Tashelḥit

Tashelhit

Afro-Asiatic (Berber)

FamilyAfro-Asiatic (Berber) Speakers~7M ScriptTifinagh / Latin / Arabic CountriesMorocco Official inMorocco (Tamazight, official 2011) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3shi

Also known as: Tashelhit, Shilha, Tachelhit

Tashelhit (Shilha, Tachelhit) is Morocco's largest Berber/Amazigh language, spoken by ~4.7M in the Western High Atlas, Anti-Atlas, and Souss Valley. Co-official Amazigh language of Morocco since the 2011 constitutional reform. Notable for the longest continuously documented Berber written tradition: Sufi religious poetry in Arabic-script Tashelhit dates from the 16th century (al-Hawḍ of al-Hawzālī, 1665). Three writing systems coexist: Tifinagh (revived official since 2003), Arabic script, and Latin transliteration.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Tashelhit

Water

ⴰⵎⴰⵏ

aman

Fire

ⵜⵉⵎⵙⵉ

timsi

Sun

ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ

tafukt

Moon

ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ

ajːuɾ

Star

ⵉⵜⵔⵉ

itri

Night

ⵉⴹ

idˤ

Rain

ⴰⵏⵣⴰⵔ

anzar

Snow

ⴰⴷⴼⵍ

adfl

Wind

ⴰⴹⵓ

adˤu

Earth

ⴰⴽⴰⵍ

akal

Stone

ⴰⵣⵔⵓ

azru

Mountain

ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ

adrar

Sea

ⵉⵍⵍ

ilː

Mother

ⵉⵎⵎⴰ

imːa

Father

ⴱⴰⴱⴰ

baba

Daughter

ⵉⵍⵍⵉ

illi

I

ⵏⴽⴽⵉ

nəkːi

You

ⴽⵢⵢⵉ

kəjːi

We

ⵏⴽⴽⵏⵉ

nəkːni

Name

ⵉⵙⵎ

ism

Person

ⴱⵏⴰⴷⵎ

bnadm

Head

ⴰⴳⴰⵢⵢⵓ

aɡajːu

Eye

ⵜⵉⵟⵟ

titˤː

Ear

ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵓⵖ

amzˤːuɣ

Nose

ⵜⵉⵏⵅⴰⵔ

tinxar

Mouth

ⵉⵎⵉ

imi

Tooth

ⴰⵅⵙ

axs

Tongue

ⵉⵍⵙ

ils

Hand

ⴰⴼⵓⵙ

afus

Foot

ⴰⴹⴰⵔ

adˤar

Heart

ⵓⵍ

ul

Bone

ⵉⵅⵙ

iχs

Blood

ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ

idamːən

Poop

ⵉⵅⵅⴰⵏ

ixːan

Love

ⵜⴰⵢⵔⵉ

tajɾi

Tree

ⴰⵙⴽⵍⵓ

aseklu

Dog

ⴰⵢⴷⵉ

ajdi

Cat

ⴰⵎⵓⵛ

amuʃ

Fish

ⴰⵙⵍⵎ

asləm

Bird

ⴰⴳⴹⵉⴹ

aɡðˤiðˤ

Egg

ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴰⵢⵜ

taɡlajt

Bear

ⴷⴷⵓⴱⴱ

dːubː

Horse

ⴰⵢⵢⵉⵙ

ajːis

House

ⵜⵉⴳⵎⵎⵉ

tiɡemːi

Milk

ⴰⴽⵯⴼⴰⵢ

akʷfaj

Honey

ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ

tamːnt

Salt

ⵜⵉⵙⵏⵜ

tisənt

Rice

ⵔⵔⵓⵣ

rːuz

Iron

ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ

uzzal

Wheel

ⵕⵕⵡⵉⴹⴰ

rːwidˤa

Silk

ⵍⵃⵔⵉⵔ

lħriɾ

Book

ⵍⴽⵜⴰⴱ

lktab

Eat

ⵛⵛ

ʃː

Drink

ⵙⵙⵓ

sːu

Sleep

ⴳⵏ

ɡən

One

ⵢⴰⵏ

jan

Two

ⵙⵉⵏ

sin

Three

ⴽⵕⴰⴹ

kradˤ

Four

ⴽⴽⵓⵥ

kkuzˤ

Five

ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ

smmus

Hundred

ⵎⵢⴰ

mja

Hello

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ

azul

Thank you

ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ

tanmːiɾt

Good

ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ

ifulki

New

ⵍⵊⴷⵉⴷ

lʒdid

Red

ⴰⵣⴳⴳⵯⴰⵖ

azɡʷːaɣ

White

ⴰⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ

amelːal

Black

ⴰⵙⴳⴳⴰⵏ

asɡːan

Green

ⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡ

azɡzaw

Blue

ⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡ

azɡzaw

Computer

ⴰⵎⵙⵙⵓⴷⵙ

amsːuds

Tea

ⴰⵜⴰⵢ

ataj

Coffee

ⵍⵇⵀⵡⴰ

lqhwa

Orange

ⵍⵉⵜⵛⵉⵏ

litʃin

Sources

Words compared

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

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