Shawiya Berber, also spelled Chaouïa (native form: Tacawit [θaʃawiθ]), is a major Algerian Zenati variety of the Berber language. Shawiya Berber is spoken by the Shawia people of the Aurès Mountains of eastern Algeria and surrounding areas including Batna, Khenchela, Sétif, Oum El Bouaghi, Souk Ahras, Tébessa and the north part of Biskra.The Shawia people call their language, also known as Numidian Berber, Tacawit (IPA: [θʃawɪθ] or [hʃawɪθ]).