Dialect comparison

Nafusi vs Tamasheq

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°

Tamasheq

Tuareg Berber

The Berber variety of the Tuareg confederations across the central Sahara. Written historically in the Tifinagh script, which Tuareg communities have preserved continuously.

Spoken in: Algeria
Approximate centre: 18.74°, 2.04°

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