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| Kabyle | |
|---|---|
| Kabylian | |
| Taqbaylit / ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ / ثاقبايليث | |
| Pronunciation | [θɐqβæjlɪθ] |
| Native to | Algeria |
| Region | Kabylia (Provinces of Béjaïa, Bouira, Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou) |
| Ethnicity | Kabyles |
Native speakers | 3 million in Algeria (2004, 9.4% of the population)[1][a] 1 million diaspora[2] |
Standard forms | |
| Latin,[3] Tifinagh (limited use), Arabic[4] | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | kab |
| ISO 639-3 | kab |
| Glottolog | kaby1243 |
 Percentage of Kabyle speakers in northern Algeria[image reference needed] | |
Kabyle (/kəˈbaɪl/) or Kabylian (/kəˈbɪliən/; native name: Taqbaylit [θɐqβæjlɪθ] ) is a Berber language (tamazight)[5] spoken by the Kabyle people in the north and northeast of Algeria. It is spoken primarily in Kabylia, east of the capital Algiers and in Algiers itself, but also by various groups near Blida, such as the Beni Salah and Beni Bou Yaqob.
Estimating the number of Berber speakers is very difficult and figures are often contested.[6][7] A 2004 estimate was that 9.4% of the Algerian population speaks Kabyle.[1][a] The diaspora population has been estimated at one million.[2]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
lavalwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Kabyle language at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ "Nouria Benghabrit : l'enseignement de Tamazight sera élargi à 10 autres wilayas et bénéficiera de 300 nouveaux postes budgétaires". Rafio Algérienne. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
la graphie Tifinagh pour le Targui, Latine pour la Kabylie et Arabe pour le M'Zab et les Aurès
- ^ "Kabyle in Arabic Script: A History without Standardisation". Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "Kabyle | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ Chaker 1983, p. 7.
- ^ Campbell, George L. (2013). Compendium of the World's Languages. Gareth King (3 ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-203-10653-2. OCLC 854759616.
- ^ "World Population Dashboard -Algeria". United Nations Population Fund. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
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