ISO 639-3 · mzbmzb
Afroasiatic family
Mozabite
Mozabite is a language of the Mzab-Wargla branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Algeria. Wikidata counts about 150,000 speakers (2010).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mzb- Glottocode
tumz1238- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 17 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
3scripts
5levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mozabite |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tumzabt |
| All speakers | 150,000 (2010) |
| Written in | Tifinagh, Latin script, Arabic script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Mozabite
The branches above Mozabite, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Algeria
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