Tachawit
A language of Algeria
| Population | 1,400,000 (1993). |
| Region | Aurès Mountains, south and southeast of Grand Kabylie. |
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Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara |
| Alternate names | Chaouia, Chawi, Shawia, Shawiya, Tacawit |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Shawiya |
| Language use | A widely used Berber language. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1950. |
| Writing system | Arabic script, major usage. Latin script, minor but increasing usage. Tifinagh (Berber) script. |
| Comments | Muslim. |
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