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Tamazight

/ˈtæm.ə.zɪɡt/

Tamazight proper noun: the continuum of closely-related Amazigh languages spoken in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and other parts of northern Africa.

Proper noun

Tamazight

  1. The continuum of closely-related Amazigh languages spoken in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and other parts of northern Africa.
  2. A specific continuum of mutually intelligible dialects spoken mainly by the Imazighen of the Middle Atlas and High Atlas regions in Morocco.

Origin of Tamazight

Borrowed from Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (tamaziɣt).

Words formed from Tamazight

Questions about Tamazight

What does Tamazight mean?
Tamazight means the continuum of closely-related Amazigh languages spoken in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and other parts of northern Africa.
What part of speech is Tamazight?
Tamazight is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tamazight?
Tamazight is pronounced /ˈtæm.ə.zɪɡt/.

Words near Tamazight in the dictionary

  1. tamavidins
  2. Tamay
  3. Tamayo
  4. Tamayos
  5. Tamays
  6. Tamazight
  7. tambac
  8. Tambacounda
  9. tambak
  10. tambaks
  11. tambala

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