Iznasen Berber
Appearance
| Iznasen | |
|---|---|
| Beni Iznasen, Taznasit | |
| Tmaziɣt | |
| Native to | Northeast Morocco |
| Region | Beni Snassen |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2013)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | beni1249 |
| ELP | Beni Iznassen |
Iznasen (native name: Tmaziɣt),[2] also known as Beni Iznasen or Taznasit, is a Berber variety, belonging to the Zenati group. It is spoken by the Beni Snassen in the extreme northeast of Morocco near the border of western Algeria, west of which lies the Tarifit-speaking area.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kossmann, Maarten G. (2013). The Arabic influence on Northern Berber. Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics. Leiden; Boston: Brill. p. 22. ISBN 978-90-04-25308-7.
- ^ Rachida Rahhou (2005). Dictionnaire berbère-français, parler des Béni-Iznassen (Thesis). Fès.