Ghomara
[aka Ghumāra, Ghmara, Ghomara Berber]Classification: Afro-Asiatic
·threatened
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Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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~10,000
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"Our findings based on our fieldwork confirm that the žamaεa of Bni Buzra and Bni Mensur are still the
only two Berber speaking žamaεa in Ghomara as we have mentioned. The number of speakers of about 10.000 speakers indicates that this language is not yet extinct."
- DATE OF INFO
- 2006-2009
- DOMAINS OF USE
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- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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"...not only elderly women or elderly in general speak Ghomara Berber but also children. Children learn this language at home."
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Moroccan Arabic
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
"When the family and friends sit together they speak MA [Moroccan Arabic] with some Berber unless there is someone else who only speaks MA then the entire conversation is in MA. It must be said that they turn to MA very often and that Berber is mostly used for every day and simple phrases."