Algeria

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Arabic, Standard

[arb] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1996, Constitution, Article 3).

Arabic, Algerian Spoken

[arq] 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 26,000,000 in Algeria (2012 Sherbrooke University), increasing. Population total all countries: 27,997,000.

French

[fra] 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language, in higher education. 10,200 in Algeria (2012 Laval University).

5 (Developing)

Kabyle

[kab] 5 (Developing). Statutory language of national identity (2002, Constitutional Revision, Law No. 02-03). 5,000,000 in Algeria (2012). Estimates by some sources are up to 6,000,000 in Algeria (1998). Population total all countries: 5,586,000.

Tachelhit

[shi] 5 (Developing).

Tarifit

[rif] 5 (Developing).

6a (Vigorous)

Algerian Sign Language

[asp] 6a (Vigorous).

Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken

[aao] 6a (Vigorous). 100,000 in Algeria (1996). Population total all countries: 130,500.

Tachawit

[shy] 6a (Vigorous). 1,400,000 (1993).

6b (Threatened)

Tagargrent

[oua] 6b (Threatened). 5,000 (1995).

Tamahaq, Tahaggart

[thv] 6b (Threatened). 40,000 in Algeria. Population total all countries: 77,000.

Taznatit

[grr] 6b (Threatened). 58,000 in Algeria (2007 Laval University).

Tumzabt

[mzb] 6b (Threatened). 150,000 (Moseley 2007). Women are monolingual.

7 (Shifting)

Chenoua

[cnu] 7 (Shifting). 76,300 (2007 Laval University). Estimated Beni Menacer population is 61,000 (2007). 15,300 for Chenoui (2007 Laval University).

Korandje

[kcy] 7 (Shifting). 3,000 (2011).

Tamazight, Temacine

[tjo] 7 (Shifting). 6,000 (1995).

8b (Nearly extinct)

Tamazight, Tidikelt

[tia] 8b (Nearly extinct). 1,000 (2011), decreasing.

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