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Mzab–Wargla languages

The Mzab–Wargla languages or Northern Saharan oasis dialects are a dialect cluster of the Zenati languages, within the Northern Berber subbranch. They are spoken in scattered oases of Algeria and Morocco.

Subclassification
;Kossmann (2013) Maarten Kossmann (2013) listed six "Northern Saharan oasis" dialects: • South Oranie and FiguigGuraraTuwat-TidikeltMzabWarglaWad Righ (Tugurt) ;Ethnologue (2009) In Ethnologue XVI (2009), the "Mzab–Wargla" languages are listed as: • Tagargrent (Wargli) • Temacine Tamazight (Tugurt) • Taznatit ("Zenati": Gurara, Tuwat and South Oran) • Tumzabt (Mozabite) Unlike Kossmann, Ethnologue considers the Berber dialect spoken in Tidikelt as a separate branch of the Zenati group, distinct from Tuwat. ;Blench Roger Blench (2006) listed eight varieties: • GuraraMzab, Ghardaia (Mozabite) • WarglaTugurtSeghrušenFiguigSenhajaIznacen However, Senhaja is actually an Atlas language. ==Linguistic maps==
Linguistic maps
File:Mzab-Wargla Berberophone areas.PNG|Mzab, Wargla and Wad Righ File:Gourara ksour - Linguistic map.PNG|Gourara File:South Oranie and Figuig Berber.PNG|South Oranie and Figuig ==References==
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