Languages of Morocco
Region Hassani Arabic Total population % of Hassani Arabic speakers
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra 133,914 340,748 39.3%
Guelmim-Oued Noun 86,214 414,489 20.8%
Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab 21,322 114,021 18.7%
Souss-Massa 13,290 2,657,906 0.5%
Drâa-Tafilalet 3,255 1,627,269 0.2%
Casablanca-Settat 6,827 6,826,773 0.1%
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra 4,553 4,552,585 0.1%
Marrakesh-Safi 4,505 4,504,767 0.1%
Béni Mellal-Khénifra 2,512 2,512,375 0.1%
Fès-Meknès 0 4,216,957 0.0%
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima 0 3,540,012 0.0%
Oriental 0 2,302,182 0.0%
Morocco 268,881 33,610,084 0.8%
Arabic -- Dialectal Arabic
Hassānīya , is spoken by about 0.8% of the population mainly in the Southern regions of Morocco . Communities of speakers exist elsewhere in Morocco too . The below table presents statistical figures of speakers , based on the 2014 population census [ 1 ] .
There are a number of languages of Morocco. The two official languages are Modern Standard Arabic and Berber. Moroccan Arabic (known as Darija) is the spoken native vernacular. The languages of prestige in Morocco are Arabic in its Classical and Modern Standard Forms and French, the latter of which serves as a second language for many Moroccans. According to a 2000-2002 survey done by Moha Ennaji, author of Multilingualism, Cultural Identity, and Education in Morocco, there is a general agreement that Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, and Berber are the national languages. Ennaji also concluded This survey confirms the idea that multilingualism in Morocco is a vivid sociolinguistic phenomenon, which is favored by many people. There are around 20 million Berber speakers in Morocco. French retains a major place in Morocco, as it is taught universally and serves as Morocco's primary language of commerce and economics, culture, sciences and medicine; it is also widely used in education and government. Morocco is a member of the Francophonie. Spanish is spoken by many Moroccans, particularly in the northern regions around Tetouan and Tangier, as well as in parts of the south, due to historic ties and business interactions with Spain. According to a 2012 study by the Government of Spain, 98% of Moroccans spoke Moroccan Arabic, 63% spoke French, 43% Amazigh, 14% spoke English, and 10% spoke Spanish.