Tamazight, Temacine

Print

Primary tabs

A language of Algeria

ISO 639-3
tjo
Alternate Names
Touggourt, Tougourt, Tugurt
User Population

8,100 (2020).

Location

Ouargla province: Bledit Amor; also Ghomra, Meggarin, Temacine, and Tamelhat areas.

Language Maps
Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

Possibly a dialect of Tagargrent [oua].

Language Use

Shifting to Algerian Spoken Arabic [arq], in all locations except Bledit Amor.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tamazight, Temacine
Other Comments

Muslim.