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Zenaga (autonym: Tuẓẓungiyya or āwӓy ən uẓ̄nӓgӓn) is a Berber language on the verge of extinction currently spoken in Mauritania and northern Senegal by thousands of people. [1] Zenaga Berber is spoken as a mother tongue from the town of Mederdra in southwestern Mauritania to the Atlantic coast and in northern Senegal. The language ...
The language serves as a lingua franca in the country. It is also the language of the Imraguen who also use elements of Soninke. Berber. Zenaga is a Berber language that was more widely spoken in the past, but is still used in the south of the country, close to the River Senegal. The speakers of the Zenaga language are eponymously known as ...
Distribution of Berber-speaking groups today. The pink areas depict Western Berber languages: Zenaga to the West, Mauritania and Senegal; Tetserret to the East, Niger.. The Sanhaja (Arabic: صنهاجة, Ṣanhaja or زناگة Znaga; Berber languages: Aẓnag, pl. Iẓnagen, and also Aẓnaj, pl. Iẓnajen) were once one of the largest Berber tribal confederations, along with the Zanata and ...
By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara. Most of its population of some 4.3 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly a third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott , on the Atlantic coast.
Map of Mauritania Boghé (بوكى) Akjoujt (اكجوجت) This is a list of cities in Mauritania by population. All settlements with a population over 10,000 are listed.
Located in the southwestern part of the country, it is one of the largest cities in the Sahara. [4] The city also serves as the administrative and economic center of Mauritania. Once a mid-sized coastal village, Nouakchott was selected as the capital for the nascent nation of Mauritania, with construction beginning in 1958.
Regions of Mauritania; A clickable map of Mauritania exhibiting its twelve regions and one capital district. Category: Region: Location Mauritania: Number: 15 (as of 2023) Populations: 19,639–430,668: Areas: 156–252,900 km 2 (60–97,645 sq mi)
They comprise two languages: Zenaga; Tetserret; Zenaga is spoken in southwestern Mauritania while Tetserret is spoken in central Niger. They appear to have influenced the Algerian Songhai language Korandje. The label "Western Berber" was first used in a classificatory sense by Aikhenvald and Militarev (1984) [1] in reference to