Language

Tamashek

Tamashek is a macrolanguage spoken in Mali.

New Testament

via Tawallammat Tamajaq and 2 other member languages

Scripture in Tamashek

The New Testament is reported in 3 member languages of Tamashek, including Tawallammat Tamajaq.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Tamashek is spoken

  • Mali

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About Tamashek

ISO 639-3 code
tmh
Also known as
Tuareg

Languages grouped as Tamashek 4

ISO 639-3 treats Tamashek as a macrolanguage: closely related languages that are sometimes counted as one. Scripture is recorded for each member language, so Tamashek shows the best status among them.

Dialects and varieties 4

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Tamashek as a whole.

  • Tamahaq, TahaggartNo known Scripture
  • Tamajaq, TawallammatNo known Scripture
  • Tamajeq, TayartNo known Scripture
  • TamasheqNo known Scripture

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Sources

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.