Tamazight: The original language of Morocco

Tamazight is the original language of North Africa population. Morocco, Algeria , Tunisia , Libya and Siwa in Egypt are the main countries of Amazigh.

The age of the language is 3000 years B.C. Tamazight has its own handwriting character called Tifinagh. It has 33 characters according to the Moroccan Institute of Amazigh Culture. Tifinagh was used firstly by Libyan and Island Canaries near Morocco.

Tamazight was officially the second language in Morocco on 2011 and in Algeria on 2015.

The Amazigh population presents an important percentage in North Africa beside Arabic ethnics.

Below different statistics distributed by country.

· Morocco : 20 000 000 inhabitants

· Algeria : 13 000 000 inhabitants

· Tunisia : 150 000 inhabitants

· Mali : 1 000 000 inhabitants

· Libya : 800 000 inhabitants

· Mauritania : 120 000 inhabitants

Amazigh are disturbed by clans in North Africa.

Morocco:

Souss in the Atlantic Ocean
Rif in North of the country
Amazigh in mountains Atlas

Algeria :

Kabyle and Chawi clans

The rest of other clans is described in the below map.

Below traditional clothes for North Africa populations :

Morocco Rif woman :

Morocco Atlas bride (Ait Atta )

Algeria Kabyle woman

Sabrina : Teacher woman algerian in Canada

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