Language

Tamasheq

Tamasheq is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Mali, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.

New Testament

Scripture in Tamasheq

The New Testament is reported in Tamasheq.

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 Tamasheq is spoken

  • Mali
  • Burkina Faso
  • Mauritania

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About Tamasheq

Part of
Tamashek (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
taq
Glottocode
tama1365
Also known as
Tamasheq: Tadhaq

Dialects and varieties 3

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

  • TadghaqNo known Scripture
  • TadhaqNo known Scripture
  • TimbuktuNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

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.