_:b197110 "2014-07-23"^^ . _:b197110 "Wikipedia"@en . _:b197110 . _:b197110 "Arabic is a name for what are traditionally considered the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century. This includes both the literary language and varieties of Arabic spoken in a wide arc of territory, stretching across the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa. Arabic belongs to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. The literary language is called Modern Standard Arabic or Literary Arabic, which is a pluricentric, fusional language. It is currently the only official form of Arabic, used in most written documents as well as in formal spoken occasions, such as lectures and news broadcasts.Arabic is written using the Arabic script."@en .