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==Pronunciation table==
 
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Hello Polyglots,
 
 
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Berber alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
 
 
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.
 
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==Berber Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation==


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==Videos==
 
==Video - Berber Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker==
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==Berber Online Virtual Keyboard==
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Berber (Standard Moroccan TamazightAlphabet), IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...

Hello Polyglots,


In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Berber alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.


You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.




Berber Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation

Berber-Latin IRCAM's

Tifinagh
equivalent

Arabic

equivalent

IPA

equivalent

Similar English sound
1 A a أ / ا / َ æ "a" like in the English word bad
2 B b ب β like the Spanish intervocalic "b" or "v"
3 C c ش ʃ the English "sh" in ship
4 Č č (tc) تش t͡ʃ the English "ch" in China
5 D d د / ذ d or ð English "d", and English "th" in this
6 Ḍ ḍ ض ðˤ emphatic "d"
7 E e none ə "a" in (unstressed) attack
8 Ɛ ɛ ( â) ع ʕ like Arabic ع `ayn (no English equivalent)
9 F f ف f like the English "f"
10 G g (گ) ɡ "g" like in the words gate or Greek
11 Ǧ ǧ (dj) (دج) d͡ʒ English "j" like in the words joke and James
12 Ɣ ɣ (gh) غ ɣ like "g" in Spanish haga or Southern Dutch gaan
13 H h هـ h "h" like in hello or high
14 Ḥ ḥ ح ħ like in Arabic Muammad (no English equivalent)
15 I i ي / ِ i English ee like in sheet
16 J j ج ʒ like in confusion or television, French "j" in déjà vu.
17 K k (ک) k English "k"
18 L l ل l or ɫ non-emphatic "L" (like in German or French)
19 M m م m m
20 N n ن n n
21 Q q ق q, qʷ or ɢ like Arabic ق "qaf" (no English equivalent)
22 R r ر r, rˤ like a Spanish or Italian "r"
23 Ř ř ⵔ / ⵍ ر r ~ l A very light "R", pronounced like something between "R" and "L".
24 Ṛ ṛ ر emphatic "r"
25 S s س s s
26 Ṣ ṣ ص emphatic "s"
27 T t ت / ث t or θ English "t", and/or English "th" in three
28 Ṭ ṭ ط emphatic "t"
29 U u و / ُ ʊ English "u" like in put
30 W w وْ w English "w" in water
31 X x خ χ Spanish "j", German / Dutch "ch", Arabic "kh"
32 Y y يْ j English "y" like in yes
33 Z z ز z English "z" in zoo
34 Ẓ ẓ (ژ) emphatic "z"


Video - Berber Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker


Berber Online Virtual Keyboard