Tarifiyt

Tarifit

Afro-Asiatic (Berber, Northern)

FamilyAfro-Asiatic (Berber, Northern) Speakers~5M ScriptTifinagh (Neo-Tifinagh, IRCAM), Latin, Arabic CountriesMorocco (Rif), Algeria; diaspora in Netherlands, Belgium, Spain Official inMorocco (Tamazight is co-official since 2011, including Tarifit) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3rif

Also known as: Tarifit, Riffian, Berber Rif

Tarifit / Riffian (ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ Tarifit, ⵜⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵏ ⴰⵔⵉⴼ) is a Northern Berber language spoken by ~5M people in Morocco's mountainous Rif region (Nador, Al Hoceima, Driouch) and in the large North Moroccan diaspora in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Germany. Co-official as part of Tamazight in Morocco's 2011 constitution. Distinguished from neighboring Tashelhit and Central Atlas Tamazight by spirantization (k → š, t → θ in many varieties), heavy phonological contact with Arabic, and the post-1958 Rif War political legacy of Abd el-Krim's short-lived Republic of the Rif.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Tarifit

Water

ⴰⵎⴰⵏ

aman

Fire

ⵜⵎⵙⵙⵉ

θmesːi

Sun

ⵜⴼⵓⵛⵜ

θfuʃt

Moon

ⵢⵓⵔ

jur

Star

ⵉⵜⵔⵉ

iθri

Night

ⵉⴹ

iðˤ

Rain

ⴰⵏⵥⴰⵔ

anzˤar

Snow

ⴰⴷⴼⴻⵔ

aðfəɾ

Wind

ⴰⴹⵓ

aðˤu

Earth

ⴰⴽⴰⵍ

akal

Stone

ⴰⵥⵔⵓ

azˤru

Mountain

ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ

aðrar

Sea

ⵔⴻⴱⵃⴰⵔ

rəbħaɾ

Mother

ⵢⵎⵎⴰ

jemːa

Father

ⴱⴰⴱⴰ

baba

Daughter

ⵢⴻⴵⵉ

jədʒːi

I

ⵏⴻⵛⵛ

nəʃː

You

ⵛⴽ

ʃək

We

ⵏⵛⵛⵉⵏ

nəʃːin

Name

ⵉⵙⵎ

isəm

Person

ⴱⵏⴰⴷⵎ

bnadəm

Head

ⴰⵣⴻⴵⵉⴼ

azədʒːif

Eye

ⵜⵉⵟ

θitˤ

Ear

ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵓⵖ

aməzˤːuɣ

Nose

ⵜⵉⵏⵣⴰⵔ

θinzar

Mouth

ⴰⵇⴻⵎⵎⵓⵎ

aqəmːum

Tooth

ⵜⵉⵖⵎⴻⵙⵜ

θiɣməst

Tongue

ⵉⵔⴻⵙ

irəs

Hand

ⴼⵓⵙ

fus

Foot

ⴹⴰⵔ

ðˤar

Heart

ⵓⵔ

ur

Bone

ⵉⵖⴻⵙⵙ

iʁəsː

Blood

ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ

iðamːən

Poop

ⵉⵥⵥⴰⵏ

izˤːan

Love

ⵜⴰⵢⵔⵉ

tajɾi

Tree

ⵙⵙⴻⵊⵊⴰⵔⵜ

sːəʒːaθ

Dog

ⴰⵢⴷⵉ

ajdi

Cat

ⵎⵓⵛⵛ

mutʃː

Fish

ⴰⵙⵔⴻⵎ

asrəm

Bird

ⴰⵊⴹⵉⴹ

aʒðˤiðˤ

Butterfly

ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵜⵜⵓ

afaɾtːu

Egg

ⵜⴰⵎⴻⴵⴰⵞ

θamədʒːatʃ

Bear

ⴷⴷⵓⴱ

dːub

Horse

ⵢⵉⵙ

jis

House

ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ

θadːaɾt

Milk

ⴰⵖⵉ

aɣi

Honey

ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ

θamːənt

Salt

ⵜⵉⵙⵏⵜ

θisənθ

Wine

ⴱⵉⵏⵓ

binu

Rice

ⴰⵔⵔⵓⵣ

arːuz

Iron

ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵔ

uzːaɾ

Wheel

ⵜⴰⵊⴰⵔⵔⴰⵔⵜ

θaʒarːaɾt

Silk

ⵔⴻⵃⵔⵉⵔ

rəħriɾ

Book

ⵔⴽⵉⵜⴰⴱ

rkitab

Eat

ⵛⵛ

ʃː

Drink

ⵙⵓ

su

Sleep

ⵟⵟⵙ

tˤtˤəs

One

ⵉⵊⵊⴻⵏ

iʒːən

Two

ⵜⵏⴰⵢⵏ

θnajən

Three

ⵜⵔⴰⵜⴰ

θraθa

Four

ⴰⵔⴱⵄⴰ

arbʕa

Five

ⵅⴻⵎⵙⴰ

χəmsa

Hundred

ⵎⵢⴰ

mja

Hello

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ

azul

Thank you

ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ

tanəmːiɾt

Good

ⴰⵚⴻⴱⵃⴰⵏ

asˤəbħan

New

ⵊⵊⴷⵉⴷ

ʒːdid

Red

ⴰⵣⴻⵡⵡⴰⵖ

azewːaɣ

White

ⴰⵛⴻⵎⵔⴰⵔ

aʃəmɾaɾ

Black

ⴰⴱⴰⵔⵔⵛⴰⵏ

abarːʃan

Green

ⴰⵣⴻⵢⵣⴰ

azəjza

Blue

ⴰⵣⴻⵢⵣⴰ

azəjza

Tea

ⴰⵜⴰⵢ

ataj

Coffee

ⵔⵇⴻⵀⵡⴰ

rqəhwa

Sugar

ⵙⵙⴻⴽⴽⵯⴰⵔ

sːəkːʷaɾ

Orange

ⵍⵍⴻⵛⵛⵉⵏ

lːəʃːin

Ninety-nine

ⵜⵙⵄⴰ ⵓ ⵜⵙⵄⵉⵏ

təsʕa u təsʕin

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Words compared

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

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