Tarifit

Tarifit
Tarifit
ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵢⵜ, Tmaziɣt, Tarifiyt
Native to	Morocco, Spain (Melilla), Algeria
Region	Rif
Ethnicity	Riffians
Native speakers	7,000,000 (2016)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Berber Northern Zenati Tarifit; ; ; ;
Standard forms	Standard Moroccan Tamazight
Writing system	Latin, Arabic (Historically)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	rif

Tarifit or Tarifit Berber, also known as Riffian is a Moroccan Zenati Berber language. It is spoken natively by around 7 million people.^[2]

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Tarifit Media

Young man speaking Riffian Berber, recorded in Cuba.
Linguistic map of western Algeria showing Berber-speaking areas, including Riffian cluster of Bettioua, Marsa Ben-Mhidi, Aït Snous and Aït Bousaïd
Distribution of Riffian dialects

References

↑ Minahan, James B. (August 2016). Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition: Ethnic and National Groups around the World. ISBN 9781610699549.
↑ Minahan, James B. (2016-08-01). Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition: Ethnic and National Groups around the World. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-954-9.

[1] Minahan, James B. (August 2016). Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition: Ethnic and National Groups around the World. ISBN 9781610699549.

[2] Minahan, James B. (2016-08-01). Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World, 2nd Edition: Ethnic and National Groups around the World. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-954-9.

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