Atlas languages
| Atlas languages | |
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| Masmuda | |
| Geographic distribution: | Atlas Mountains, Souss |
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| 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 speakers (use in everyday's communication) in 2004[3]
References
- 1 2 Maarten Kossmann, "Berber subclassification (preliminary version)", Leiden (2011)
- 1 2 Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Atlas Berber". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- 1 2 http://www.hcp.ma/Recensement-general-de-la-population-et-de-l-habitat-2004_a633.html
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