Atlas languages
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| Atlas languages | |
|---|---|
| Masmuda | |
| Geographic distribution: |
Atlas Mountains, Souss |
| Linguistic classification: | Afro-Asiatic
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| Subdivisions: | |
| Glottolog: | atla1275[2] |
The Atlas languages, or more exactly Moroccan Atlas, are a subgroup of the Northern Berber languages spoken in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. By mutual intelligibility, they are a single language spoken by perhaps 14 million people; however, they are distinct sociolinguistically and are considered separate languages by the Royal institute of the Amazigh culture. They are,[2][1]
- Central Moroccan Tamazight (Central Atlas Berber)
- Shilha (Tashelhiyt; also rendered Tachelhit, Tasusit; includes Judeo-Berber and perhaps the extinct Lisan al-Gharbi)
- Senhaja de Srair in the southern part of the Rif
- Ghomara in the western part of the Rif
Percent of Tashelhit speakers (use in everyday's communication) in 2004[3]
Percent of Central Tamazight speakers (use in everyday's communication) in 2004[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Maarten Kossmann, "Berber subclassification (preliminary version)", Leiden (2011)
- ^ a b Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Atlas Berber". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ a b http://www.hcp.ma/Recensement-general-de-la-population-et-de-l-habitat-2004_a633.html
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