Tashelhit phrasebook
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Tashelhit or Tachelhit or Shilha (also known as Tasusit) is an indigenous language native to Shilha people. It is spoken by more than eight million people in south western Morocco. It is spoken in an area covering c. 100,000 square kilometres, comprising the western part of the High Atlas mountains and the regions to the south up to the Draa River, including the Anti-Atlas and the alluvial basin of the Sous River. The largest urban centres in the area are the coastal city of Agadir (population over 400,000) and the towns of Guelmim, Taroudant, Demnate, Tiznit and Ouarzazate.
Tashelhit is an Amazigh ("Berber") language- The use of the term "Berber" is offensive to those which it is applied, as it is derived from the French word "Barbere" for barbaric.
Pronunciation guideTashelhit has been written with several different alphabets. Historically, the Arabic script has been dominant. Usage of the Latin script emerged in the late 19th century.
Phrase list
Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Tashelhit phrasebook" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: AguzulH, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons