Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken
A language of Algeria
| Population | 100,000 in Algeria (1996). Population total all countries: 130,550. |
| Region | Morocco border along Atlas Mountains, northeast to Medea (south of Algiers), southeast to Righ Wadi, south as far as Plateau du Tademait; some in Tamanrasset town. Also in Egypt, Niger, United States. |
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Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara |
| Alternate names | Saharan Arabic, Tamanghasset Arabic, Tamanrasset Arabic |
| Dialects | Structurally distinct from other Arabic. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara] (Saudi Arabia). |
Also spoken in:
Niger
| Language name | Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken |
| Population | 10,000 in Niger (1998). |
| Region | Northwest, Agadez area. |
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Niger Niger |
| Language use | Also use Tamajaq [thz]. |
| Comments | Originally from Algeria. Muslim. |
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