The Berber languages are a branch of the Afro-Asiatic family . Traditionally called a " Hamitic language " although currently this classification has been abandoned when found Hamitic languages are not a valid phylogenetic division within the Hamitic - Semitic languages . In fact the original notion Hamitic - Semitic family has been reclassified as Afro-Asiatic family , introducing important changes in the groups that are considered part of it. Internal classification [edit · edit code ] There is no full consensus on the internal classification of the Berber languages . Traditionally identified the following groups and subgroups: Languages Guanches Eastern Berber languages A. Egypt : Siwi . B. Libya : Awjihla , Sokna , Nafusi , Ghadamsi . Northern Berber languages A. Atlas Berber languages ( Tamazight (Morocco ) , Tashelhit (Morocco ) , Judeo - Berber (Israel ) ) B. Languages zenati ( Ghomara , Mzab - Wargla , Shawiya , Tidikelt , Chenoua ) C. Kabylie ( Taqbaylit ) Languages for turareg ( northern Tuareg (Algeria ) : Tamahaq , Tahaggart ; southern Tuareg : Tuareg ( Mali ) , Tamajeq , ( Tayart ) (Niger ) , Tamajaq , Tawallammat (Niger ) ) Languages Zenaga (Mauritania ) The last two groups are phylogenetic units universally recognized by all authors , focusing on discrepancies classification of northern and eastern Berber languages . For some authors the eastern division is a subgroup of the northern group . Some authors believe that some languages zenati included in the group must be assigned to the group Atlas ( Ghomara ) . For others, the eastern group and the group zenati form a branch of Berber . The ASJP comparative project based on lexical closeness measured by Levenshtein distance builds a tree where the eastern group and appear intermixed zenati . A claisificación that fixes some traditional ranking points : Berber nuclear Atlas- Cabilio Ghomara Senhaya of Srair Tamazight (Morocco ) Tashelhit (Morocco ) Judeo - Berber (Israel ) Rif (Morocco ) Cabilio Matmata Zenati - East Wargla ( Tagargent ) Tumzabt figuig Siwa - Sokna - Nafusi Awjihla - Ghadamès Tureg : Tahaggart , Tamahaq , Tamasheg , Tayart (Niger ) , Tetserret Zenaga
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