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Dialect comparison

Kabyle vs Siwi

Compare two dialects of Tamazight side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Kabyle

Taqbaylit

The Berber variety of the Kabylie region in northern Algeria. The most documented and standardised Algerian Tamazight, with a strong written literary tradition.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
36.71°, 4.05°
Siwi

Siwa Berber

The easternmost surviving Berber language, spoken in the Siwa Oasis of western Egypt. Heavily restructured by Arabic contact; the only Tamazight variety inside Egypt.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
29.20°, 25.52°

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