Tuareg languages
| Tuareg | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Sahara and Sahel |
| Ethnicity | Tuareg |
Native speakers | 2.9 million (2021–2024) |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 / 5 | tmh |
| ISO 639-3 | tmh |
| Glottolog | tuar1240 |
Tuareg (English: /ˈtwɑːrɛɡ/), also known as Tamasheq (English: /ˈtæməʃɛk/), Tamajaq or Tamahaq (Tifinagh: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵌⴰⵆ), is a group of closely related Berber varieties. They are spoken by the Tuareg Berbers in large parts of Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya, and Burkina Faso, with a few speakers, the Kinnin, in Chad.