Shawiya language

Shawiya
Chaouïa
Tacawit
Pronunciation	[θæʃæwiθ]
Native to	Algeria
Region	Aurès Mountains (Batna, Khenchela, Oum El Bouaghi, Souk Ahras, Tébessa, Biskra)
Ethnicity	Shawiya
Native speakers	2.6 million (2022)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Berber Northern Zenati Shawiya
Writing system	Latin script Tifinagh
Language codes
ISO 639-3	shy
Glottolog	tach1249
Geographic distribution of Shawiya dialects in northeastern Algeria
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Shawiya, or Shawiya Berber, also spelt Chaouïa (native form: Tacawit [θæʃæwiθ]), is a Zenati Berber language spoken in Algeria by the Shawiya people. The language's primary speech area is the Awras Mountains in Eastern Algeria and the surrounding areas, including parts of Western Tunisia, including Batna, Khenchela, Sétif, Oum El Bouaghi, Souk Ahras, Tébessa and the northern part of Biskra. It is closely related to the Shenwa language of Central Algeria.