The Jeliya catalogue uses Tašlḥiyt / Tachelhit. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Tachelhit (tach1250). Its ISO 639-3 code is shi. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
An Amazigh language of southwestern Morocco, represented in several writing systems.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses Tašlḥiyt / Tachelhit. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Tachelhit (tach1250). Its ISO 639-3 code is shi. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: DZ, MA. Catalogue locations do not enumerate diaspora or second-language use. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Afro-Asiatic → Berber → Kabyle-Atlas Berber → Atlas Berber. [1]
INALCO describes long contact histories involving Punic, Latin, Arabic and French. Its overview treats Amazigh varieties across North Africa and the Sahara-Sahel; these broad histories do not establish one shared local trajectory. [2]
The Glottolog bibliography includes a linguistic description attributed to Chamberlayne, John 1715 and a more recent one attributed to Aspinion, Robert 1953. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Latin, Tifinagh and Arabic traditions coexist. Preserve source conventions such as labialisation ʷ and distinguish historical Hebrew-script sources from current learner headwords.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.The university overview distinguishes historical Libyco-Berber/Tifinagh, adapted modern Tifinagh, and Latin and Arabic writing. It dates Morocco’s adoption of neo-Tifinagh for institutional Amazigh writing to 2003. [2]
Three core vowels /i a u/ and extensive consonant sequencing; some analyses allow syllabic consonants. Gemination and emphatic consonants matter; no lexical tone.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A PHOIBLE record links published sound-inventory descriptions for this language. Inventory analysis can differ by variety and study; example words, letter values and a learner-facing pronunciation table still require a checked reference and speaker recordings. [5]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Often verb-initial with noun gender/number, state alternations, clitic pronouns and aspectual stems.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Tachelhit; choose a regional speech variety
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Named child varieties in this record include Anti-Atlas, Haut-Atlas, Sus-Agadir. These labels do not select Jeliya’s teaching variety. [1]
An entry separates the headword, part of speech, senses and cited examples. A variant is another documented form; a synonym is a different word with a related meaning. Derived expressions can have their own entry. Follow source links and variety tags before using a form.
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Open the dictionaryUniversity programmes teach Kabyle, Tachelhit and Tuareg as distinct varieties. Resources for one cannot automatically be used as spelling or grammar rules for another. [2]
Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
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Source checked: 10/12/2026Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Source checked: 10/12/2026Aspinion, Robert 1953
Source checked: 10/12/2026