DZ
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
Algeria
Summary
Algeria is a country in Africa that is home to 44,179,000 people. It is also home to 14 living indigenous languages. It was also home to 1 indigeneous language that is now extinct. In addition, 5 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Standard Arabic, is the official language of the country.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Afro-Asiatic (12) Sign language (2) Nilo-Saharan (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Algeria has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.