One could compare Arabic dialects/languages [0] to Slavic languages about 700 years ago. The dialects/languages are actively diverging due to different cultural ties and influences each country experiences, but due to the internet there's a regular cultural interflow keeping a certain level of mutual intelligibility with other "Arabic-speaking" groups.
In this metaphor Algerian is probably Polish or Czech in the 14th century.
[0]: This is a loaded and inaccurate term used here for brevity.
In this metaphor Algerian is probably Polish or Czech in the 14th century.
[0]: This is a loaded and inaccurate term used here for brevity.