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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Mauritania > Imeraguen

Imeraguen

A language of Mauritania

ISO 639-3ime

Population  530 (2000), decreasing.
Region  Near Nouakchott, from Cape Timiris to Nouadhibou.
Language map  Mauritania
Alternate names   Imraguen
Dialects  Reportedly a variety of Hassaniyya structured on an Azer (Soninke) base.
Classification  Unclassified
Language use  Shifting to Hassaniyya [mey]. Home, community. Mainly adults. Neutral attitude.
Comments  Vassals to important Hassan tribes, especially the Oulad Bou Sba. Reportedly remnants of the Bafours. Net fishermen.