Ghomara

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A language of Morocco

ISO 639-3
gho
Alternate Names
Shilha, Taghumarit, Tamazight
User Population

10,000 (2008 J. Hannouche).

Location

Tangier-Tetouan region: Chechaouen province, along Rif Mountains coast.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Ghomara
Language Use

Possible slow shift to Moroccan Spoken Arabic [ary]. Used by all. Also use Moroccan Spoken Arabic [ary], especially men.

Language Development

Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ghomara
Other Comments

Muslim.