Tifinagh

E28394

Tifinagh is an ancient and modern script used primarily to write Berber (Amazigh) languages across North Africa.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf abjad
alphabet
writing system
associatedWith Amazigh cultural revival
Berber nationalism
derivedFrom ancient Libyco-Berber script
encodedInUnicodeSince Unicode 4.1
hasApproximateNumberOfLetters 30
hasCharacterType consonant letters
vowel markers
hasDiacritics yes
hasUnicodeBlock Tifinagh Unicode block
linked to: Tifinagh
hasVariant IRCAM Tifinagh
linked to: Tifinagh

Neo-Tifinagh
linked to: Tifinagh

traditional Tuareg Tifinagh
ISO15924Code Tfng
officialStatusIn Morocco
officialUseFor Standard Moroccan Amazigh
scriptCategory consonantal alphabet
scriptFamily Libyco-Berber script
linked to: Tifinagh
standardizationCountry Morocco
standardizedBy IRCAM
timePeriod ancient
modern
UnicodeBlockRange U+2D30–U+2D7F
usedBy Amazigh people
linked to: Berbers

Tuareg people
linked to: Tuareg
usedFor Tamazight language
Tarifit language
Tashelhit language
Tuareg languages
linked to: Berber languages

cultural identity
education
inscriptions
signage
writing Amazigh languages
writing Berber languages
usedIn Algeria
Mali
Morocco
Niger
North Africa
usedOn banknotes and coins in Morocco
public buildings in Morocco
writingDirection left-to-right
right-to-left
top-to-bottom
writingSystemType consonant-based script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tuareg script Tifinagh
Berbers writingSystem Tifinagh
Tarifit writingSystem Tifinagh
Tarifit scriptOfficialUse Tifinagh
Tifinagh scriptFamily Libyco-Berber script
linked to: Tifinagh
Tifinagh hasVariant Neo-Tifinagh
linked to: Tifinagh
Tifinagh hasVariant IRCAM Tifinagh
linked to: Tifinagh
Tifinagh hasUnicodeBlock Tifinagh Unicode block
linked to: Tifinagh
Kabyle writingSystem Tifinagh
Shilha writingSystem Tifinagh
Kel Ajjer usesScript Tifinagh
Imajaghan usesWritingTradition Tifinagh (Tuareg script)
linked to: Tifinagh
Riffians scriptUsed Tifinagh
Chaoui usesScript Tifinagh
Tashelhit hasWritingSystem Tifinagh
Amazigh flag hasSymbol Tifinagh letter yaz
linked to: Tifinagh
Amazigh flag scriptOfSymbol Tifinagh
Central Atlas Tamazight scriptStandardization Neo-Tifinagh
linked to: Tifinagh
Rifian writingSystem Tifinagh
Rifian scriptStatusInMorocco Tifinagh is the official standardized script for Amazigh languages
linked to: Tifinagh
Rif Berber writingSystem Tifinagh
Zenati Berber hasWritingSystem Tifinagh (in some varieties)
linked to: Tifinagh
Tarifit language writingSystem Tifinagh script
linked to: Tifinagh
Tfng codeFor Tifinagh script
linked to: Tifinagh
Tfng scriptType Tifinagh
Tfng scriptName Tifinagh
Tfng hasUnicodeScriptProperty Tifinagh
Tfng scriptUsage neo-Tifinagh
linked to: Tifinagh
Chenoua script Tifinagh
Kabylie hasWritingSystem Tifinagh
Shilha people writingSystem Tifinagh
Tamazight hasWritingSystem Tifinagh
Riffian Berber writingSystem Tifinagh script
linked to: Tifinagh
Shawiya usesScript Tifinagh
Shawiya language writingSystem Tifinagh script
linked to: Tifinagh
Beni Iznasen language script Tifinagh
Chenoui writingSystem Tifinagh script
linked to: Tifinagh
Zenati writingSystem Tifinagh