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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Morocco > Tachelhit

Tachelhit

A language of Morocco

ISO 639-3: shi

Population	3,000,000 in Morocco (1998).
Region	Southwestern Morocco, from coast south to Ifni and north to near Agadir, northeast to outskirts of Marrakech, and east to Draa, including the valley of the Sous, and south near the border. Also spoken in Algeria, France.
Alternate names	Tashilheet, Tashelheyt, Tachilhit, Tashelhit, Tasoussit, Shilha, Susiua, Southern Shilha
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Atlas
Language use	Many men also use Arabic. Many women do not learn Arabic.
Language development	Bible portions: 1906–1925.
Comments	'Tachelhit' is their name for their language. 'Shilha' is the Arabic name for Moroccan Berber language varieties in general. Soussi: shopkeepers. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Algeria

Language name	Tachelhit
Region	Southern Algeria near the Moroccan border around Tabelbala.
Alternate names	Tashelhit, Tashelhait, Tashelhayt, Tasoussit, Shilha, Southern Shilha, Tachilhit
Dialects	Susiua (Sus, Sousse).
Language use	One of the more widely used Berber languages. Many men also use Arabic, but many women do not learn Arabic.
Comments	Their name for their language is 'Tachelhit'. 'Shilha' is the Arabic name for Moroccan Berber varieties in general. Muslim.