Zenaga
PrintA language of Mauritania
ISO 639-3
Population
200 in Mauritania, decreasing. Population total all countries: 2,100.
Location
South, Mederdra to Atlantic coast. Also in Senegal.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Dialects
Related to other Berber languages in basic structure though specific features are quite different.
Language Use
Mainly adults. Community. Also use Hassaniyya [mey].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 10% Arabic [arb].
Writing
Tifinagh (Berber) script.
Bedouins, reported to travel mainly in caravans. Racially, both white and black; the latter are descendants of slaves captured centuries ago. Muslim.