Tawallammat Tamajaq language
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The Tawellemmet language is a member of the Tuareg branch
of the Berber languages
, usually classed within Tamajeq. It is the language of the Iwellemmeden
Tuareg peoples, spoken in Mali
and Niger
by approximately 670,000 people.
Tuareg languages
Tuareg is a Berber language or family of very closely related languages and dialects spoken by the Tuareg Berbers, in large parts of Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya and Burkina Faso, with a few speakers, the Kinnin, in Chad.- Description :Other Berber languages and Tamashaq are quite mutually...
of the Berber languages
Berber languages
The Berber languages are a family of languages indigenous to North Africa, spoken from Siwa Oasis in Egypt to Morocco , and south to the countries of the Sahara Desert...
, usually classed within Tamajeq. It is the language of the Iwellemmeden
Aulliminden
The Iwellemmedan are one of the seven major Tuareg tribal or clan confederations...
Tuareg peoples, spoken in Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
and Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
by approximately 670,000 people.