Chenoua
A language of Algeria
| Population | 76,300 (2007 U. Laval). Estimated Beni Menacer population is 61,000 (2007). 15,250 for Chenoui (U. Laval, 2007). |
| Region | Chenoui in Mount Chenoua area; Beni Menacer west and south of Mount Chenoua area. |
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Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara |
| Alternate names | Chenoui |
| Dialects | Beni Menacer (Tamenracit, tachelhit, Chleuh), Chenoui. Lexical similarity: 77% with Tachawit [shy], 76% with Kabyle [kab]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern |
| Language use | Men and young people also use Algerian Spoken Arabic [arq]. |
| Comments | Muslim. |
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