Dialect comparison

Tarifit vs Tamasheq

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

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: Morocco
Approximate centre: 35.18°, -3.92°

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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