Kabyle language

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{{language |name=Kabyle |nativename=ثاقبايليث Ṯāqbāylīṯ |states=Algeria; immigrant communities in France, Belgium, etc. |region=Kabylie (Wilayas of Tizi Ouzou, Bejaia, Bouira and surrounding areas) |speakers=3,123,000 |familycolor=Afro-Asiatic |fam2=Berber |fam3=Northern |iso2=kab|iso3=kab |map=Image:Kabyle-map.jpg}}

Kabyle is a Berber language (Kabyle: ثاقبايليث Ṯāqbāylīṯ, taqbaylit, pronounced Template:IPA) spoken by the Kabyle people. There are 3,123,000 speakers worldwide, the majority in Algeria, where there are 2,537,000-6,000,000 speakers.

Kabyle was (with some exceptions) rarely written before the 20th century; however, in recent years a small but increasing body of literature has been printed. The originally oral poetry of Si Mohand and Ait Menguellet are particularly notable in this respect.de:Kabylische Sprache fr:Kabyle (langue) nn:Kabyle