Tamazight language

Also known as: Tamazigt language

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Tamazight is a Berber language spoken by approximately one-third of the population in Morocco. It officially became a recognized language in Morocco in 2011. The Tamazight-speaking population is divided into three main ethnolinguistic groups: the Rif people of the Rif Mountains, and the peoples of the Middle and High Atlas mountains. Although there are dialectal differences, these groups can generally understand each other. Tamazight is taught in schools, and many of its speakers also use Arabic. French and Spanish are also widely spoken in Morocco, with English gaining increasing use.1

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Algeria
Languages of Algeria
The Amazigh language (Tamazight)—in several geographic dialects—is spoken by Algeria’s ethnic Imazighen, though most are also bilingual in Arabic.
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The Amazigh language (Tamazight)—in several geographic dialects—is spoken by Algeria’s ethnic Imazighen, though most are also bilingual in Arabic.
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Berber languages
Tarifit, Kabyle, Tamazight, and Tamahaq. The family may also include extinct languages such as the Guanche languages of the Canary Islands, Old Libyan (Numidian), and Old Mauretanian, which are known from inscriptions but have not yet been studied thoroughly enough to make any affirmative generalizations about their…
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Tarifit, Kabyle, Tamazight, and Tamahaq. The family may also include extinct languages such as the Guanche languages of the Canary Islands, Old Libyan (Numidian), and Old Mauretanian, which are known from inscriptions but have not yet been studied thoroughly enough to make any affirmative generalizations about their…
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Morocco
Languages
The Amazigh language, known as Tamazight, became an official language in 2011. Having been preserved in Amazigh enclaves, it is spoken by roughly one-third of the people. Many Imazighen also speak Arabic, and Tamazight is taught in schools. French is an important secondary language, and Spanish is widely spoken. English…
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The Amazigh language, known as Tamazight, became an official language in 2011. Having been preserved in Amazigh enclaves, it is spoken by roughly one-third of the people. Many Imazighen also speak Arabic, and Tamazight is taught in schools. French is an important secondary language, and Spanish is widely spoken. English…
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