Mzab–Wargla languages

Mzab–Wargla
Geographic
distribution		North Africa
Linguistic classificationAfro-Asiatic
  • Berber
    • Northern Berber
      • Zenati
        • Mzab–Wargla
Glottologmoza1250
Kossmann's "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects

The Mzab–Wargla languages or Northern Saharan oasis dialects are a dialect cluster of the Zenati languages, within the Northern Berber subbranch. They are spoken in scattered oases of Algeria and Morocco.

Subclassification

Kossmann (2013)

Maarten Kossmann (2013) listed six "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects:[1]

Ethnologue (2009)

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.

Blench

Roger Blench (2006) listed eight varieties:[2]

However, Senhaja is actually an Atlas language.

Linguistic maps

  • Mzab, Wargla and Wad Righ
    Mzab, Wargla and Wad Righ
  • Gourara
    Gourara
  • South Oranie and Figuig
    South Oranie and Figuig

References

  1. ^ M. Kossmann, The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber, pp.23-24 (Brill, 2013)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger M. (2006) "The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List". Cambridge: Mallam Dendo.
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