Dialect comparison

Tashelhit vs Tamasheq

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

Shilha · Soussian Berber

The Berber variety of the southern Atlas and Souss valley in Morocco. The most numerous Tamazight variety, with a literary tradition going back centuries.

Spoken in: Morocco
Approximate centre: 30.42°, -9.59°

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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