Dialect comparison

Kabyle vs Tashelhit

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°
Tashelhit

Shilha · Soussian Berber

The Berber variety of the southern Atlas and Souss valley in Morocco. The most numerous Tamazight variety, with a literary tradition going back centuries.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
30.42°, -9.59°

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