Kabyle language
| Kabyle | |
|---|---|
| Kabylian | |
| Taqbaylit / ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ / ثاقبايليث | |
| Pronunciation | [θɐqβæjlɪθ] ⓘ |
| Native to | Algeria |
| Region | Kabylia (Provinces of Béjaïa, Bouira, Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou) |
| Ethnicity | Kabyles |
Native speakers | 3 million in Algeria (2004, 9.4% of the population) 1 million diaspora |
Standard forms | |
| Latin, Tifinagh (limited use), Arabic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | kab |
| ISO 639-3 | kab |
| Glottolog | kaby1243 |
Percentage of Kabyle speakers in northern Algeria | |
Kabyle (/kəˈbaɪl/) or Kabylian (/kəˈbɪliən/; native name: Taqbaylit [θɐqβæjlɪθ] ⓘ) is a Berber language spoken by the Kabyle people in the north and northeast of Algeria. It is spoken primarily in Kabylia
Estimating the number of Berber speakers is very difficult and figures are often contested. A 2004 estimate was that 9.4% of the Algerian population spoke Kabyle. The number of diaspora speakers has been estimated at one million.