Berber languages facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Berber (Amazigh)
Tamaziɣt ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
Ethnicity:	Berber people (Imazighen)
Geographic distribution:	North Africa, mainly Morocco and Algeria; smaller Berber-speaking populations in Libya, Mali, Niger, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Egypt and Mauritania. Sizable communities of speakers in: Belgium, France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Canada, and the United States.
Linguistic classification:	Afro-Asiatic Berber (Amazigh)
Proto-language:	Proto-Berber
Subdivisions:	? Guanche ? East Numidian Western Eastern ? Northern Tuareg
ISO 639-2 and 639-5:	ber
Berber-speaking populations are dominant in the colored areas of modern-day North Africa. The other areas of North Africa contain minority Berber-speaking populations.      Tarifit (Riffian)      Tamazight         (Central Atlas)      Tashelhit (Shilha)      Tuddungiyya (Zenaga)       Tuareg      Tashenwit (Shenwa)      Taqbaylit (Kabyle)      Tacawit (Shawiya)      Tanfusit (Nafusi)      Other (Wargla,         Mzab, Siwa, etc)

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The Berber languages or Tamazight are a group of closely related languages mainly spoken in Morocco and Algeria. Kabyle and Tachelhit are Berber languages.

Websites that are in Berber language

Images for kids

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  Ancient Libyco-Berber inscriptions in Zagora, Morocco

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  Percentage of Berber speakers in Morocco at the 2004 census

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  Map of Berber-speaking areas in Morocco

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  A diagram depicting one understanding of the classification of Berber languages

See also

In Spanish: Lenguas bereberes para niños