Tifinagh
E28394
Tifinagh is an ancient and modern script used primarily to write Berber (Amazigh) languages across North Africa.
All labels observed (13)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abjad
ⓘ
alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amazigh cultural revival
ⓘ
Berber nationalism ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | ancient Libyco-Berber script ⓘ |
| encodedInUnicodeSince | Unicode 4.1 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfLetters | 30 ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
consonant letters
ⓘ
vowel markers ⓘ |
| hasDiacritics | yes ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock |
Tifinagh
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tifinagh Unicode block
|
| hasVariant |
Tifinagh
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
IRCAM Tifinagh
Tifinagh self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Tifinagh
traditional Tuareg Tifinagh ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Tfng ⓘ |
| officialStatusIn | Morocco ⓘ |
| officialUseFor | Standard Moroccan Amazigh ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | consonantal alphabet ⓘ |
| scriptFamily |
Tifinagh
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Libyco-Berber script
|
| standardizationCountry | Morocco ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | IRCAM ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
ancient
ⓘ
modern ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlockRange | U+2D30–U+2D7F ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Berbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Amazigh people
Tuareg ⓘ
surface form:
Tuareg people
|
| usedFor |
Central Atlas Tamazight
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamazight language
Tarifit language ⓘ Tashelhit language ⓘ Berber languages ⓘ
surface form:
Tuareg languages
cultural identity ⓘ education ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ signage ⓘ writing Amazigh languages ⓘ writing Berber languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Algeria
ⓘ
Mali ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Niger ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| usedOn |
banknotes and coins in Morocco
ⓘ
public buildings in Morocco ⓘ |
| writingDirection |
left-to-right
ⓘ
right-to-left ⓘ top-to-bottom ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | consonant-based script ⓘ |
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Libyco-Berber script
this entity surface form:
Neo-Tifinagh
this entity surface form:
IRCAM Tifinagh
this entity surface form:
Tifinagh Unicode block
this entity surface form:
Tifinagh (Tuareg script)
this entity surface form:
Tifinagh letter yaz
this entity surface form:
Neo-Tifinagh
this entity surface form:
Tifinagh is the official standardized script for Amazigh languages
this entity surface form:
Tifinagh (in some varieties)
this entity surface form:
Tifinagh script
this entity surface form:
neo-Tifinagh
this entity surface form:
Tifinagh script
this entity surface form:
Tifinagh script
this entity surface form:
Tifinagh script