Chaouia (Chaouia θšawiθ or Hšawiθ) is the eponymous Berber language spoken by the Chaoui people of eastern Algeria around Batna, Khenchela, Sétif, Constantine, Oum El Bouaghi, Souk Ahras, Tébessa and the north part of Biskra. It has over two million speakers. Known alternative spellings are "Shawia", "Shawiya", "Tachawit", "Thachawith", "Tachaouith", and "Thchèwith".

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  • Chaouia (Chaouia θšawiθ or Hšawiθ) is the eponymous Berber language spoken by the Chaoui people of eastern Algeria around Batna, Khenchela, Sétif, Constantine, Oum El Bouaghi, Souk Ahras, Tébessa and the north part of Biskra. It has over two million speakers. Known alternative spellings are "Shawia", "Shawiya", "Tachawit", "Thachawith", "Tachaouith", and "Thchèwith". In Chaouia, the leading [t] phoneme - pronounced θ in that phonetic environment - is often reduced to an /h/, so the native name is often heard as Hšawiθ. Chaouia is not a written language and based on the fact that it is not taught in schools, it may soon become extinct. Being that the Chaouia are predominantly rural and secluded, speakers often code-switch to Arabic, French or even English to discuss non-traditional technology and sociological concerns.
  • Cet article traite de la langue chaouie. Pour le peuple, voir l'article Chaouis. Le chaoui ou chawi (hechawith, tacawit, tachawit, shawia, chaouia, chaouïa, chaouiya, shawiya, cawi, chawia, tachaouith, tachawith, th'Chewith) est une langue berbère. Elle est parlée par les Chaouis, habitants des Aurès et ses régions attenantes en Algérie. Le chaoui est assez proche du langage zénète . Le chaoui est parlé dans l’Est algérien : dans les Aurès et les régions avoisinantes (le massif du Boutaleb, le Bellezma, les Hautes plaines constantinoises et les monts des Nemenchas). Ce qui sur la base du découpage administratif actuel correspond totalement ou partiellement aux wilaya(s)* de Sétif, Batna, Biskra, Oum-el-Bouaghi, Khenchela, Tébessa, Souk-Ahras et Guelma . Le chaoui est très proche de la langue berbère parlée en Numidie, le numide, dans l'Antiquité. Langue parlée, notamment, par Saint Augustin.
  • La tashawit è la varietà di berbero parlata nel massiccio montuoso dell'Aurès, nel nordest dell' Algeria. G. Mercier (1896) osservava che il nome che gli indigeni davano a se stessi era Qebayl, mentre la lingua era designata haqbaylith; il termine shawia con cui erano e sono tuttora conosciuti viene dall'arabo ed era considerato "quasi ingiurioso", significando pressapoco "pecore, capre". Il termine si è però diffuso e attualmente i locutori non hanno difficoltà a parlare di sé come shawi e della propria lingua come tashawit.
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  • March 2009
  • November 2008
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  • Chaoui
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  • θšawiθ
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  • Chaouia (Chaouia θšawiθ or Hšawiθ) is the eponymous Berber language spoken by the Chaoui people of eastern Algeria around Batna, Khenchela, Sétif, Constantine, Oum El Bouaghi, Souk Ahras, Tébessa and the north part of Biskra. It has over two million speakers. Known alternative spellings are "Shawia", "Shawiya", "Tachawit", "Thachawith", "Tachaouith", and "Thchèwith".
  • Cet article traite de la langue chaouie. Pour le peuple, voir l'article Chaouis. Le chaoui ou chawi (hechawith, tacawit, tachawit, shawia, chaouia, chaouïa, chaouiya, shawiya, cawi, chawia, tachaouith, tachawith, th'Chewith) est une langue berbère. Elle est parlée par les Chaouis, habitants des Aurès et ses régions attenantes en Algérie. Le chaoui est assez proche du langage zénète .
  • La tashawit è la varietà di berbero parlata nel massiccio montuoso dell'Aurès, nel nordest dell' Algeria. G. Mercier (1896) osservava che il nome che gli indigeni davano a se stessi era Qebayl, mentre la lingua era designata haqbaylith; il termine shawia con cui erano e sono tuttora conosciuti viene dall'arabo ed era considerato "quasi ingiurioso", significando pressapoco "pecore, capre".
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  • Chaouia language
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  • Lingua tashawit
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  • Chaoui
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