Standard Moroccan Tamazight in Morocco

Speakers

542,781

Type

Location

Standard Moroccan Tamazight in Morocco

Country

Information available

1. Basics

Names

Standard Moroccan Tamazight in Morocco

Size

542,781

2. Status

Status

  • Official country wide language
  • Official regional language
  • Official minority language
  • Recognised community language
  • Unrecognised community language
National language
No
Indigenous language
No
Comments
Standard Moroccan Tamazight (Amazighe language) is declared as official language. This declaration is part of the announcement of the 2011 constitution in article 5.

3. State

Documentation: materials

4. Users

Size / Number of users

Number of users

542781
Source
Population and Housing Census
Year
2014
Comments

This is the number of people aged 10 and over who can read and write in Standard Moroccan Tamazight (Amazighe language).

Users within total population

2.20000
Less than 10% use the language

PROPORTION

2
Source
Population and Housing Census
Year
2014
Comments
This is the proportion of people aged 10 and over who can read and write in Standard Moroccan Tamazight (Amazigh language) within the total population.

Literacy of users

60
40
Less than 10% of users with literacy in the language
Actual percentage
3
Source

Population and Housing Census

Year
2014
Comments

The proportion is calculated for people aged 10 and over who can read and write in Standard Moroccan Tamazight (Amazighe language) within the total population aged 10 and over who can read and write in all written and readen laguages in Morocco.

5. Use

Completion