Taqbaylit

Kabyle

Afro-Asiatic (Berber, Northern)

FamilyAfro-Asiatic (Berber, Northern) Speakers~6M ScriptLatin (Berber Latin alphabet, IRCAM-based), Tifinagh, Arabic CountriesAlgeria (Kabylie); diaspora in France Official inAlgeria (Tamazight is national language since 2002, official since 2016) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3kab

Also known as: Kabyle, Taqbaylit

Kabyle (Taqbaylit, ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ) is one of the most widely spoken Berber languages and the largest written and standardized Berber variety, with ~6M speakers in Algeria's mountainous Kabylie region (Tizi Ouzou, Béjaïa, Bouira) and the large diaspora in France. The Kabyle Berber Cultural Movement spearheaded the broader Tamazight rights struggle, including the 1980 Berber Spring uprising that led to Tamazight gaining national language status in 2002 and full official status alongside Arabic in 2016. Rich oral tradition (Mouloud Mammeri's collections) and modern literary scene including Mouloud Feraoun and singer Idir.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Kabyle

Water

aman

aman

Fire

times

timəs

Sun

iṭij

itˤiʒ

Moon

aggur

aɡːuɾ

Star

itri

itri

Night

iḍ

iðˤ

Rain

ageffur

aɡefːur

Snow

adfel

adfəl

Wind

aḍu

adˤu

Earth

akal

akal

Stone

aẓru

azˤru

Mountain

adrar

adrar

Sea

ilel

iləl

Mother

yemma

jəmːa

Father

baba

baba

Daughter

yelli

jəlli

I

nekk

nəkː

You

kečč

kətʃː

We

nekkni

nəkːni

Name

isem

isəm

Person

bnadem

bnadəm

Head

aqerru

aqərːu

Eye

tiṭ

titˤ

Ear

ameẓẓuɣ

aməzˤːuɣ

Nose

tinzert

tinzərt

Mouth

imi

imi

Tooth

tuɣmest

θuɣməst

Tongue

iles

iləs

Hand

afus

afus

Foot

aḍar

adˤar

Heart

ul

ul

Bone

iɣes

iɣəs

Blood

idammen

iðamːən

Poop

izzan

izːan

Love

tayri

tajɾi

Tree

ttejra

tːəʒɾa

Dog

aqjun

aqʒun

Cat

amcic

amʃiʃ

Fish

aslem

asləm

Bird

agḍiḍ

aɡðˤiðˤ

Butterfly

aferṭeṭṭu

afərtˤətˤːu

Egg

tamellalt

taməlːalt

Bear

ursel

ursəl

Horse

aɛewdiw

aʕəwdiw

House

axxam

aχːam

Milk

ayefki

ajəfki

Honey

tament

θamənt

Salt

tisent

tisənt

Wine

ccṛab

ʃːrˤab

Rice

rruz

rːuz

Chocolate

ccakula

ʃːakula

Iron

uzzal

uzzal

Wheel

asbal

asbal

Silk

lḥrir

lħriɾ

Book

adlis

adlis

Eat

ečč

ətʃː

Drink

sew

səw

Sleep

ṭṭes

tˤtˤəs

One

yiwen

jiwən

Two

sin

sin

Three

tlata

θlaθa

Four

rebɛa

rˤəbʕa

Five

semmus

səmːus

Hundred

meyya

məjːa

Hello

azul

azul

Thank you

tanemmirt

tanəmːiɾt

Good

yelha

jəlħa

New

ajdid

aʒdid

Red

azggwaɣ

azɡʷːaɣ

White

amellal

aməlːal

Black

aberkan

abərkan

Green

azegzaw

azɡzaw

Blue

azegzaw

azɡzaw

Cuckoo

ṭikkuk

tˤikˈkuk

Computer

aselkim

asəlkim

Tea

latay

laθaj

Coffee

lqahwa

lqahwa

Sugar

sskeṛ

sːəkərˤ

Orange

ččina

tʃːina

Ninety-nine

tesɛa u tesɛin

təsʕa u təsʕin

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Afro-Asiatic (Berber, Northern)

Meaning KabyleCentral Atlas TamazightShawiyaStandard Moroccan TamazightTashelhitTarifitTamasheq
Water aman /aman/ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/ aman /aman/ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/
Fire times /timəs/ ⵜⵉⵎⵙ /times/ times /times/ ⵜⵉⵎⵙⵙⵉ /timsːi/ ⵜⵉⵎⵙⵉ /timsi/ ⵜⵎⵙⵙⵉ /θmesːi/ ⵜⵎⵙⵉ /təmsi/
Sun iṭij /itˤiʒ/ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ /tafukt/ ittij /itːiʒ/ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ /tafukt/ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ /tafukt/ ⵜⴼⵓⵛⵜ /θfuʃt/ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽ /tafuk/
Moon aggur /aɡːuɾ/ ⴰⵢⵓⵔ /ajur/ ayur /ajuɾ/ ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ /ajːur/ ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ /ajːuɾ/ ⵢⵓⵔ /jur/ ⴰⵢⵓⵔ /ajor/
Star itri /itri/ ⵉⵜⵔⵉ /itri/ itri /itri/ ⵉⵜⵔⵉ /itri/ ⵉⵜⵔⵉ /itri/ ⵉⵜⵔⵉ /iθri/ ⴰⵜⵔⵉ /atri/
Night iḍ /iðˤ/ ⵉⴹ /idˤ/ iḍ /iðˤ/ ⵉⴹ /idˤ/ ⵉⴹ /idˤ/ ⵉⴹ /iðˤ/ — /—/
Rain ageffur /aɡefːur/ ⴰⵏⵣⴰⵔ /anzar/ anẓar /anzˤar/ ⴰⵏⵥⴰⵔ /anzˤar/ ⴰⵏⵣⴰⵔ /anzar/ ⴰⵏⵥⴰⵔ /anzˤar/ ⴰⴽⵙⴰ /akəsa/
Snow adfel /adfəl/ ⴰⴷⴼⵍ /adfəl/ adfel /adfəl/ ⴰⴷⴼⵍ /adfəl/ ⴰⴷⴼⵍ /adfl/ ⴰⴷⴼⴻⵔ /aðfəɾ/ —
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