Shilha language

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The Shilha language is a major Berber (Amazigh) language of southwestern Morocco, spoken primarily by the Shilha people in the High Atlas, Anti-Atlas, and Sous regions.

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Shilha language canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language
Amazigh language
Berber language
natural language
alternativeName Shilha
Tachelhit
Tashelhit
closelyRelatedTo Central Atlas Tamazight
Riffian Berber
continent Africa
country Morocco
ethnicGroup Shilha people
glottocode tash1251
hasDialects regional varieties in Anti-Atlas
regional varieties in High Atlas
regional varieties in Sous
hasFeature emphatic consonants
gender distinction masculine–feminine
pharyngealized consonants
prefix and suffix conjugation
rich verbal morphology
singular and plural number
hasStandardizationEfforts Amazigh cultural institutions in Morocco
ISO639-3Code shi
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Berber languages
morphologicalType fusional
partOf Maghrebi Amazigh linguistic area
linked to: Maghrebi Berber
primaryWordOrder VOS
VSO
region Anti-Atlas
High Atlas
Sous region
southwestern Morocco
spokenBy millions of speakers
status major Berber language of Morocco
usedAlongside French
Moroccan Arabic
linked to: Maghrebi Arabic

Standard Arabic
usedFor daily communication
local media
music
oral poetry
writingSystem Arabic script
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

Tifinagh

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarifit language closelyRelatedTo Shilha language
Ahwach typicalLanguage Shilha language
Souss dialect partOf Shilha language
Tashelhiyt subclassOf Shilha language
shi represents Shilha language