Dialect comparison

Siwi vs Tarifit

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

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°
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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