Taqbaylit
The Berber variety of the Kabylie region in northern Algeria. The most documented and standardised Algerian Tamazight, with a strong written literary tradition.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 36.71°, 4.05°
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Kabyle vs Nafusi
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DialectKabyleThe Berber variety of the Kabylie region in northern Algeria. The most documented and standardised Algerian Tamazight, with a strong written literary tradition.DialectNafusiThe Berber variety of the Nafusa mountains in north-western Libya. Around 200,000 speakers; one of the few surviving Berber languages inside Libya.CompareCentral Atlas Tamazight vs KabyleAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Tamazight and the dialects within it.