Tamazight

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/ˈtæm.ə.zɪɡt/

proper noun

The continuum of closely-related Amazigh languages spoken in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and other parts of northern Africa.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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

  1. tzmⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
  2. tzmⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
  3. EnglishTamazight

Borrowed from Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (tamaziɣt).

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Cite this entry
APA

Tamazight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamazight

MLA

“Tamazight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamazight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tamazight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tamazight.

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