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Language code: tmh

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tmh

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The table below provides technical details for the Tamashek language, designated by the tmh code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

tmh

Name

Tamashek

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Tamahaq (Northern/Hoggar–Ajjer)Tamasheq (South-western/Malian)Tamajeq (Eastern/Aïr)
Related languages
KabyleTashelhit (Shilha)Tarifit (Riffian Berber)Zenaga
Key facts
Tamashek belongs to the Tuareg branch of the Berber family and preserves many Proto-Berber featuresIt is traditionally written in Tifinagh, one of the world’s oldest continuously used alphabetsThe language distinguishes only three basic vowels (a, i, u) but contrasts them by lengthNouns are marked for two genders and plural with circumfixes, and verbs show complex aspect and mood inflectionsOral poetry and epic storytelling remain central to Tuareg cultural life and are usually performed in Tamashek.
Sample phrase

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ, ⴰⵎⴻⴽ ⵜⵉⵡⴰⵍ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Tamashek language, identified by the code tmh, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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