Dialect comparison

Nafusi vs Tarifit

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

Nafusi

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
Approximate centre
31.86°, 11.69°
Tarifit

Riffian

The Berber variety of the Rif region in northern Morocco. Heavily distinct from other Tamazight varieties in phonology, including a strong final-vowel reduction.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
35.18°, -3.92°

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