RIF ISO 639-3
Tarifit
Tarifit, تاريفيت (Tarifit), ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ (Tarifit) Autonym
A language of Morocco
- ISO 639
- rif
- 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)
- Population
- 4,240,000 in Morocco (2016). Total users in all countries: 4,399,000.
- Location:
- Oriental and Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate regions. Dialects from all areas of the Rif.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Riff
- Dialects
- Iznasen (Beni Snassen), Ayt Waryaghar, Ayt Ittef, Ayt Mezduy, Ayt Aamart, Ibeqquyen, Ayt Tamsaman, Ayt Tuzin, Igzennayen, Ayt Saaid, Ayt Urishesh, Ayt Tfarsit, Iqeraayen, Ayt Buyahyi, Ayt Settut, Icebdanen.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].
- Language Development
- Literature. Newspapers. Radio. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2020.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Tarifit
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn]. Tifinagh (Berber) script [Tfng].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Oran and Tlemcen provinces.
- Dialects
- Arzeu, Igzennaian, Iznacen (Beni Iznassen).
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Algeria
Language Name
Tarifit
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Algeria (2010 L. Souag).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Netherlands
Language Name
Tarifit
User Population
159,000 in Netherlands (2019).
Map
Location: Oriental and Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate regions. Dialects from all areas of the Rif.
Size and Vitality
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