Mzab–Wargla languages
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| Mzab–Wargla | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
North Africa |
| Linguistic classification: | Afro-Asiatic
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| Glottolog: | moza1250[1] |
Kossmann's "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects
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The Mzab–Wargla languages or Northern Saharan oasis dialects are a dialect cluster of the Zenati languages (Northern Berber). They are spoken in scattered oases of Algeria and Morocco.
Subclassification[edit]
- Kossmann (2013)
Marteen Kossmann (2013) listed six "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects:[2]
- Ethnologue (2009)
In Ethnologue XVI (2009), the "Mzab–Wargla" languages are listed as:
- Tagargrent (Wargli)
- Temacine Tamazight (Tugurt)
- Taznatit ("Zenati": Gurara, Tuwat and South Oran)
- Tumzabt (Mozabite)
Unlike Kossmann, Ethnologue considers the Berber dialect spoken in Tidikelt as a separate branch of the Zenati group, distinct from Tuwat.
- Blench & Dendo (2006)
Roger Blench and Mallam Dendo (2006) listed eight varieties:[3]
However, Senhaja is actually an Atlas language.
Linguistic maps[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Mozabite–Wargla". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ M. Kossmann, The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber, pp.23-24 (Brill, 2013)
- ^ AA list, Blench & Dendo, ms, 2006
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