Dialect comparison

Nafusi vs Siwi

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

Nafusi Berber · Jebel Nafusa

The Berber variety of the Nafusa mountains in north-western Libya. Around 200,000 speakers; one of the few surviving Berber languages inside Libya.

Spoken in: Libya
Approximate centre: 31.86°, 11.69°

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: Egypt
Approximate centre: 29.20°, 25.52°

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