Sanhaja de Srair language
Senhaja de Srair ("Senhaja of Srair") is a Northern Berber language. It is spoken by the Sanhaja Berbers inhabiting the central part of the Moroccan Rif. It is spoken in the Ketama area west of the Tarifit speaking area in eastern Rif.
| Sanhaja de Srair | |
|---|---|
| Senhaja de Srair | |
| Chelha, Tasenhajit or Tamazight | |
| Native to | Morocco |
| Region | Rif |
| Ethnicity | Berbers |
Native speakers | 86,000 (2014 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjs |
| Glottolog | senh1238 |
| ELP | Senhaja de Srair |
Despite its speech area, the Sanhaja language belongs to the Atlas branch of Berber. It has also been influenced by the neighbouring Riffian language.
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