Kabyle language
| Kabyle | |
|---|---|
| Kabylian | |
| Taqbaylit / ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ | |
| Pronunciation | [θɐqβæjlɪθ] ⓘ |
| Native to | Algeria |
| Region | Kabylia (Provinces of Béjaïa, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou) |
| Ethnicity | Kabyles |
Native speakers | Algeria: 3 million (2004, 9.4% of the population) Diaspora: 1 million |
Standard forms | |
| Dialects | Far-Western Western Eastern Tasahlit |
| Latin, Tifinagh | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Algeria (as a variant of Tamazight) |
| Regulated by | HCA |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | kab |
| ISO 639-3 | kab |
| Glottolog | kaby1243 |
 Areas with significant numbers of people whose first language is Kabyle | |
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.