The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: RIF
ISO 639-2: ber
| Population | 1,500,000 in Morocco (1991). Population total all countries 2,000,000 (1991). |
| Region | Northern Morocco. The dialects listed are near Al Hoceima. Also spoken in Algeria, France, Netherlands. |
| Alternate names | RIFI, RIFIA, NORTHERN SHILHA, SHILHA |
| Dialects | URRIGHEL, BENI IZNASSEN. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Riff. |
| Comments | The chief differences among dialects are phonological. There may be other dialects. Coon (1939) said Senhaja de Srair is a separate language. 'Rifia' is the Arabic name for their language, 'Rifi' (sg.) or 'Ruafa' (pl.) are names for the people, 'Rif' or 'Riff' geographical names. Muslim. Bible portions 1887-1890. |
| Algeria |
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