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This chapter interrogates the marginalization and recent resurgence of Darija (Moroccan Arabic) and Tamazight as legitimate literary languages in Morocco. Historically sidelined by Arabization policies and the dominance of the Franco–Arabic literary binary, these Indigenous languages have been mostly excluded from national literary historiography. This chapter traces how postindependence nationalist ideologies suppressed Morocco’s multilingual, literary heritage, privileging fuṣḥā and French while dismissing Darija and Tamazight as purely oral languages. Combining close readings of novels with institutional developments, the chapter highlights the emergence of a new literary consciousness that reclaims linguistic plurality as a pillar of Moroccan literature. It argues that despite institutional resistance, the rise of fiction written in Darija and Tamazight signals a transformative shift in Moroccan literature, challenging hegemonic narratives and redefining the language of the novelistic genre. It ultimately advocates for a reconfiguration of scholarly frameworks to reflect the multilingual realities of Moroccan cultural production.
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