Azer dialect

Not to be confused with Azerbaijani language.
Azer
Native toMali, Senegal, Mauritania
RegionWest Africa
EthnicitySoninke
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologazer1256
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Azer or Azayr is a mostly or entirely extinct dialect of the Soninke language,[1][2] heavily mixed with Berber and Hassaniya Arabic, formerly spoken in Mauritania and northern Mali.[3][4]

  1. ^ Nicolaï 1977, p. 135.
  2. ^ Blench 2019, p. 444.
  3. ^ McDougall, E. Ann (1985). "The View from Awdaghust: War, Trade and Social Change in the Southwestern Sahara, from the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century". The Journal of African History. 26 (1): 1–31. doi:10.1017/S0021853700023069.
  4. ^ Daou, B. "Lassana Drame, le dernier depositaire de l'Azer a tire sa reverence". Afribone. Retrieved 25 June 2024.