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Tidikelt Tamazight
Tidikelt Tamazight, also known as Tidikelt, Tamazight, Tidikelt Berber, is an Afro- Asiatic language found to be spoken in Tamanrasset province: Salah area, Tidikelt, and Tit south or Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. Tidikelt Tamazight has two dialects which includes Tidikelt, Tit. Tidikelt Tamazight is considered to be an endangered language, nearly extinct with only 1,000 speakers of the language and decreasing.

Classification
Tidikelt Tamazight is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

History
The northern region of Africa was, at one point in history, was inhibited by Berbers. The name Berber comes from "Barbari" which was used by the Romans. Barbari is a Latin word meaning Barbarians Their tribes could be found across the northern region. However, when the Muslims invaded and took over the northern region of Africa, they spread the Arabic language, which eventually lead to the diminished use of Tidikelt Tamazight. As the Arabic language spread so did the religion of Islam. Considering that the Arabic language and Islam were very closely related, and many of the Berbers were converting to Islam, Tidikelt Tamazight began to fade. Today the remaining speakers of Tidikelt Tamazight are majority Muslims and a small percentage Christian.

Geographic distribution
There are 1000 speaker of Tidikelt Tamazight left. Most of these speakers can be found in North Western region of Africa, mostly in the country of Algeria. There are Tidikelt Tamazight speakers also found in Western Sahara, Morocco, and Tunisia.

Official status
Tidikelt Tamazight is endangered, nearly extinct.