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)
There are different ways to say "Door" in Kabyle :
Tappurt = Door
Tabburt = Door
Taggurt = Door
Takkurt = Door
Tavvurt = Door
Tawwurt = Door