Riffian Language
Riffian, Riff Berber, or Riffian Berber (local name: Tamaziġt, Berber exonym: Tarifit or Tamaziġt Tarifit) is a Northern variety of the Berber language spoken by 1.4 million Moroccans, mainly in the Rif provinces, in parts of eastern Morocco, and in cities along the northern Mediterranean and northwestern Atlantic coasts of Morocco, as well as in western Algeria along the coast. Major Moroccan cities that have large numbers of Riffian Berber speakers are, by order of concentration, Tangier, Nador, Al Hoceima, Oujda, and Tetouan..
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