Language/Kabyle/Pronunciation/Exam-1-Kabyle-alphabet

Tanga/Subject : ILUGAN N TIRA/ORTHOGRAPHY (Spelling)

Azwel/Title : AKAYAD AMEZWARU N UGEMMAY N TEQBAYLIT

Dagi γur-wen akayad amezwaru γef ugemmay n teqbaylit. Here you have the first exam about kabyle alphabet.

________________________________________ ̣ ̣ I/ ALAΓMU AMEZWARU/FIRST EXERCISE

1/ Efk-iyi-d semmus (5) n wawalen i beddun s aγra (tiγri “a”) ?

2/ Efk-iyi-d semmus (5) n wawalen i beddun s iγri (tiγri “i”) ?

3/ Efk-iyi-d semmus (5) n wawalen i beddun s uγru (tiγri “u”) ?

4/ Efk-iyi-d kraḍ (3) n wawalen i beddun s yilem (tiγri tilemt “e”) ?

5/ Anda i nezmer kan ad naru tiγri tilemt “e” di tazwara n wawalen ?

6/ Nezmer ad naru tiγri tilemt “e” di tagara n wawalen ?

7/ Aru akken ilaq tawninest-agi :

“Amcice yeswa ayefki i yufa deg wexxame-nneγ.”

Amawal/Vocabulary

Akayad = Exam, Alaγmu = Exercise, Amezwaru = first, Semmus = Five, kraḍ = Three, Tazwara = beginning, Tagara = End, Tawinest = Phrase (sentence).

II/ ALAΓMU WIS SIN/SECOND EXERCISE

1/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen targalt n timugna “ č ” ?

2/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen targalt n timugna “ ğ ” ?

3/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen targalt n timugna “ ţ ” ?

4/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen targalt n timugna “ x ” ?

Amawal/Vocabulary Sin = Two (wis sin = second)

III/ ALAΓMU WIS KRAD/THIRD EXERCISE

1/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli aggaγ “ b ” ?

     Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli azenzaγ “ b ” ?

2/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli aggaγ “ d ” ?

     Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli azenzaγ “ d ” ?

3/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli aggaγ “ g ” ?

     Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli azenzaγ “ g ” ?

4/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli aggaγ “ k ” ?

     Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli azenzaγ “ k ” ?

5/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli aggaγ “ t ” ?

     Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli azenzaγ “ t ” ?

Amawal/Vocabulary

Kraḍ = Three (wis kraḍ = third)

IV/ ALAΓMU WIS UKUZ/FOURTH EXERCISE

1/ Efk-iyi-d kraḍ (3) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli ufay “ḍ” ?

2/ Efk-iyi-d kraḍ (3) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli ufay “ṛ” ?

3/ Efk-iyi-d kraḍ (3) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli ufay “ṣ” ?

4/ Efk-iyi-d kraḍ (3) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli ufay “ṭ” ?

5/ Efk-iyi-d kraḍ (3) n wawalen i γur-sen imesli ufay “ẓ” ?

6/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen asekkil “ḥ” ?

7/ Efk-iyi-d sin (2) n wawalen i γur-sen asekkil “ε” ?

Amawal/Vocabulary

Ukuẓ = Four (wis ukuẓ = fourth)

V/ ALAΓMU WIS SEMMUS/FIFTH EXERCISE

1/ Efk-iyi-d semmus (5) n wawalen i γur-sen imesla ussiden “xx”, “mm”, “nn”, “cc”, “zz”? (i yal imesli ussid efk-iyi-d yiwen umedya/for each intensive sound (letter) give me one example) 2/ Mi ara yili usekkil deg wawal gar yilem “e” d yilem “e” neγ gar yilem “e” d tiγri (a, i, u), amek i yeţwaru ?

Amawal/Vocabulary

Semmus = Five (wis semmus = fifth), Amedya = Example.

VI/ ALAΓMU WIS SEDDIS/SIXTH EXERCISE

1/ Efk-iyi-d anamek n wawalen-agi s Tegnizit (in English) :

Aγerbaz ?, Asigna ?, Ahil ?, Tayri ?, Asif ?, Adrim ?, Ibki ?, Tasumta ?, Iẓri ?, Ifer ?, Izzi ?, Iffer ?, Tameddurt ?, Agellid  ?, Ageffur ?, Tala ?

Amawal/Vocabulary

Seddis = Six (wis seddis = sixth)

Amawal/Dictionary Tanga = subject/sujet, matière Azwel = title/titre Awal = word/mot (Awalen = words/mots) Amedya = example/exemple (Imedyaten = examples/exemples) Tiγri (tiγra) = vowel/voyelle (vowels/voyelles) Targalt (tirgalin) = consonant/consonne (consonants/consonnes) Amagnu = normal/normal(e) Alugen = rule/règlẹ (ilugan/rules/règles) Tira = writing/écriture Imesli = sound/son (imesla = sounds/sons) Imesli aggaγ = occlusive sound/son occlusif̣ Imesli azenzaγ = spirant sound/son spiranṭ Imesli ufay = emphatic sound/son emphatiquẹ Asekkil = letter/lettre (gram)̣ (Isekkilen = letters/lettres) Tamsirt = lesson/leçon