Tugurt language explained

Tugurt
Also Known As:Oued Righ Berber
Nativename:تاشلحيت Tašəlḥit
States:Algeria
Region:Oued Righ (wilaya of Ouargla)
Date:2022
Ref:e26
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Berber
Fam3:Northern
Fam4:Zenati
Fam5:Mzab–Wargla
Iso3:tjo
Glotto:tema1243
Glottorefname:Oued Righ
Map:Mzab-Wargla Berberophone areas.PNG
Mapcaption:Berber-speaking areas of the Mzab, Ouargla, and Oued Righ

Tugurt, also known as Oued Righ Berber and Temacine Tamazight, is a Zenati Berber variety spoken in some of the oases of the northeastern Oued Righ region around Touggourt in Algeria., its main speech area was in Temacine, Blidet-Amor, Meggarine and Ghomra.[1] It is closely related to the nearby Tumzabt (Mozabite) and Teggargrent (Ouargli) languages.

References

  1. René Basset, 1893, Etude sur la Zenatia du Mzab, de Ouargla et de l'Oued-Rir', p. 12. Paris: Ernest Leroux.