Morocco

Languages

Arabic, Hassaniyya mey

Souss-Massa-Drâa region: Mhamid, western Algeria border; Western Sahara, south from Laâyoune, Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra. Users: 282,000 in Morocco (2016). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Hasanya, Hassani, Maure, Mauri, Moor, Sahrawi, Sulaka Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan aju

Casablanca-Settat region. Users: 8,930 in Morocco (2000). 90% in Casablanca (1997 World Jewish Congress). Total users in all countries: 65,910. Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: il‘arabiyya dyalna Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, Moroccan Spoken ary

Widespread. Users: 27,900,000 in Morocco, all users. L1 users: 22,900,000 in Morocco (2016). L2 users: 5,000,000. Total users in all countries: 33,358,230 (as L1: 28,238,230; as L2: 5,120,000). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Colloquial Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic, Maghribi, Moroccan Arabic, Moroccan Colloquial Arabic, Moroccan Dareja, Moroccan Darija, Moroccan Dereja Autonym: الدارجة‎ (Darija) Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Arabic, Standard arb

Users: 14,500,000 in Morocco (2015 SIL), all users. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2011, Constitution, Article 5). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

English eng

Scattered. Users: 5,000,000 in Morocco (Ramaswami et al 2012), L2 users. Status: 4 (Educational). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English

French fra

Widespread. Users: 12,705,400 in Morocco, all users. L1 users: 5,400 in Morocco (2018 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 12,700,000 (Beck et al 2018). Status: 3 (Wider communication). Alternate Names: Français Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French

Ghomara gho

Tangier-Tetouan region: Chechaouen province, along Rif Mountains coast. Users: 10,000 (2008 J. Hannouche). Status: 6a (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Shilha, Taghumarit, Tamazight Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Ghomara

Moroccan Sign Language xms

Scattered in urban areas. Users: 63,400 (2008 WFD). 63,400 sign language users. Another estimate: 165,000 deaf (2014 IMB). Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: LSM, Langue des signes du Maroc, Langue des signes marocaine, MSL Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language

Senhaja Berber sjs

Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region: Ketama area west of Tarifit. Users: 86,000 (2014 census). 6,000 Ayt Bshir, 7,000 Ayt Bunsar, 9,000 Ayt Hmed, 9,000 Ayt Khennus, 10,000 Ayt Mezduy, 17,000 Ayt Seddat, 17,000 Ketama, 5,000 Taghzut, 6,000 Zerqet. Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Senhaja de Srair, Senhajiya, Shilha, Shilha Barbarya, Shilha n Jbala, Tajeblit, Tamazight, Tamazight n Jbala, Tasenhajit Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Riff

Spanish spa

Scattered on north coast. Users: 1,666,590 in Morocco, all users. L1 users: 6,590 in Morocco (Instituto Cervantes 2019). L2 users: 1,660,000 (Instituto Cervantes 2019). Status: 7 (Shifting). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian

Tachelhit shi

Guelmim-Es Semara, Marrakesh-Tensift-Al Haouz, Souss-Massa-Drâa, and Tadla-Azilal regions: coast south to Ifni, north to near Agadir, northeast to Marrakech outskirts, east to Drâa, including Sous valley, and south near the border. Users: 5,000,000 in Morocco (2017). Total users in all countries: 5,118,000. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Shilha, Soussiya, Southern Shilha, Susiya, Tachelheit, Tachilhit, Tashelheit, Tashelheyt, Tashelhit, Tashilheet, Tashlhiyt, Tasoussit Autonym: Tašlḥiyt, تشلحيت‎ (tšlḥyt), ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵜ‎ (taclhiyt) Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Atlas

Tamazight, Central Atlas tzm

Widespread, especially Middle and east High Atlas Mountains, adjacent valleys to Taza, Rabat area. Users: 4,590,000 in Morocco (2016). 936,000 monolinguals. Total users in all countries: 4,740,000. Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Central Shilha, Middle Atlas Berber, Moroccan Amazigh, Shilha, Tachelhit, Tamazight, Tmazight Autonym: Tmaziɣt, ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ‎ (Tamazight) Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Atlas

Tamazight, Standard Moroccan zgh

Widespread. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2011, Constitution, Article 5). Alternate Names: Amazighe standard marocain Autonym: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ‎ (tamaziɣt), ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ‎ (tamaziɣt tanawayt) Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Atlas

Tarifit rif

Oriental and Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate regions. Dialects from all areas of the Rif. Users: 4,240,000 in Morocco (2016). Total users in all countries: 4,399,000. Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: Arrif, Northern Shilha, Rif, Rif Berber, Rifeño, Riff, Rifia, Rifiya, Ruafa, Shilha, Tamazight, Tamazight n Arrif, Tarifiyt, Tarifyt Berber, Tmaziɣt, Tmazight Autonym: Tarifit, تاريفيت‎ (Tarifit), ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ‎ (Tarifit) Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Riff

Taznatit grr

Oriental region. Ain Chair, Figuig, and Ich (South Oran dialect). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Mzab-Wargla