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Many of the official buildings here in Rabat, the capital of Morocco, have the name of the institution on the front of the building in three languages. I recognized the French and Arabic text, but what is that third language?

I thought perhaps I had stepped into "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge!"

The signs I see here in Rabat are written in the Tifinagh alphabet which is used to write the Amazigh or Tamazight or Berber languages. Tamazight is the generic name for the Berber languages. The term Berber is not used by the speakers of these languages. Standard Moroccan Berber (Amazigh or Tamazight) is the standardized national variety of Berber spoken in Morocco. 

There are around 20 million Tamazight /Amazigh/Berber speakers in Morocco, representing more than a fourth of the population. French retains a major place in Morocco, as it is taught universally and serves as Morocco's primary language of commerce and economics, culture, sciences and medicine; it is also widely used in education and government. 

Spanish is spoken by many Moroccans, particularly in the northern regions due to historic ties and business interactions with Spain.

98% of Moroccans speak Moroccan Arabic, 63% speak French, 43% speak Tamazight /Amazigh/Berber, 14% speak English, and 10% speak Spanish.