Tugurt | |
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Oued Righ Berber | |
تاشلحيت Tašəlḥit | |
Native to | Algeria |
Region | Oued Righ ( wilaya of Ouargla) |
Native speakers | 8,400 (2022) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
tjo |
Glottolog |
tema1243 |
ELP | Tahshanit |
Berber-speaking areas of the Mzab, Ouargla, and Oued Righ |
Tugurt, also known as Oued Righ Berber and Temacine Tamazight, is a Zenati Berber variety spoken in some of the oases of the northeastern Oued Righ region around Touggourt in Algeria. As of 1893 [update], its main speech area was in Temacine, Blidet-Amor, Meggarine and Ghomra. [2] It is closely related to the nearby Tumzabt (Mozabite) and Teggargrent (Ouargli) languages. [1]
Tugurt | |
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Oued Righ Berber | |
تاشلحيت Tašəlḥit | |
Native to | Algeria |
Region | Oued Righ ( wilaya of Ouargla) |
Native speakers | 8,400 (2022) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
tjo |
Glottolog |
tema1243 |
ELP | Tahshanit |
Berber-speaking areas of the Mzab, Ouargla, and Oued Righ |
Tugurt, also known as Oued Righ Berber and Temacine Tamazight, is a Zenati Berber variety spoken in some of the oases of the northeastern Oued Righ region around Touggourt in Algeria. As of 1893 [update], its main speech area was in Temacine, Blidet-Amor, Meggarine and Ghomra. [2] It is closely related to the nearby Tumzabt (Mozabite) and Teggargrent (Ouargli) languages. [1]