🇩🇿Algeria

Dziriya API

الدزيرية

Dziriya (also called Derdja) is the spoken Arabic dialect of Algeria — the largest Arabic-speaking market in Africa by land area. Deeply influenced by French colonization, Dziriya blends Arabic, French, Amazigh (Berber), and Turkish loanwords into a vibrant, distinctive dialect.

45M+ speakers
TTS + STT
<200ms latency

Primary Language

Algerian Arabic

Speaker Count

45 million+

Region

Algeria

Loanword Sources

French, Amazigh, Turkish, Spanish

Script

Arabic (RTL)

API Dialect Code

dziriya

Sample Translations

See how real content translates into Dziriya

English

Good morning

Dziriya

صباح الخير / صبح علبار

Daily greeting

English

Payment confirmed

Dziriya

الدفع نجح

FinTech

English

Call us anytime

Dziriya

اتصل بينا وقتاش ما بغيت

Customer support

Linguistic Features

What makes Dziriya unique — and why it requires specialized AI

Dominant French influence — largest bilingual French-Arabic speaker base in the world

Turkish Ottoman vocabulary layer (unique to Algeria among Maghreb dialects)

Amazigh/Kabyle substrate in northern Algeria especially

Distinct interrogative particles and negation patterns

Regional variation: Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Tlemcen

Heavy use of French neologisms in technology and business contexts

Use Cases

Industries building with Dziriya API

💳

FinTech

Banking apps, payment flows, and financial content localized for Algerian users

📱

Telecom

IVR systems, SMS campaigns, and app interfaces for Algeria's mobile-first market

📚

EdTech

E-learning content, tutoring platforms, and educational tools in natural Dziriya

🏛️

Government

Citizen-facing services and public communications in accessible Algerian Arabic

Neural Voice Synthesis

Text-to-speech voices trained specifically on Dziriya

Ismael

Male

Authoritative, clear Algiers accent

Amina

Female

Warm, expressive Algerian voice

Code Example

python
import requests, os

response = requests.post(
    'https://your-api.com/api/v1/translate',
    headers={
        'X-API-Key': os.getenv('TKALAM_API_KEY'),
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    json={
        'text': 'Your payment was successful. Thank you!',
        'target_dialect': 'dziriya',
        'style': 'support',
    },
)

data = response.json()['data']
print(data['output_text'])
# الدفع ديالك نجح. شكرا بزاف!

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