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(Redirected from Kufra Berber) Extinct Berber language of Libya
Zurg
Kufra
Native toLibya
RegionKufra District
Extinct(date missing)
Language familyAfro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Zurg, or Kufra, is reportedly an extinct Berber language formerly spoken in the town of Kufra in southeastern Libya. No data seems to be attested for it, and it is described by Benkato (2017) as a "ghost language" that may never have existed.

References

  1. Blench, Roger (2001). "Types of language spread and their archaeological correlates: the example of Berber" (PDF). Origini. XXIII: 186. S2CID 128203050. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  2. Benkato, Adam (2017-09-16). "Ghost Languages?". Oriental Berber. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13.
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