Standard Moroccan Amazigh

E151663

Standard Moroccan Amazigh is the standardized variety of the Amazigh (Berber) language used in Morocco for education, media, and official communication.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amazigh language variety
planned language variety
standardized language variety
basedOn Central Atlas Tamazight
surface form: Tamazight (Central Atlas Berber)

Tarifit
Tashelhit
constitutionalRecognitionYear 2011
country Morocco
hasMorphologicalType fusional
templatic
hasOrthographyType standardized Tifinagh orthography
hasPhonologicalBasis compromise between major Moroccan Amazigh dialects
hasPurpose linguistic unification of Amazigh varieties in Morocco
preservation and revitalization of Amazigh language
hasRole lingua franca among Amazigh varieties in Morocco
hasSyntacticType verb–subject–object dominant order
introducedInEducation 2003
ISO639_2Code zgh
ISO639_3Code zgh
languageBranch Berber languages
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
macrolanguageOf regional Amazigh dialects in Morocco
officialStatusIn Morocco
promotedBy Government of Morocco
surface form: Moroccan government

Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture
recognizedAsOfficialLanguageAlongWith Arabic
regulatingBody Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture
scriptType alphabet
shortName Standard Moroccan Amazigh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Standard Amazigh

Standard Moroccan Amazigh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Standard Moroccan Berber
standardizationBegan early 2000s
subclassOf Berber languages
surface form: Amazigh languages

Berber languages
teachingLevel primary education
secondary education
university programs
usedBy Amazigh-speaking population of Morocco
usedFor education
media
official communication
usedIn administrative contexts in Morocco
official documents in Morocco
public cultural institutions in Morocco
public schools in Morocco
radio broadcasting in Morocco
road signage in Morocco
state television in Morocco
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystem Tifinagh

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Tifinagh officialUseFor Standard Moroccan Amazigh
Tamazight (generic) isOftenConfusedWith Standard Moroccan Amazigh
Standard Moroccan Amazigh shortName Standard Moroccan Amazigh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Standard Amazigh
Standard Moroccan Amazigh shortName Standard Moroccan Amazigh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Standard Moroccan Berber