Riff languages
Riff | |
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Riffian | |
Geographic distribution: | North Africa |
Linguistic classification: | |
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Glottolog: | None |
![](../I/m/Percent_of_Tarifit_speakers_in_Morocco_by_census_2004.png)
Percent of Tarifit speakers in Morocco by census 2004 Based on data found Here
In some classifications, the Riff (Rif) languages are a branch of the Zenati languages (Northern Berber), of the Rif area of Morocco, that includes Riffian, one of the major Berber languages.
Blench (2006) considers Riff to be a dialect cluster, consisting of the following varieties:[1]
- Riffian
- Ghmara
- Shawiya
- Tidikelt
- Tuat
- Tlemcen
- Sheliff Basin