Azer dialect

Azer
Native toMali, Senegal, Mauritania
RegionWest Africa
EthnicitySoninke
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologazer1256

Azer or Azayr is a mostly or entirely extinct dialect of the Soninke language, heavily mixed with Berber and Hassaniya Arabic, formerly spoken in Mauritania and northern Mali.