Mzab-Wargla

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Mozabite language ( tifinagh ⵜⵓⵎⵣⴰⴱⵜ ) is one of the mainly in Algeria and parts of Morocco living mozabite people spoken Berber language . She has especially in the M'zab - havens around the city Ghardaia about 70,000 speakers.

According to Roger Blench, there are eight dialects: Gurara, Mzab Ghardaia (Mozabite), Wargla, Tugurt, Seghrušen, Figuig, Senhaja and Iznacen. In its XVI edition (2009), Ethnologue mentions the dialects Taznatit, Tumzabt, Tagargrent and Temacine-Tamazight. Tumzabt alone, the largest subgroup, has around 150,000 speakers.

Individual evidence

  1. Blench, Roger M. (2006): The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List . Cambridge: Mallam Dendo. PDF
  2. ^ Mzab-Wargla , on ethnologue.com
  3. Tumzabt at ethnologue.com