Cypriot Arabic, also known as
Cypriot Maronite Arabic, is a
moribund variety of
Arabic spoken by the
Maronite community of
Cyprus. Formerly speakers were mostly situated in
Kormakitis, but following the
Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the majority relocated to the south and spread, leading to the decline of the language. Traditionally bilingual in
Cypriot Greek, as of some time prior to 2000, all remaining speakers of Cypriot Arabic were over 30 years of age. A 2011 census reported that, of the 3,656 Maronite Cypriots in Republic of Cyprus-controlled areas (the south), none declared Cypriot Arabic as their
first language.