Alternate Names: Tamachek, Tamashekin, Tomachek, Touareg, Tourage, Tuareg
Dialects: Ghat (Djanet, Ganet), Hoggar (Ahaggaren, Ajjer, Tahaggart). A member of macrolanguage Tamashek ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 40,000 in Algeria. Population total all countries: 77,000.
Language Use: Most still speak the language.
Language Development: Bible portions: 1948–1965.
Writing System: Arabic, Tifinagh (Berber)
Nation of Origin: Algeria
Other Comments: Ethnonym: Tuareg (pl.), Targi (sg.). Muslim.