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==Arabic speakers and other languages==
With the sole example of Medieval linguist [[Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati]] – who, while a scholar of the Arabic language, was not ethnically Arab – Medieval scholars of the Arabic language made no efforts at studying comparative linguistics, considering all other languages inferior.<ref>[[Kees Versteegh]], ''The Arabic Linguistic Tradition'', p. 106. Part of Landmarks in Linguistic Thought series, vol. 3. New York: Routledge, 1997. {{ISBN|978-0-415-15757-5}}</ref>
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