Awjila language

Awjila
Jlan n Awilen
Native toLibya
RegionCyrenaica
Native speakers
2,700 (2020)
Language codes
ISO 639-3auj
Glottologawji1241
ELPAwjilah

Awjila (also Aujila, Augila, Aoudjila, Awgila, Awdjila; own name: Jlan n Awilen; in other Berber varieties Tawjilit) is a severely endangered (considered "moribund" by Ethnologue) Eastern Berber language spoken in Cyrenaica, Libya, in the Awjila oasis. Due to the political situation in Libya, immediate data on the language has been inaccessible. However, Facebook postings by speakers and younger semi-speakers have provided some recent supplementary data.