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A language of
Morocco
Location
Oriental and Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate regions. Dialects from all areas of the Rif.
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Algeria
Language Name
Tarifit
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Algeria (2010 L. Souag).
Location
Oran and Tlemcen provinces.
Alternate Names
Fifia, Northern Shilha, Rif, Riff, Rifi, Ruafa, Shilha, Tirifie
Dialects
Arzeu, Igzennaian, Iznacen (Beni Iznassen).
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Language Use
Shifted to Algerian Spoken Arabic [arq].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Muslim.
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Netherlands
Language Name
Tarifit
User Population
159,000 in Netherlands (2019).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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