ISO 639-3 · thvthv
Afroasiatic family
Tamahaq
Tamahaq is a language of the Berber branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Algeria and Libya. Wikidata counts about 112,900 speakers (2020).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
thv- Glottocode
taha1241- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Centre point
- 24.67, 5.80
- Wikipedia
- 19 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tamahaq |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tahaggart Tamahaq, Tamahaq (Algeria), Tamahaq (Libya), Tamahaq language |
| All speakers | 112,900 (2020) |
| Written in | Tifinagh |
| Grammatical genders | 2 listed in Wikidata |
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 Tamahaq
The branches above Tamahaq, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Algeria
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafefraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalarqAlgerian ArabicAfroasiatic · 42.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationkabKabyleAfroasiatic · 5.6 m5 · DevelopingrifTarifitAfroasiatic · 4.4 m5 · DevelopingmeyHassaniya ArabicAfroasiatic · 3.8 m3 · Wider CommunicationshyShawiyaAfroasiatic · 2.3 m6a · VigorousmzbMozabiteAfroasiatic · 150,0006b · ThreatenedouaWargliAfroasiatic · 20,0006b · ThreatenedtjoTugurtAfroasiatic · 8,1007 · Shifting