Endangered Languages Project - Tahshanit

Tahshanit

^{[aka Tarighit, Temacine Tamazight, Tugurt]}

Classification: Afro-Asiatic

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Tarighit, Temacine Tamazight, Tugurt, Touggourt Tamazight, Taħʃaniʦ, Righ, Oued-Righ Berber
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Berber
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		tjo
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1995

PLACES: Algeria

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8,000-10,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"In 2008, rough estimates based on population figures, would put the number of speakers throughout the region at 8000-10 000. Further investigation is needed."

DATE OF INFO: 2008

PLACES: Algeria

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Touggourt, Temacine, Meggarine, Ghora, Tamellaht, Blidet Amor, Tébesbest, Tamast"

PLACES: Temacine; Tamellaht; Blidet Amor; Ghomra; Meggarine

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The Oued Righ region has lost some Amazigh/Berber-speaking villages. Tahshanit/Tarighit is spoken in the villages of Temacine (mainly Tamellaht near the lake), Blidet Amor, Ghomra, and Meggarine. There are marked dialectal differences between the villages. Amazigh/Berber is not spoken in the city of Touggourt itself. (Mattouchi, 2021)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

33.0777, 6.0671

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing