Mzab–Wargla languages


The Mzab–Wargla languages or Northern Saharan oasis dialects are a dialect cluster of the Zenati languages, within the Northern Berber subbranch. They are spoken in scattered oases of Algeria and Morocco.

Subclassification

;Kossmann
Maarten Kossmann listed six "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects:
;Ethnologue
In Ethnologue XVI, the "Mzab–Wargla" languages are listed as:
Unlike Kossmann, Ethnologue considers the Berber dialect spoken in Tidikelt as a separate branch of the Zenati group, distinct from Tuwat.
;Blench
Roger Blench listed eight varieties:
However, Senhaja is actually an Atlas language.

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