Tamazight

Tamazight languages are spoken in many parts of Algeria, but mainly in the Kabylie, Aurès, and in the Sahara (by Tuaregs). Until the Phoenicians' arrival, Berber was spoken throughout Algeria, as later attested by early Tifinagh inscriptions. Despite the growth of Punic, Latin, and later Arabic, Amazigh remained the main language of Algeria until well after the French invasion in 1830.

Arabic remains Algeria's only official language, although Tamazight has recently been recognized as a national language.

The Tamazight languages/dialects spoken in Algeria include:

Kabyle (Taqbaylit), about 5 million speakers mostly in Kabylie and surrounded regions, due to Kabyle migration outside of the Kabyle region in Algeria and Europe, some estimates are as high as 8 million.

Chaouia (Tachawit) in the Aurès, maybe 2 million speakers.

Mzab (Tumzabt) is spoken by the Mozabite in the northern Sahara and there are about 200,000 speakers.

Tuareg (Tamahaq) there are about 62,000 speakers in the Sahara of Algeria