Tahaggart Tamahaq in Algeria

2. Status

Status

Official country wide language
Official regional language
Official minority language
Recognised community language
Unrecognised community language

National language

Yes

Indigenous language

No

Comments

The Algerian constitution recognizes Tamazight (“Art. 4. Tamazight is also a national and official language. The State works for its promotion and development in all its linguistic varieties in use on the national territory. ). So, “Tamahaqt”, which is a variety of Tamazight, is therefore recognized as an official language, even if it is not directly named. However, despite this status, in practice, “Tamahaqt” has no presence at the official level.

3. State

Documentation: materials

Written

Extended corpora
Annotated corpora
Corpus/corpora
Materials/corpus
Some materials
No materials

Digital

Yes

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Video

Extended corpora
Annotated corpora
Corpus/corpora
Materials/corpus
Some materials
No materials

Digital

Yes

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Audio

Extended corpora
Annotated corpora
Corpus/corpora
Materials/corpus
Some materials
No materials

Digital

Yes

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Documentation: descriptions

Elaborated dictionaries, grammars, statistical language models, etc.
Dictionaries and grammars
Dictionary and grammar
Glossary and descriptions
Few descriptions
No descriptions

Digital

Yes

Standardization

Modern standard language
Young standard language
Standardised language
Quasi-standard language
Semi-standardised language
Un-standardised language

Graphisation & script encoding

Standardised writing system with full script encoding
Conventionalised writing system with partial script encoding
Consistent writing system with no script encoding
Unsystematic writing system(s)
Limited written use
No written use

4. Users

Geographical distribution

Users live and dominate in all regions of the country
Users live in one [state/...] of the country
Users live in a cross-border region [state/...] of the country
Users live in separated [states/...] of the country
Users live dispersed across one [state/...] of the country
Users live scattered all over the country

Settlements

Rural
Urban

Size / Number of users

Users within the reference community

Less than 10% use the language

Age distribution of users

percentage of members of middle generations (15-65)

Generational use

70

All generations

Educational attainment

Primary education

Comments

In public schools, Tamahaq is taught as part of Tamazight lessons in primary and secondary schools (3 hours per week) in the Wilayas where Tamahaq is spoken. It is only taught as a subject of instruction, not as a language of instruction.

Lower secondary education

Comments

In public schools, Tamahaq is taught as part of Tamazight lessons in primary and secondary schools (3 hours per week) in the Wilayas where Tamahaq is spoken. It is only taught as a subject of instruction, not as a language of instruction.

Higher secondary education

Source

In public schools, Tamahaq is taught as part of Tamazight lessons in primary and secondary schools (3 hours per week) in the Wilayas where Tamahaq is spoken. It is only taught as a subject of instruction, not as a language of instruction.

Tertiary education

Occupational qualifications

Language competence

Understand all, speak/sign fluently

Literacy of users

Less than 10% of users with literacy in the language

Digital use

Less than 1% digital users of the language

5. Use

Socio-geographic dimension

Geographic scope

International
Supranational
Cross-border (states)
State-wide
Supra-regional cross-border
Supra-regional
Regional cross-border
Regional
Local

Functional dimension

Functional scope

Public domains
Everyday domains
Private domains

Nature

complementary

Stability

Decreasing

Functional scope

Public domains
Everyday domains
Private domains

Functional scope

Public domains
Everyday domains
Private domains

Nature

complementary

Functional use in administration

Language use in administration

International level
National level
Regional level
Local level
Auxiliary use
No use

Types of language use

signed / spoken use
written use
digital use

Ethnoculture

No use
Informal learning
Skills and knowledge
Performing arts
Social practices
Customary law
Traditional medicine
Knowledge and practices
Traditions and expressions

Formal Education

Primary level

Type of language use in education

Medium of instruction
Immersion teaching
Teaching subject
Occasionally used
Symbolically used

Lower secondary level

Type of language use in education

Medium of instruction
Immersion teaching
Teaching subject
Occasionally used
Symbolically used

Lower secondary level

Type of language use in education

Medium of instruction
Immersion teaching
Teaching subject
Occasionally used
Symbolically used

Tertiary level

Type of language use in education

Medium of instruction
Immersion teaching
Teaching subject
Occasionally used
Symbolically used

Public healthcare

Language not used
Translations
Healthcare information
Nursing care (incl. elderly)
Doctor-patient communication
Generally used

Information, communication and cultural production

Information services
Broadcasting
Video, film
Sound/music recording
Publishing activities
Language not used

Information services
Broadcasting
Video, film
Sound/music recording
Publishing activities
Language not used

Digital sphere

Language not used
Texting and messaging
Social media
Blogs, web pages, e-books
Edutainment products and services
Social media have a localized interface
Localized web search and e-commerce services
Localized operating systems
Machine translation
Top level domain name

Legal system

Language use in the legal system

General use
Legal transactions
Court proceedings
Written submissions
Spoken/signed testimonies
Language not used

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