The Project
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About Amawal
Preserving and promoting the Tamazight language
Mission
Our Purpose
Amawal (ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵍ), meaning “dictionary” in Tamazight, is dedicated to making the Tamazight language accessible to learners worldwide. This project is part of the larger Amazigh Series, celebrating and preserving Amazigh culture and heritage.
We started with Tachelhit, the most widely spoken Tamazight variant in Morocco, and plan to expand to cover other regional varieties.
The Language
About Tamazight
Tamazight (ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ) is a family of closely related Berber languages spoken by the Amazigh people across North Africa—from Morocco and Algeria to Libya, Tunisia, Mali, and Niger.
With an estimated 30-40 million speakers, it represents one of Africa's oldest living language families. Today, Tamazight holds official language status in both Morocco (since 2011) and Algeria (since 2016).
Varieties
Regional Dialects
Tachelhit
Southern Morocco. ~8 million speakers. Currently featured in Amawal.
Kabyle
Kabylie region, Algeria. ~5 million speakers. Coming soon.
Tarifit
Rif mountains, Northern Morocco. ~4 million speakers. Coming soon.
Central Atlas
Central Morocco. ~3 million speakers. Coming soon.
The Script
Tifinagh
Tifinagh (ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ) is one of the oldest alphabets still in use. Its origins trace back over 2,500 years to the ancient Libyco-Berber inscriptions found across the Sahara.
The Series
Amazigh Series
Amawal is the first project in the Amazigh Series, a collection of tools and resources dedicated to Amazigh language and culture.
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“Greetings to you all”