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Zurg language

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Zurg
Kufra
Native toLibya
RegionKufra District
Extinct(date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Zurg (or Kufra) is a reportedly 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

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  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 6 November 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. Benkato, Adam (16 September 2017). "Ghost Languages?". Oriental Berber. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018.