Tachelhit
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A language of Morocco
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Shilha, Soussiya, Southern Shilha, Susiya, Tachilhit, Tashelheyt, Tashelhit, Tashilheet, Tashlhiyt, Tasoussit
Population
3,890,000 in Morocco (2004 census). Total users in all countries: 3,896,000.
Location
Souss-Massa-Drâa, Guelmim-Es Semara, Marrakesh-Tensift-Al Haouz, and Tadla-Azilal regions: coast south to Ifni, north to near Agadir, northeast to Marrakech outskirts, east to Drâa, including Sous valley, and south near the border.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Typology
Prepositions; gender (masculine/feminine); case-marking (marked, unmarked); verb affixes mark person, number, gender of subject; tense and aspect; 32 consonant and 3 vowel phonemes.
Language Use
Many also use Moroccan Spoken Arabic [ary], especially men but few women.
Language Development
Taught in primary schools, occasionally. Poetry. Newspapers. New media. Radio programs. Films. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2010.
Language Resources

‘Shilha’ is the Arabic name for Moroccan Berber varieties in general. Muslim.