Morocco
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Arabic, Hassaniyya
[mey] Souss-Massa-Drâa region: Mhamid, western Algeria border; Western Sahara, south from Laâyoune, Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra. Users: 282,000 in Morocco (2016). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Hasanya, Hassani, Maure, Mauri, Moor, Sahrawi, Sulaka. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan
[aju] Casablanca-Settat region. Users: 8,930 in Morocco (2000). 90% in Casablanca (1997 World Jewish Congress). Total users in all countries: 65,910. Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: il‘arabiyya dyalna. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Moroccan Spoken
[ary] Widespread. Users: 27,900,000 in Morocco, all users. L1 users: 22,900,000 in Morocco (2016). L2 users: 5,000,000. Total users in all countries: 33,358,230 (as L1: 28,238,230; as L2: 5,120,000). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Colloquial Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic, Maghribi, Moroccan Arabic, Moroccan Colloquial Arabic, Moroccan Dareja, Moroccan Darija, Moroccan Dereja. Autonym: الدارجة (Darija). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Standard
[arb] Users: 14,500,000 in Morocco (2015 SIL), all users. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2011, Constitution, Article 5). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
English
[eng] Scattered. Users: 5,000,000 in Morocco (Ramaswami et al 2012), L2 users. Status: 4 (Educational). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
French
[fra] Widespread. Users: 12,705,400 in Morocco, all users. L1 users: 5,400 in Morocco (2018 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 12,700,000 (Beck et al 2018). Status: 3 (Wider communication). Alternate Names: Français. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Ghomara
[gho] Tangier-Tetouan region: Chechaouen province, along Rif Mountains coast. Users: 10,000 (2008 J. Hannouche). Status: 6a (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Shilha, Taghumarit, Tamazight. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Ghomara.
Moroccan Sign Language
[xms] Scattered in urban areas. Users: 63,400 (2008 WFD). 63,400 sign language users. Another estimate: 165,000 deaf (2014 IMB). Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: LSM, Langue des signes du Maroc, Langue des signes marocaine, MSL. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Senhaja Berber
[sjs] Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region: Ketama area west of Tarifit. Users: 86,000 (2014 census). 6,000 Ayt Bshir, 7,000 Ayt Bunsar, 9,000 Ayt Hmed, 9,000 Ayt Khennus, 10,000 Ayt Mezduy, 17,000 Ayt Seddat, 17,000 Ketama, 5,000 Taghzut, 6,000 Zerqet. Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Senhaja de Srair, Senhajiya, Shilha, Shilha Barbarya, Shilha n Jbala, Tajeblit, Tamazight, Tamazight n Jbala, Tasenhajit. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Riff.
Spanish
[spa] Scattered on north coast. Users: 1,666,590 in Morocco, all users. L1 users: 6,590 in Morocco (Instituto Cervantes 2019). L2 users: 1,660,000 (Instituto Cervantes 2019). Status: 7 (Shifting). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian.
Tachelhit
[shi] Guelmim-Es Semara, Marrakesh-Tensift-Al Haouz, Souss-Massa-Drâa, and Tadla-Azilal regions: coast south to Ifni, north to near Agadir, northeast to Marrakech outskirts, east to Drâa, including Sous valley, and south near the border. Users: 5,000,000 in Morocco (2017). Total users in all countries: 5,118,000. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Shilha, Soussiya, Southern Shilha, Susiya, Tachelheit, Tachilhit, Tashelheit, Tashelheyt, Tashelhit, Tashilheet, Tashlhiyt, Tasoussit. Autonym: Tašlḥiyt, تشلحيت (tšlḥyt), ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵜ (taclhiyt). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Atlas.
Tamazight, Central Atlas
[tzm] Widespread, especially Middle and east High Atlas Mountains, adjacent valleys to Taza, Rabat area. Users: 4,590,000 in Morocco (2016). 936,000 monolinguals. Total users in all countries: 4,740,000. Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Central Shilha, Middle Atlas Berber, Moroccan Amazigh, Shilha, Tachelhit, Tamazight, Tmazight. Autonym: Tmaziɣt, ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (Tamazight). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Atlas.
Tamazight, Standard Moroccan
[zgh] Widespread. Users: Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2011, Constitution, Article 5). Alternate Names: Amazighe standard marocain. Autonym: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (tamaziɣt), ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ (tamaziɣt tanawayt). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Atlas.
Tarifit
[rif] Oriental and Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate regions. Dialects from all areas of the Rif. Users: 4,240,000 in Morocco (2016). Total users in all countries: 4,399,000. Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: Arrif, Northern Shilha, Rif, Rif Berber, Rifeño, Riff, Rifia, Rifiya, Ruafa, Shilha, Tamazight, Tamazight n Arrif, Tarifiyt, Tarifyt Berber, Tmaziɣt, Tmazight. Autonym: Tarifit, تاريفيت (Tarifit), ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ (Tarifit). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Riff.
Taznatit
[grr] Oriental region. Ain Chair, Figuig, and Ich (South Oran dialect). Users: Status: 6b* (Threatened). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Mzab-Wargla.