In brief
Main language: Moroccan Arabic. Glottolog classifies it in the Afro-Asiatic family.
Official figures from other countries
Figures from different countries do not add up: censuses define belonging differently (self-identification, citizenship, mother tongue, ancestry). The type is shown on each figure.
Morocco · 2024
36,680,178
Category as printed: «Marocains (Moroccan nationals)»citizenship
[1] Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP), Maroc
Languages and their lineage
Moroccan Arabic
- Afro-Asiaticafro1255
- Semiticsemi1276
- West Semiticwest2786
- Central Semiticcent2236
- Arabianarab1394
- Arabicarab1395
- North African Arabicnort3191
- Western Middle Arabicwest3017
- Maghrebimagh1239
- Moroccan Arabicmoro1292
Central Moroccan Berber
- Afro-Asiaticafro1255
- Berberberb1260
- Kabyle-Atlas Berberkaby1244
- Atlas Berberatla1275
- Central Moroccan Berbercent2194
Tarifiyt-Beni-Iznasen-Eastern Middle Atlas Berber
- Afro-Asiaticafro1255
- Berberberb1260
- Greater Zenaticgrea1296
- Zenaticzena1250
- Tarifiyt-Beni-Iznasen-Eastern Middle Atlas Berbertari1263
Tachelhit
- Afro-Asiaticafro1255
- Berberberb1260
- Kabyle-Atlas Berberkaby1244
- Atlas Berberatla1275
- Tachelhittach1250
People-to-language links: Wikidata (properties P103 and P2936), checked against ISO 639-3 codes. Language classification: Glottolog 5.3.
Sources
- Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP), Maroc. Population legale du Royaume du Maroc repartie par regions, provinces et prefectures et communes selon les resultats du RGPH 2024. https://www.hcp.ma/Population-legale-du-Royaume-du-Maroc-repartie-par-regions-provinces-et…
- Hammarström H., Forkel R., Haspelmath M., Bank S. (2026). Glottolog 5.3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. glottolog.org (CC BY 4.0)