The Jeliya catalogue uses Tarifit / Tarifit. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Tarifiyt-Beni-Iznasen-Eastern Middle Atlas Berber (tari1263). Its ISO 639-3 code is rif. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
An Amazigh language of northern Morocco with regional differences.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses Tarifit / Tarifit. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Tarifiyt-Beni-Iznasen-Eastern Middle Atlas Berber (tari1263). Its ISO 639-3 code is rif. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: DZ, ES, 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 → Greater Zenatic → Zenatic. [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 Høst, Georg Hjersing 1779 and a more recent one attributed to Destaing, Edmond 1920. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Latin, Tifinagh and Arabic conventions vary. Retain labialisation and emphatic notation and identify the system used by each source.
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 vowel phonemes /i a u/ in many analyses, with substantial context-conditioned vowel changes. Rhotic changes, spirantisation and gemination vary regionally; 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. [7]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Verb-initial and subject-initial patterns, noun state, gender/number, clitics and aspect stems.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A language-specific Grambank record is linked for comparison of grammatical features and their underlying references. Feature coding is an analytical resource; it is not a beginner explanation, a complete grammar or a substitute for a teacher’s review. [6]
Tarifit from a named Rif locality
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 Eastern Middle Atlas Berber, Beni Iznassen, Arzeu, Beni Oulichek, Beni Touzine, Guelaya, Temsamane, Central Rif, Kebdana, Beni Bou Yhi, Igzennaian, Metalsa. 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.
Search the everyday spelling and check tone-marked forms. ɛ, ɔ, ɲ and ŋ are letters, not removable accents. Search tolerance does not mean two spellings are the same word. Save an entry to keep its stable identity in your wordbook.
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
CC BY 4.0
Source checked: 10/12/2026Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Source checked: 10/12/2026Destaing, Edmond 1920
Source checked: 10/12/2026