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Extinct Berber language of Libya
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" (PDF). Origini. XXIII: 186. S2CID 128203050. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ Benkato, Adam (2017-09-16). "Ghost Languages?". Oriental Berber. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13.
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