Belbali people
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Tabelbala, Béchar Province | 3,000 (2010)[citation needed] |
| Languages | |
| Korandje | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Songhai, Zarma, Tuareg | |
The Belbali people (Arabic: البلبالية, romanized: al-Balbaliyyah) are the northernmost Songhay subgroup. They are found primarily in the villages of Kwara, Ifrenyu and Yami in the oasis of Tabelbala[1] in Algeria's Béchar Province. Significant numbers are also in the town of Tindouf[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ «Etude sur le dialecte de Tabelbala», Lt. Cancel, Revue Africaine 1908, Nº 270-271, 302-347.
- ^ Grammatical Contact in the Sahara: Arabic, Berber, and Songhay in Tabelbala and Siwa, Lameen Souag, PhD thesis, SOAS, 2010
- ^ "Tabelbala: Eine Songhaysprachinsel in der Algerischen Sahara", Mohamed Tilmatine, Afrikanische Arbeitspapiere Sondernummer 377-397, 1991; "Un parler berbèro-songhay du sud-ouest algérien (Tabelbala): Elements d’histoire et de linguistique", Mohamed Tilmatine, Etudes et documents berbères 14:163-198, 1996.
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