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Native Speakers Worldwide

62,000

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Language Information By Source

Language Endangerment in Northern Africa
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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

62,000

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Ethnic Population

62,000

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Year of info

2007

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Algeria: "Amazigh language(s) are national languages."

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At risk

Native Speakers Worldwide

137,000

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Year of info

2010

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Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

62,000

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"25,000 in Algeria (1987). Includes 20,000 Hoggar, 5,000 Ghat. Population total all countries: 62,000."

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

Niger; Libya; Algeria;

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Arabic

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2005

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23.0, 6.0

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