1508: Arabizi Jan 28, 2019

Following yesterday's post about innovative use of the Latin Script, not only do some people use this writing system as a non-standard alternative for the sake of accessibility, but also now for slang. Arabizi is the name given to Arabic written in the Latin alphabet for online or text purposes predominantly. This started because there was for a long time no way to write in Arabic digitally, but even after progress was made there, Arabizi continues to be used for the purposes of conveying slang, and providing a more informal appearance. Here is how it looks with the Arabizi compared to the International Phonetic Alphabet standard:

Arabizi: kif/keef sa7tak, chou/shu 3am ti3mel?

IPA: [kiːf ˈsˤɑħtak ʃuː ʕam ˈtɪʕmel]

(Arabic: .كيف صحتك، شو عم تعمل)

Example from Wikipedia