A Conventional Orthography for Algerian Arabic

Algerian Arabic is an Arabic dialect spoken in Algeria characterized by the absence of writing resources and standardization, hence it is considered as an under-resourced language. It differs from Modern Standard Arabic on all levels of linguistic representation, from phonology and morphology to lexicon and syntax. In this paper, we present a conventional orthography for Algerian Arabic, following a previous effort on developing a conventional orthography for Dialectal Arabic (or CODA), demonstrated for Egyptian and Tunisian Arabic. We explain the design principles of Algerian CODA and provide a detailed description of its guidelines.