Tamasheq language
Spoken language
Tamashek or Tamasheq is a variety of Tuareg, a Berber macro-language widely spoken by nomadic tribes across North Africa in Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Tamasheq is one of the three main varieties of Tuareg, the others being Tamajaq and... Wikipedia
Region: Africa
Language families: Berber languages and Afroasiatic languages
Dialects: Tadhaq; Tanaslamt
Ethnicity: Tuareg
Native speakers: 900,000 (2021–2022)
Writing system: Latin; Tifinagh; Arabic (Innislamen)