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GHA ISO 639-3

Ghadamès

A language of Libya

ISO 639
gha
Alternate Names
Berbère, Ghadāmis, Ghadames
Population
13,400 in Libya (2020). Total users in all countries: 16,500.
Location:
Nalut district: Ghadamès, a small oasis near Algeria-Tunisia border.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, East
Dialects
Ayt Waziten (Ait Wazitan), Ayt Welid.
Language Use
Some young people, all adults.
Language Development
Grammar. Texts.
Other Comments
Muslim.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Ghadamès
User Population
3,100 in Tunisia (2015 J. Leclerc).
Language Status
Unestablished
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Map

Location: Nalut district: Ghadamès, a small oasis near Algeria-Tunisia border.