The Belbali people ( ar, البلبالية, translit=al-Balbaliyyah) are the northernmost Songhay subgroup. They are found primarily in the villages of Kwara, Ifrenyu and Yami in the oasis of Tabelbala in Algeria's Béchar Province. Significant numbers are also in the town of Tindouf"Tabelbala: Eine Songhaysprachinsel in der Algerischen Sahara", Mohamed Tilmatine, ''Afrikanische Arbeitspapiere Sondernummer'' 377-397, 1991; "Un parler berbèro-songhay du sud-ouest algérien (Tabelbala): Elements d’histoire et de linguistique", Mohamed Tilmatine, ''Etudes et documents berbères'' 14:163-198, 1996.

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