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Also known as Tachawit, Shawiya language, shy

Zenati variety of the Tamazight language spoken by the Shawi Berbers of the Awras region of eastern Algeria

Key facts

Pronunciation
[ θæʃæwiθ ]
Native to
Algeria
Region
Aurès Mountains ( Batna , Khenchela , Oum El Bouaghi , Souk Ahras , Tébessa , Biskra ), Mila , Guelma , Constantine .
Ethnicity
Shawiya
Native speakers
2.6 million (2022)
Language family
Afro-Asiatic Berber Northern Zenati Shawiya
Writing system
Latin script Tifinagh
Iso 639 3
shy
Glottolog
tach1249

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Encyclopedic overview

Shawiya, or Shawiya Berber, also spelt Chaouïa (native form: Tacawit [θæʃæwiθ]), is a Zenati Berber language spoken in Algeria by the Shawiya people. The language's primary speech area is the Awras Mountains and in the surrounding regions in eastern Algeria, including Batna, Khenchela, Sétif, Oum El Bouaghi, Souk Ahras, Tébessa, Biskra, Guelma, Mila and Constantine. It is closely related to the Shenwa language of Central Algeria.

Language

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shawiya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.