Amazigh (Berber) Languages: What I've Learned About This North African Language Family 🌍🗣️

Jump to 2:50 to skip the loooong introduction...

Azul language enthusiasts! 🌟 Join me in today's unexpected journey into the world of Amazigh, also known as Berber (لغات أمازيغية) languages! 🗺️

Now, I don't typically cover living languages, but I wanted to seize the opportunity during my recent trip to Morocco and share with you a video highlighting what I've discovered about this language family. There's some truly intriguing stuff, indeed! 💬

📚 In this video, we'll uncover the fascinating characteristics of Amazigh, from its diverse varieties like Tachelhit, Kabyle, Tuareg and more, to its unique script - Neo-Tifinagh. 📜

💡 Discover the complexities of the Amazigh language tree, debate over terminology (Berber or Amazigh?), and explore its borrowing habits, predominantly from Arabic. 🌐

👉 From the origins of the Libyco-Berber script to its evolution into Neo-Tifinagh, we'll unravel the linguistic threads that bind the Amazigh community. 🔄

📝 Join me in learning some Tachelhit phrases and touristy expressions, and let's delve into the linguistic beauty of Amazigh together! 🗣️✨

CORRECTION - During the 'Amazigh in Use' section, there is a mistake, 'tanmirt' means thank you and not please 🤦(I've edited it out now and added a card to a YT short)

📖 *Sources:*

⭐ Kossmann, Maarten, 'Berber', in Rainer Vossen, and Gerrit J. Dimmendaal (eds), The Oxford Handbook of African Languages, Oxford Handbooks (2020; online edn, Oxford Academic, 7 May 2020).

Blažek, V. (2010). On the Classification of Berber. Folia Orientalia, 47, 245-266

⭐ Ehret, C. (2019). Berber Peoples in the Sahara and North Africa: Linguistic Historical Proposals. In M. C. Gatto, D. J. Mattingly, N. Ray, & M. Sterry (Eds.), Burials, Migration and Identity in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond (pp. 464–494). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Dell, F. & Elmedlaoui, M. (2002). Syllables in Tashlhiyt Berber and in Moroccan Arabic. Dordecht, Boston, London: Kluwer.

⭐ Kossmann, M. (18 Jul. 2013). The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill

Applegate, J. R. (1958). An outline of the structure of Shilha (American Council of Learned Societies. Program in Oriental Languages. Publications. Series B: Aids). Unknown Binding.

Pichler, W. (2007). Origin and Development of the Libyco-Berber Script (1st ed.). Rüdiger Köppe.

Bates, O. (1970). The Eastern Libyans. (1914, 1st ed). Routledge.
Kossmann, M. (1999). Essai sur la phonologie du proto-berbère. (GA Grammatical Analyses of African Languages, Vol. 12). Wilhelm J.G. Möhlig, Bernd Heine (Eds.). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe.

Savage, A. (2008). Writing Tuareg — the three script options. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2008(192), 5-13.

Heath, J. (2005). A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali). Berlin, New York: De Gruyter Mouton.

Frajzyngier, Z., Shay, E., Kossmann, M., Loprieno, A., Mueller, M., Gragg, G. B., Hoberman, R. D., Mous, M., & Amha, A. (Eds.). (2012). The Afroasiatic Languages. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521865333.


🌐Suggested websites and YT
https://gavincwillow.wordpress.com/ta...
   • Can Amazighs Understand Each Other?  
   • An Overview of the Amazigh Languages ...  

🏛️Amazigh Museum of Arts / Heritage Museum
https://g.co/kgs/P2AANnF


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