Tachelhit

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A language of Morocco

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.

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Algeria

Language NameTachelhit

User Population

6,000 in Algeria (2014).

Location

Béchar province: Tabelbala area south near the border.

Alternate Names

Shilha, Southern Shilha, Tašlḥiyt, Tachilhit, Tashelhait, Tashelhayt, Tashelhit, Tasoussit

Dialects

Susiua (Sousse, Sus).

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

A widely used Berber language. Also use Arabic [ara].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. ‘Shilha’ is the Arabic name for Moroccan Berber varieties in general. Muslim.

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Western Sahara

Language NameTachelhit

User Population

112,000 in Western Sahara (Leclerc 2018d).

Alternate Names

Tašlḥiyt

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Tachelhit

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