Linguistic Atlas

7 dialect regions

26M+ speakers

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The Tamazight Continuum

Tamazight languages form a dialect continuum across North Africa. Adjacent varieties are often mutually intelligible, while distant ones may not be.

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Tachelhit

Morocco

8-10 millionExplore

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Kabyle

Algeria, France

5-7 millionComing soon

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Tarifit

Morocco, Netherlands, Belgium

4-5 millionComing soon

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Central Atlas Tamazight

Morocco

3-5 millionComing soon

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Tuareg

Niger, Mali, Algeria, Libya, Burkina Faso

2-3 millionComing soon

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Zenaga

Mauritania

200-500Coming soon

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Ghomara

Morocco

10,000-20,000Coming soon