Language code: zgh

Technical information about ISO 639 language code zgh

The table below provides technical details for the Standard Moroccan Tamazight language, designated by the zgh code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

zgh

Name

Standard Moroccan Tamazight

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Related languages
Central Atlas TamazightTarifitTashelhit (Shilha)KabyleTuareg
Key facts
Uses the modern Neo-Tifinagh alphabet codified in 2003Standard form is regulated by the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM)Vocabulary is consciously chosen from major Moroccan Amazigh varieties to maximize mutual intelligibilityAlso transcribed in Latin and Arabic scripts for scholarly and informal purposesBelongs to the Northern Berber subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic language family
Sample phrase

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ, ⴰⵎⴻⴽ ⵉⵙⵙⵉ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Standard Moroccan Tamazight language, identified by the code zgh, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

Related locale codes

zgh-MA Standard Moroccan Tamazight (Morocco)

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