Language/Kabyle/Culture/Berber-dialects
Timeslayin n tutlayt Tamaziγt/Dialects of Berber language[edit | edit source]
Tutlayt tamaziγt tebḍa γef watas n tmeslayin.
Berber is divided into different dialects (Tameslayt = Dialect; Timeslayin = Dialects).
Taqbaylit = Kabyle (Algeria)[edit | edit source]
Tacawit = Chawi (Algeria)[edit | edit source]
Tacenwit = Chenwi (Algeria)[edit | edit source]
Tamzabit = Mozabite (Valley of Mzab in Algeria)[edit | edit source]
Tacelhit = Chleuh (Algeria and Morocco)[edit | edit source]
Tarifit = Riffian (Region of Rif in Morocco)[edit | edit source]
Taγdamsit = Berber of Ghdames (Region of Ghdames in Libya)[edit | edit source]
Tamaceγt (Tatargit) = Tuareg (Algeria; Morocco; Libya, Niger; Burkinafaso, Mali)[edit | edit source]
Itargiyen γur-sen aksum aras acku si zik i zdin d yifriqiyen iberkanen maca ar tura tutlayt-nnsen d tamaziγt. Tuareg people are dark-skinned because they were mixed with some Black people of Africa, but their language still is Berber.
Taznagit = Zenaga (Mauritania)[edit | edit source]
Tasiwit = Berber of Siwa (Oasis of Siwa in Egypt)[edit | edit source]
Tamaziγt n Metmata = Berber of Metmata (Metmata is a region in Tunisia)[edit | edit source]
Daγen imezdaγ imezzwura n tegzirin tikanariyin d imaziγin u tutlayt-nnsen "Tagwancit" tekka-d seg tmaziγt.
Also the original people of Canary islands are from Berber origin and their language "Guanche" is from Berber origin.
Dagi γur-wen imgaraden yellan gar kṛaḍ tmeslayin n tmaziγt :
Here you have the differences between three Berber dialects :
Amgarad yellan gar kṛaḍ tmeslatyin timaziγin/Differences between three Berber dialects[edit | edit source]
| Taqbaylit (Kabyle) | Tacawit (Chawi) | Tarifit (Riffian) |
|---|---|---|
| Nekk = I | Nec = I (pronounced Nech) | Nec = I (pronounced Nech) |
| Nekkni = We | Necni = We (pronounced Nechni) | Necni = We (pronounced Nechni) |
| Aberkan = Dark (pronounced Averkan) | Abercan = Dark (pronounced Aberchan) | Abercan = Dark (pronounced Averchan) |
| Argaz = Man | Arjaz = Man | Arjaz = Man |
| Agur = Moon | Ayur = Moon | Ayur = Moon |
| Igenni = Sky | Ajenna = Sky | Ajenna = Sky |
| Ul = heart | Ul = heart | Ur = heart |
| Awal = Word | Awal = Word | Awar = Word |
Imedyaten nniden/Other examples :[edit | edit source]
- Ass-a = today (in Kabyle)
- Ass-u = today (in Mozabite)
- Neţţa ičča = He ate (in Kabyle)
- Neta iccu (ichu) (in Mozabite)
Llan watas n inumak n 'Tawwurt" s teqbaylit :
There are different ways to say "Door" in Kabyle :
- Tappurt = Door
- Tabburt = Door
- Taggurt = Door
- Takkurt = Door
- Tavvurt = Door
- Tawwurt = Door
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