CHAOUIA: a language of Algeria

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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: SHY

ISO 639-2: ber

Population 1,400,000 (1993). 
Region South and southeast of Grand Kabylie in the Aurès Mts.
Alternate names   SHAWIYA, SHAWIA
Classification Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Shawiya.
Comments One of the major Berber languages. Muslim. Bible portions 1950.

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