Tarifit

Tarifit
Riffian, Tarifiyt
Tmaziɣt
الريفية
Pronunciation[θmæzɪχt]
Native toNorthern Morocco, Melilla
RegionRif Mountains
EthnicityRiffians
Native speakers
1.2 million (2024)
Latin, Tifinagh, Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3rif
Glottologtari1263

Tarifit (Tarifit: Tmaziɣt, pronounced [θmæzɪχt]; Arabic: الريفية, romanized: ar-rīfīyah), also known as Riffian is a Zenati Berber language spoken in the Rif region in northern Morocco. It is spoken natively by some 1,200,000 Riffians, comprising 3.2% of the population, primarily in the Rif provinces of Nador, Al Hoceima and Driouch.