Tumzabt

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A language of Algeria

ISO 639-3
mzb
Alternate Names
Ghardaia, Mozabite, Mzab, Mzabi
User Population

150,000 (2010 UNESCO). Women are monolingual.

Location

Ghardaïa province: Mzab region south of Algiers; 7 oases, Ghardaïa is principal one.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Mzab-Wargla
Dialects

Only minor dialect variations.

Language Use

Vigorous. Also use Algerian Spoken Arabic [arq]. Also use French [fra]. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1950.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tumzabt
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn]. Tifinagh (Berber) script [Tfng].

Other Comments

Strong cultural vitality. Tumzabt villages are interspersed among Arabic-speaking villages. Muslim.