Mzab–Wargla languages
Dialect cluster in North Africa
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The Mzab–Wargla languages or Northern Saharan oasis dialects are a dialect cluster of the Zenati languages, within the Northern Berber subbranch. They are spoken in scattered oases of Algeria and Morocco.
Geographic
distributionNorth Africa
distributionNorth Africa
| Mzab–Wargla | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | North Africa |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
|
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | moza1250 |
Kossmann's "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects | |
Subclassification
- Kossmann (2013)
Maarten Kossmann (2013) listed six "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects:[1]
- 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
Roger Blench (2006) listed eight varieties:[2]
However, Senhaja is actually an Atlas language.
Linguistic maps
Mzab, Wargla and Wad Righ
Gourara
South Oranie and Figuig
