The Atlas languages are a subgroup of the Northern Berber languages of the Afroasiatic language family spoken in the Atlas Mountains and Rif Mountains of Morocco. By mutual intelligibility, they are a single language spoken by perhaps 14 million people; however, they are distinct sociolinguistically and are considered separate languages by the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture. They are:

• Central Atlas Tamazight (Central Atlas Berber), spoken in the central Atlas Mountains

• Shilha (Tashelhiyt; also rendered Tachelhit, Tasusit; includes Judeo-Berber and perhaps the extinct Lisan al-Gharbi), spoken in southern Morocco

• Sanhaja de Srair (Senhaja Berber or Tasenhajit), spoken in the central part of the Rif

• Ghomara, spoken in the western part of the Rif

• Lisan al-Gharbi, formerly spoken in western Morocco.

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