Tarifit

Tarifit
Riffian, Tarifiyt
Tmaziɣt
ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ
الريفية
Pronunciation[θmæzɪχt]
Native toNorthern Morocco, Melilla
RegionRif Mountains
EthnicityRiffians
Native speakers
1.2 million (2024)
Latin, Tifinagh, Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3rif
Glottologtari1263

Tarifit (Tarifit: Tmaziɣt, ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ, pronounced [θmæzɪχt]; Arabic: الريفية, romanizedar-rīfīyah), also known as Riffian, is a Zenati Berber language spoken in the Rif region in northern Morocco. It is spoken natively by some 1,200,000 Riffians, comprising 3.2% of the population of Morocco, primarily in the Rif provinces of Nador, Al Hoceima and Driouch.