Kabyle language

Kabyle
Kabyle
Kabylian
Taqbaylit / ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ
Pronunciation	[θɐqβæjlɪθ] ⓘ
Native to	Algeria
Region	Kabylia (Provinces of Béjaïa, Bouira, Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou)
Ethnicity	Kabyles
Native speakers	3 million in Algeria (2004, 9.4% of the population); 1 million diaspora
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Berber Northern Kabyle; ; ;
Standard forms	Standard Algerian Berber;
Writing system	Latin, Tifinagh (limited use), Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-2	kab
ISO 639-3	kab
Glottolog	kaby1243
	Percentage of Kabyle speakers in northern Algeria[image reference needed]

Kabyle (/kəˈbaɪl/) or Kabylian (/kəˈbɪliən/; native name: Taqbaylit [θɐqβæjlɪθ] ^ⓘ) is a Berber language (tamazight)^[5] spoken by the Kabyle people in the north and northeast of Algeria. It is spoken primarily in Kabylia, east of the capital Algiers and in Algiers itself, but also by various groups near Blida, such as the Beni Salah and Beni Bou Yaqob.

Estimating the number of Berber speakers is very difficult and figures are often contested.^[6]^[7] A 2004 estimate was that 9.4% of the population speaks Kabyle.^[1]^[a] The diaspora population has been estimated at one million.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference laval was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Kabyle language at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
^ "Nouria Benghabrit : l'enseignement de Tamazight sera élargi à 10 autres wilayas et bénéficiera de 300 nouveaux postes budgétaires". Rafio Algérienne. la graphie Tifinagh pour le Targui, Latine pour la Kabylie et Arabe pour le M'Zab et les Aurès
^ "Kabyle in Arabic Script: A History without Standardisation".
^ "Kabyle | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^ Chaker 1983, p. 7.
^ Campbell, George L. (2013). Compendium of the World's Languages. Gareth King (3 ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-203-10653-2. OCLC 854759616.
^ "World Population Dashboard -Algeria". United Nations Population Fund. Retrieved 2023-02-26.

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[e26-3] Kabyle language at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)

[4] "Nouria Benghabrit : l'enseignement de Tamazight sera élargi à 10 autres wilayas et bénéficiera de 300 nouveaux postes budgétaires". Rafio Algérienne. la graphie Tifinagh pour le Targui, Latine pour la Kabylie et Arabe pour le M'Zab et les Aurès

[5] "Kabyle in Arabic Script: A History without Standardisation".

[6] "Kabyle | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Retrieved 2024-01-09.

[FOOTNOTEChaker19837-7] Chaker 1983, p. 7.

[8] Campbell, George L. (2013). Compendium of the World's Languages. Gareth King (3 ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-203-10653-2. OCLC 854759616.

[9] "World Population Dashboard -Algeria". United Nations Population Fund. Retrieved 2023-02-26.

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Kabyle
Kabylian
Taqbaylit / ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ
Pronunciation	[θɐqβæjlɪθ] ^ⓘ
Native to	Algeria
Region	Kabylia (Provinces of Béjaïa, Bouira, Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou)
Ethnicity	Kabyles
Native speakers	3 million in Algeria (2004, 9.4% of the population)^[1]^[a] 1 million diaspora^[2]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Berber Northern Kabyle
Standard forms	Standard Algerian Berber
Writing system	Latin,^[3] Tifinagh (limited use), Arabic^[4]
Language codes
ISO 639-2	`kab`
ISO 639-3	`kab`
Glottolog	`kaby1243`
Percentage of Kabyle speakers in northern Algeria^{[image reference needed]}