Tamasheq language
| Tamasheq | |
|---|---|
| Tafaghist | |
| Native to | Mali, Burkina Faso |
| Region | Sahara |
| Ethnicity | Tuareg |
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Native speakers
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(280,000 cited 1991–2000) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | tama1365 |
The Tamasheq language is a variety of the Tuareg languages. It is spoken by the Tuareg people, principally in the Timbuktu area. There are two divergent dialects: Timbuktu (Tombouctou, Tanaslamt) and Tadghaq (Kidal) in Mali.
Tamasheq as spoken in northeastern Burkina Faso is similar.
The name Tamasheq is sometimes applied to the Tuareg languages in general.
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