Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken
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A language of Algeria
Alternate Names
Saharan Arabic, Tamanghasset Arabic, Tamanrasset Arabic
User Population
135,000 in Algeria (2020). Total users in all countries: 243,000.
Location
Adrar, Béchar, Biskra, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, Ghardaïa, Illizi, Laghouat, Naama, Ouargla, Tamanrasset, and Tindouf provinces; border area along Atlas mountains, northeast to Médéa, southeast to Righ Wadi, south as far as plateau du Tademait.
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Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Dialects
None known. Structurally distinct from other Arabic varieties. A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].
Language Use
Used as L2 by Korandje [kcy].
Language Development
Grammar.