Kabyle or Kabylian /kəˈbaɪl(iən)/ (In Kabyle: Taqbaylit, [ˌθæqβæjˈlɪθ] ( listen)) is a Berber language spoken by the Kabyle people north and northeast of Algeria. It is spoken primarily in Kabylia, east of Algiers, but also by various groups near Blida, such as the Beni Salah and Beni Bou Yaqoub (extinct?). Estimates about the number of speakers range from 5 million to about 7 million speakers (INALCO) worldwide, the majority in Algeria.

The classification of Kabyle is Afro-Asiatic, Berber and Northern Berber languages.

Kabyle is a Berber language native to Kabylie (Kabylia), it is present in seven Algerian districts.

Approximately one-third of Algerians are Berberphones, clustered mostly near Algiers but with some communities in the south. Kabyles are the largest Berber group in Algeria, but may not constitute a majority.

The populations of Béjaïa (Bgayet), Bouira (Tubirets) and Tizi Ouzou are in majority Kabyle-speaking. Kabyle is majority language in Bordj Bou Arreridj, Boumerdes and a minority language in Algiers, Setif and Jijel where it coexists with Algerian Arabic.