ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Afro-Asiatic (Berber, Atlas)

FamilyAfro-Asiatic (Berber, Atlas) Speakers~5M ScriptTifinagh / Latin / Arabic CountriesMorocco (Middle Atlas, Eastern High Atlas) Official inMorocco (Tamazight) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3tzm

Also known as: Central Atlas Tamazight, Tamazight

Central Atlas Tamazight is the central pillar of Moroccan Berber/Amazigh languages alongside Tashelhit (south) and Tarifit (north), with ~4.5M speakers in the Middle Atlas mountains. Co-official Amazigh language of Morocco since the 2011 constitutional reform. Used in education and Moroccan state TV channel TamazightTV (2010). Tifinagh script (revived as the official Amazigh script in 2003) coexists with Arabic and Latin orthographies. Notable verbal prefix-conjugation system retaining Proto-Berber forms; SVO/VSO flexibility.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Central Atlas Tamazight

Water

ⴰⵎⴰⵏ

aman

Fire

ⵜⵉⵎⵙ

times

Sun

ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ

tafukt

Moon

ⴰⵢⵓⵔ

ajur

Star

ⵉⵜⵔⵉ

itri

Night

ⵉⴹ

idˤ

Rain

ⴰⵏⵣⴰⵔ

anzar

Snow

ⴰⴷⴼⵍ

adfəl

Wind

ⴰⴹⵓ

adˤu

Earth

ⴰⴽⴰⵍ

akal

Stone

ⴰⵥⵔⵓ

azˤru

Mountain

ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ

adrar

Sea

ⵍⴱⵃⵔ

ləbħəɾ

Mother

ⵢⵎⵎⴰ

jemːa

Father

ⴱⴰⴱⴰ

baba

Daughter

ⵢⵍⵍⵉ

jəlli

I

ⵏⴽⴽ

nəkː

You

ⵛⴽⴽ

ʃəkː

We

ⵏⴽⴽⵏⵉ

nəkːni

Name

ⵉⵙⵎ

isəm

Person

ⴱⵏⴰⴷⵎ

bnadəm

Head

ⵉⵖⴼ

iɣf

Eye

ⵜⵉⵟⵟ

titˤː

Ear

ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵓⵖ

aməzˤːuɣ

Nose

ⵜⵉⵏⵣⵔⵜ

tinzərt

Mouth

ⵉⵎⵉ

imi

Tooth

ⵜⵉⵖⵎⴻⵙⵜ

tiɣməst

Tongue

ⵉⵍⵙ

ils

Hand

ⴰⴼⵓⵙ

afus

Foot

ⴰⴹⴰⵔ

adˤar

Heart

ⵓⵍ

ul

Bone

ⵉⵖⵙⵙ

iɣsː

Blood

ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ

idamːən

Poop

ⵉⵣⵣⴰⵏ

izːan

Love

ⵜⴰⵢⵔⵉ

tajɾi

Tree

ⴰⵙⴽⵍⵓ

aseklu

Dog

ⴰⵢⴷⵉ

ajdi

Cat

ⴰⵎⵛⵉⵛ

amʃiʃ

Fish

ⴰⵙⵍⵎ

asləm

Bird

ⴰⴳⴹⵉⴹ

aɡdˤidˤ

Butterfly

ⵉⴱⵔⴱⵉⵍⵍⵓ

ibərbilːu

Egg

ⵜⴰⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍⵜ

taməlːalt

Horse

ⴰⵢⵉⵙ

ajis

House

ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ

taddart

Milk

ⴰⵖⵓ

aɣu

Honey

ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ

tamːnt

Salt

ⵜⵉⵙⵏⵜ

tisənt

Iron

ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ

uzzal

Silk

ⵍⵃⵔⵉⵔ

lħriɾ

Book

ⵍⴽⵜⴰⴱ

lktab

Eat

ⵛⵛ

etʃː

Drink

ⵙⵡ

səw

Sleep

ⴳⵏ

ɡən

One

ⵢⴰⵏ

jan

Two

ⵙⵉⵏ

sin

Three

ⴽⵕⴰⴹ

kradˤ

Four

ⴽⴽⵓⵥ

kːuzˤ

Five

ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ

səmːus

Hundred

ⵎⵢⴰ

mja

Hello

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ

azul

Thank you

ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ

tanmːiɾt

Good

ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ

ifulki

New

ⵓⵊⴷⵉⴷ

uʒdid

Red

ⴰⵣⴳⴳⵯⴰⵖ

azɡʷːaɣ

White

ⴰⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ

aməlːal

Black

ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ

abərkan

Green

ⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡ

azɡzaw

Blue

ⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡ

azɡzaw

Computer

ⴰⵎⵙⵙⵓⴷⵙ

amsːudəs

Tea

ⴰⵜⴰⴳ

ataɡ

Coffee

ⵍⵇⵀⵡⴰ

lqhwa

Sugar

ⵙⵙⴽⴽⵯⴰⵔ

sːkːʷar

Sources

Words compared

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

Meaning Central Atlas TamazightTashelhitStandard Moroccan TamazightKabyleShawiyaTarifitTamasheq
Water ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/ aman /aman/ aman /aman/ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ /aman/
Fire ⵜⵉⵎⵙ /times/ ⵜⵉⵎⵙⵉ /timsi/ 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 ⴰⵢⵓⵔ /ajur/ ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ /ajːuɾ/ 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 /adfəl/ ⴰⴷⴼⵍ /adfl/ ⴰⴷⴼⵍ /adfəl/ adfel /adfəl/ adfel /adfəl/ ⴰⴷⴼⴻⵔ /aðfəɾ/ —
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