Riff languages
Branch of the Zenati Berber languages
Riff | |
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Riffian | |
Geographic distribution | North Africa |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Glottolog | None |
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In some classifications, the Riff (Rif) languages are a branch of the Zenati Berber languages (Northern Berber), of the Rif area of Morocco, that includes Riffian, one of the major Berber languages.
Blench (2006) considers Riff to be a dialect cluster, consisting of the following varieties:[1]
- Riffian
- Ghomara
- Shawiya
- Tidikelt
- Tuat
- Tlemcen
- Sheliff Basin
References
- ^ AA list, Blench, ms, 2006
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