Language/Kabyle/Culture/Berber-dialects

Tanga/Subject :Adles/Culture Azwel/Title : Tutlayin timazighin/Berber dialects

Amgarad yellan gar tmeslayin n tmazight = Difference between different dialects of Berber language :

Tamazight tebda gher watas n tmeslayin ! Berber is divided into different dialects ! (Tameslayt = Dialect; Timeslayin = Dialects)

1/ Taqbaylit = Kabyle (Algeria) 2/ Tacawit = Chawi (Algeria) 3/ Tacenwit = Chenwi (Algeria) 4/ Tamzabit = Mozabite (Valley of Mzab in Algeria) 5/ Tacelhit = Chleuh (Algeria and Morocco) 6/ Tarifit = Riffian (Region of Rif in Morocco) 7/ Taghdamsit = Berber of Ghdames (Region of Ghdames in Libya) 8/ Tamaceght or Tatargit = Tuareg (Algeria; Morocco; Libya, Niger; Burkinafaso, Mali) Tuareg people are dark because they are a mix of real Berber and some Black people of Africa, but their language still Berber. 9/ Taznagit = Zenaga (Mauritania) 10/ Tasiwit = Berber of Siwa (Oasis of Siwa in Egypt) 11/ Tamazight n Metmata = Berber of Metmata (Metmata is a region in Tunisia)

Also the original people of Canary islands are from Bereber origin and their language "Guanche" is from Berber origin. Dagi ghur-wen imgaraden yellan gar krad tmeslayin n tmazight = Here u have deifferences that exist between three Berber dialects.

Taqbaylit Tacawit Tarifit (Kabyle) (Chawi) (Riffian)

Nekk = I Nec = I Nec = I

                              (pronounced Nech)                  (pronounced Nech)

Nekkni = We Necni = We Necni = We

                                 (pronounced Nechni)              (pronounced Nechni)

Aberkan = Dark Abercan = Dark Abercan = Dark (pronounced Averkan) (pronounced Aberchan) (pronounced Averchan)

Argaz = Man Ardjaz = Man Arjaz = Man Agur = Moon Ayur = Moon Ayur = Moon Igenni = Sky Ajenna = Sky Ajenna = Sky Ul = heart Ul = heart Ur = heart Awal = Word Awal = Word Awar = Word

Other examples : Imedyaten nniden :

Ass-a = today (in Kabyle) ass-u = today (in Mozabite) Netta içça = He ate (in Kabyle) Neta iccu (ichu) (in Mozabite)

For ur information Ayse : There are different ways to say "Door" in Kabyle :

Tappurt = Door (Lotfi says like that: I pronounce the letter "P" because in my region we pronounce it).

Tabburt = Door Taggurt = Door Takkurt = Door Tavvurt = Door Tawwurt = Door