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About Tamazight
The Tifinagh script used in Morocco today, called Neo-Tifinagh, was standardized in 2003 by the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM) and is based on the ancient Libyco-Berber script, which has been found in inscriptions across North Africa dating back more than 2,000 years. Tamazight is also written in this Tifinagh script and in Arabic script, alongside the Latin spelling used here.
Also known as: Berber, Amazigh, Central Atlas Tamazight
Speakers
estimated 2.7 million
Language Family
Afroasiatic (Berber branch)
Writing System
Latin alphabet (Berber Latin orthography used in linguistics and by many speakers alongside Tifinagh and Arabic script)
Difficulty
Hard
Spoken in
Why Learn Tamazight?
Tamazight gives access to the language and culture of Morocco's Amazigh (Berber) communities, who make up a large share of the population, and to a writing system, Tifinagh, that predates Arabic in the region.
Common Tamazight Words
Start your Tamazight journey with these essential words and phrases.
azul
Hello
ah-ZOOL
tanemmirt
Thank you
ta-nem-MEERT
ih
Yes
eeh
uhu
No
oo-HOO
aman
Water
AH-man
aɣrum
Bread
agh-ROOM
axxam
House
akh-KHAM
tafukt
Sun
ta-FOOKT
ass
Day
ahss
tayri
Love
TIE-ree
Tamazight
Tamazight (the language's own name)
ta-ma-ZEEGHT
History of Tamazight
Berber-speaking peoples have lived across North Africa for millennia, and their ancestral Tifinagh script survives in ancient Libyco-Berber inscriptions found from Morocco to Libya. Arabic became dominant after the 7th-century Islamic conquest, and under 20th-century Arabization policies Tamazight was excluded from Moroccan schools and official life for decades. A Berber cultural movement pushed for recognition from the 1970s onward, leading Morocco to found IRCAM in 2001, adopt Neo-Tifinagh for schools in 2003, and make Tamazight an official language alongside Arabic in the 2011 constitution.
Is Tamazight Hard to Learn?
This entry describes Central Atlas Tamazight, spoken in Morocco's Middle and High Atlas, one of several Tamazight varieties (alongside Kabyle, Tashelhiyt and Riffian) that differ enough to hinder mutual understanding, so vocabulary here does not necessarily match those other varieties. Learners face pharyngealized consonants, long consonant clusters with no vowels between them, and a noun system with free and construct states that changes a noun's initial sound depending on its role in the sentence.
Learning Tamazight Online: FAQ
Can I learn Tamazight online for free?
Yes — Vocabo is a free Chrome extension that teaches you Tamazight vocabulary while you browse the web. It replaces words and short phrases on pages you already read with their Tamazight equivalents, so you pick up vocabulary passively — no sign-up, no ads, and no daily lesson grind.
Is Tamazight on Duolingo?
No — Duolingo doesn't currently offer a Tamazight course for English speakers. You can still learn Tamazight online for free: Vocabo supports Tamazight and builds your vocabulary naturally while you browse.
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