Southern Tamasheq languages

Southern Tamasheq languages

The Southern Tamasheq languages include 3 (SIL estimate) languages and dialects spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; this language group is a part of the Tamasheq language family. This list contains individual languages.

*Tamasheq language
*Tawallammat Tamajaq language
*Tayart Tamajeq language

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90966 Southern Tamasheq language tree]


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