Mzab–Wargla languages

The Mzab–Wargla languages or Northern Saharan oasis dialects are a dialect cluster of the Zenati languages, within the Northern Berber subbranch. They are spoken in scattered oases of Algeria and Morocco.

Subclassification

Kossmann (2013)

Maarten Kossmann (2013) listed six "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects:<ref>M. Kossmann, The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber, pp.23-24 (Brill, 2013)</ref>

• South Oranie and Figuig
• Gurara
• Tuwat-Tidikelt
• Mzab
• Wargla
• Wad Righ (Tugurt)

Ethnologue (2009)

In Ethnologue XVI (2009), the "Mzab–Wargla" languages are listed as:

• Tagargrent (Wargli)
• Temacine Tamazight (Tugurt)
• Taznatit ("Zenati": Gurara, Tuwat and South Oran)
• Tumzabt (Mozabite)

Unlike Kossmann, Ethnologue considers the Berber dialect spoken in Tidikelt as a separate branch of the Zenati group, distinct from Tuwat.

Blench

Roger Blench (2006) listed eight varieties:<ref>Blench, Roger M. (2006) "The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List". Cambridge: Mallam Dendo.</ref>

• Gurara
• Mzab, Ghardaia (Mozabite)
• Wargla
• Tugurt
• Seghrušen
• Figuig
• Senhaja
• Iznacen

However, Senhaja is actually an Atlas language.

Linguistic maps

• Mzab-Wargla Berberophone areas.PNG

  Mzab, Wargla and Wad Righ

• Gourara ksour - Linguistic map.PNG

  Gourara

• South Oranie and Figuig Berber.PNG

  South Oranie and Figuig

References

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