (ICHCS 2012), Chen Dan, Vol. 58 of Volume 58, Pp. 88-92, published by International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research, Singapore