Hassan Abrahim Calls for Integrating the Amazigh Language into Public Sector Budgets

The Amazigh language is an official state language, not a charity case awaiting alms.

It is undeniable that the effective implementation of the official status of the Amazigh language cannot be achieved through exceptional funds or temporary appropriations. Instead, it requires clear political will, a comprehensive institutional commitment, and permanent allocations embedded within the sectoral budgets of various ministries and public bodies, just like the other languages used in public administration.

The Amazigh language does not need grants bestowed as a favor. It requires an equitable public policy that guarantees its share of the state’s general budget through precise programs and measurable indicators subject to public accountability.

The bold question that deserves to be asked on this October 22, 2026, is why expenses related to the use of Arabic and French are integrated into the regular budgets of public institutions, while the Amazigh language remains hostage to a special fund.

Linguistic equity is achieved neither through slogans nor symbolic gestures. It requires equal institutional commitments and the mobilization of the financial and human resources needed to turn the officialization of Amazigh into a concrete reality on the ground.

Is the Amazigh language supposed to wait for charity? Should governments view the Amazigh issue as a philanthropic project in search of benefactors, or must the state fulfill its constitutional responsibility toward one of its two official languages?

By Hassan Abrahim

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