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Mzab–Wargla languages

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Mzab–Wargla
Geographic
distribution		North Africa
Linguistic classificationAfro-Asiatic
Language codes
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Glottologmoza1250
Kossmann's "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects

The Mzab–Wargla languages or Northern Saharan oasis dialects are a dialect cluster of the Zenati languages, within the Northern Berber subbranch. They are spoken in scattered oases of Algeria and Morocco.

Subclassification

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Kossmann (2013)

Maarten Kossmann (2013) listed six "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects:[1]

Ethnologue (2009)

In Ethnologue XVI (2009), the "Mzab–Wargla" languages are listed as:

Unlike Kossmann, Ethnologue considers the Berber dialect spoken in Tidikelt as a separate branch of the Zenati group, distinct from Tuwat.

Blench

Roger Blench (2006) listed eight varieties:[2]

However, Senhaja is actually an Atlas language.

Linguistic maps

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  • Mzab, Wargla and Wad Righ
    Mzab, Wargla and Wad Righ
  • Gourara
    Gourara
  • South Oranie and Figuig
    South Oranie and Figuig

References

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  1. ^ M. Kossmann, The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber, pp.23-24 (Brill, 2013)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger M. (2006) "The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List". Cambridge: Mallam Dendo.


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