Tuareg
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A Berber language spoken by people who live in the Sahara desert
- noun
- /ˈtwɑːrɛɡ/
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tuareg
- He is fluent in Tuareg as well as several other Saharan languages.
Examples
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Many traditional songs are preserved in the Tuareg dialect.
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The Tuareg language has many unique features.
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The Tuareg language is known for its unique script and phonetic structure.
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Do you speak Tuareg?
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The Tuareg language, known as Tamashek, is spoken by many in the Sahara region.
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Many scholars study the Tuareg dialects to understand the culture of the Sahara people.
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Tamashek, the Tuareg dialect, includes unique words that reflect desert life.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tuareg as the name of a language comes from the same French and Arabic name for the people; their speech is often called Tamasheq, so Tuareg also refers to the Berber dialect spoken across the Sahara.