Social:Zurg language
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Short description: Extinct Berber language of Libya
| Zurg | |
|---|---|
| Kufra | |
| Native to | Libya |
| Region | Kufra District |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Zurg, or Kufra, is reportedly an extinct Berber language formerly spoken in the town of Kufra in southeastern Libya.[1] No data seems to be attested for it, and it is described by Benkato (2017) as a "ghost language" that may never have existed.[2]
References
- ↑ Blench, Roger (2001). "Types of language spread and their archaeological correlates: the example of Berber". Origini XXIII: 186. http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Afroasiatic/Berber/Origini%20paper%20full%20text.pdf. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ Benkato, Adam (2017-09-16). "Ghost Languages?". https://orientalberber.wordpress.com/2017/09/16/ghost-languages/.
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