Tumzabt

MZB

threatened

Alternate Names: Ghardaia, Mozabite, Mzab, Mzabi

Dialects: Only minor dialect variations.

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Berber
Northern
Zenati
Mzab-Wargla

Demographics: 150,000 (2010 UNESCO). Women are monolingual.

Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Algerian Spoken Arabic [arq], French [fra], Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Poetry. Dictionary.

Writing System: Arabic, Latin, Tifinagh (Berber)

Nation of Origin: Algeria

Other Comments: Strong cultural vitality. Tumzabt villages are interspersed among Arabic-speaking villages. Muslim (Ibadi).