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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 2011 all 900 remaining speakers of Cypriot Arabic are over 30 years of age.