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Shawiya, or Shawiya Berber, also spelt Chaouïa (native form: Tacawit [θæʃæwiθ]), is a Zenati Berber language spoken in Algeria by the Shawiya people. The language's primary speech area is the Awras Mountains in Eastern Algeria and the surrounding areas, including parts of Western Tunisia, including Batna, Khenchela, Sétif, Oum El Bouaghi, Souk Ahras, Tébessa and the northern part of Biskra. It is closely related to the Shenwa language of Central Algeria.

Shawiya
Chaouïa
Tacawit
Pronunciation[θæʃæwiθ]
Native toAlgeria
RegionAurès Mountains (Batna, Khenchela, Oum El Bouaghi, Souk Ahras, Tébessa, Biskra)
EthnicityShawiya

Native speakers

2.6 million (2022)[1]

Language family

Afro-Asiatic

Writing system

  • Tifinagh
  • Language codes
    ISO 639-3shy
    Glottologtach1249

    Geographic distribution of Shawiya dialects in northeastern Algeria

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    Language

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    The Shawiya people call their language Tacawit (Thashawith) ([θʃæwɪθ]or[hʃæwɪθ]). Estimates of number of speakers range from 1.4 to 3 million speakers.[2][3]

    The French spelling of Chaouïa is commonly seen, due to the influence of French conventions on Algeria. Other spellings are "Chaoui", "Shawia", "Tachawit", "Thachawith", "Tachaouith" and "Thchèwith". In Shawiya, the leading /t/ – pronounced [θ] in that phonetic environment – is often reduced to an /h/, so the native name is often heard as Hašawiθ.

    Shawiya Berber was, until recently, an unwritten language and rarely taught at school. As the Shawiya people were predominantly rural and secluded, they often code-switchtoAlgerian Arabic, French or even English to discuss non-traditional technology and sociological concerns.

    Recently, the Shawiya language, together with the Kabyle language, has begun to achieve some cultural and media prominence thanks to the Berber cultural and political movements in Algeria and to the introduction of Berber language education in some public schools.

    Phonology

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    Vowels

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    Front Central Back
    High i u
    Mid ə
    Low a

    Consonants

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    Labial Dental Alveolar Palato-
    alveolar
    Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyn-
    geal
    Glottal
    plain phar. plain phar. plain lab. plain lab.
    Nasal m n () ()
    Plosive voiceless () t̪ˤ (k) q
    voiced (b) () (d̪ˤ) (ɡ) (ɡʷ)
    Fricative voiceless f θ θˤ s ʃ ç (çᶣ) x ħ h
    voiced β ð ðˤ z ʒ ʝ (ʝᶣ) ʁ ʕ
    Trill r
    Approximant l j w

    Bibliography

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    References

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    1. ^ ShawiyaatEthnologue (26th ed., 2023)  
  • ^ Shawiya languageatEthnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  • ^ "Document sans titre". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  • ^ Penchoen (1973)
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