Mzab–Wargla languages
| Mzab–Wargla | |
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| Geographic distribution |
North Africa |
| Linguistic classification |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Glottolog | moza1250 |
Kossmann's "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects
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The Mzab–Wargla languages or Northern Saharan oasis dialects are a dialect cluster of the Zenati languages (Northern Berber). They are spoken in scattered oases of Algeria and Morocco.
Marteen Kossmann (2013) listed six "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects:
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.
Roger Blench and Mallam Dendo (2006) listed eight varieties:
However, Senhaja is actually an Atlas language.
Mzab, Wargla and Wad Righ
Gourara
South Oranie and Figuig
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