Tamasheq

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/ˈtæməʃɛk/

proper noun

A southern Tuareg (Berber) language spoken primarily in Mali.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tamachek · alternative Tamashek

  1. A southern Tuareg (Berber) language spoken primarily in Mali.

Origin

  1. Tuaregtamasheq
  2. EnglishTamasheq

From Tuareg tamasheq.

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Translations

Arabic تَمَاشَق, تَمَاشَقِيَّة
  • تَمَاشَق (tamāšaq)southern Tuareg language
  • تَمَاشَقِيَّة (tamāšaqiyya)southern Tuareg language
Finnish tamašek
  • tamašeksouthern Tuareg language
Russian тама́шек
  • тама́шек (tamášek)southern Tuareg language
Cite this entry
APA

Tamasheq. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamasheq

MLA

“Tamasheq.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamasheq. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tamasheq,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamasheq.

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