Zenati languages

E29647
Berber language branch language group

The Zenati languages are a branch of the Berber language family spoken primarily in North Africa, especially across parts of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.

Aliases (1)
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Berber language branch →
language group →
areEndangered true →
areMutuallyIntelligibleWith other Northern Berber varieties (to varying degrees) →
ethnicGroup Zenata Berbers →
geographicDistribution Saharan fringe of North Africa →
northeastern Morocco →
northern Algeria →
northwestern Tunisia →
hasSubgroup Beni Bouzegou language →
Beni Iznasen language →
Beni Mzab Berber →
Beni Snous language →
Chenoua language →
Ghomara language →
Mzab-Wargla languages →
Ouargla Berber →
Riffian language →
Senhadja de Srair language →
Shawiya language →
Tlemcen Berber →
Tunisian Berber varieties →
Tunisian Saharan Berber →
haveTypologicalFeature rich consonant inventory →
root-and-pattern morphology →
verb–subject–object basic word order (in many varieties) →
historicalRegion Maghreb →
languageBranchOf Northern Berber →
languageFamily Afroasiatic →
namedAfter Zenata people →
partOf Berber language family →
spokenIn Algeria →
Libya →
Mali →
Morocco →
Niger →
North Africa →
Tunisia →
status often lack official recognition →
subclassOf Afroasiatic languages →
Berber languages →
usedBy Berber-speaking communities in rural areas →
usedFor oral communication →
writingSystem Arabic script →
Latin script →
Tifinagh →
Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Zenati languages ("Mzab-Wargla languages") →
hasSubgroup
Berber languages →
subgroup
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