ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ - Tutlayt Tamazight

About Amazigh Language - ⵅⴼ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ

The Amazigh language, also known as Berber, is an Afroasiatic language spoken by the Amazigh people (Berbers) across North Africa. It has several dialects and uses the Tifinagh alphabet, which was standardized by the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM).

Key Facts:

  • Native Name: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (Tamazight)
  • Writing System: ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ (Tifinagh)
  • Language Family: Afroasiatic
  • Speakers: Over 20 million people
  • Main Regions: Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia

Numbers - ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵏ - Uṭṭunn

ⵢⴰⵏ
Yan
1
ⵙⵉⵏ
Sin
2
ⴽⵔⴰⴹ
Kraḍ
3
ⴽⴽⵓⵣ
Kkuz
4
ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ
Smmus
5
ⵙⴹⵉⵙ
Sḍis
6
ⵙⴰ
Sa
7
ⵜⴰⵎ
Tam
8
ⵜⵥⴰ
Tẓa
9
ⵎⵔⴰⵡ
Mraw
10
ⵙⵉⵏ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ
Sin mraw
20
ⴽⵔⴰⴹ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ
Kraḍ mraw
30
ⴽⴽⵓⵣ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ
Kkuz mraw
40
ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ
Smmus mraw
50
ⵙⴹⵉⵙ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ
Sḍis mraw
60
ⵙⴰ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ
Sa mraw
70
ⵜⴰⵎ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ
Tam mraw
80
ⵜⵥⴰ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ
Tẓa mraw
90
ⵜⵉⵎⵉⴹⵉ
Timiḍi
100

Common Phrases - ⵜⵉⵏⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏ

Hello
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ
Azul
Good Morning
ⵙⴱⴰⵃ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ
Ṣbaḥ lxir
Good Evening
ⵎⵙⴰⵙⵙ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ
Msass lxir
Thank you
ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ
Tanmmirt
You're welcome
ⵓⵔ ⵜⴰ ⵜⵓⴷⵊⵉⴷ
Ur ta tudjid
How are you?
ⵎⴰⵎⵎⴽ ⵜⵍⵍⵉⴷ?
Mammk tellid?

Days of the Week - ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⴰⵙⵙ

Monday
ⴰⵢⵏⴰⵙ
Aynas
Tuesday
ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⵙ
Asinas
Wednesday
ⴰⴽⵔⴰⵙ
Akras
Thursday
ⴰⴽⵡⴰⵙ
Akwas
Friday
ⵙⵉⵎⵡⴰⵙ
Simwas
Saturday
ⴰⵙⵉⴹⵢⴰⵙ
Asiḍyas
Sunday
ⴰⵙⴰⵎⴰⵙ
Asamas

Colors - ⵉⴽⵍⵓⵜⵏ - Iklutn

White
ⴰⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ
Amllal
Black
ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ
Abrkan
Red
ⴰⵣⴳⴳⵯⴰⵖ
Azggʷaɣ
Blue
ⴰⵏⵉⵍⵉ
Anili
Green
ⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡ
Azgzaw
Yellow
ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵖ
Awraɣ

Animals - ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔⵏ - Imudarn

Lion
ⵉⵣⵎ
Izm
Horse
ⴰⵢⵢⵉⵙ
Ayyis
Camel
ⴰⵍⵖⵓⵎ
Alɣum
Bird
ⴰⴳⴹⵉⴹ
Agḍiḍ
Cat
ⵎⵓⵛⵛ
Mucc
Dog
ⴰⵢⴷⵉ
Aydi

Food & Drinks - ⵜⵉⵔⵎⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵙⵙⵉ - Tirmt d Tissi

Bread
ⴰⵖⵔⵓⵎ
Aɣrum
Water
ⴰⵎⴰⵏ
Aman
Milk
ⴰⴽⴼⴰⵢ
Akfay
Tea
ⴰⵜⴰⵢ
Atay
Meat
ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵢⵉ
Tifiyi
Honey
ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ
Tammnt

Nature - ⵜⴰⴳⵎⵉ - Tagmi

Sun
ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ
Tafukt
Moon
ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ
Ayyur
Star
ⵉⵜⵔⵉ
Itri
Mountain
ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ
Adrar
Sea
ⵍⴱⵃⵔ
Lbḥr
Sky
ⵉⴳⵏⵏⴰ
Igenna

Body Parts - ⵉⴳⵣⵣⵓⵎⵏ ⵏ ⴷⴷⴰⵜ - Igzzumn n Ddat

Head
ⴰⵣⵍⵍⵉⴼ
Azllif
Eye
ⵜⵉⵟⵟ
Tiṭṭ
Hand
ⴰⴼⵓⵙ
Afus
Mouth
ⵉⵎⵉ
Imi
Nose
ⴰⵏⵣⴰⵔ
Anzar
Ear
ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵓⵖ
Amẓẓuɣ

Useful Verbs - ⵉⵎⵢⴰⴳⵏ ⵉⵏⴼⵄⵏ - Imyagn Infɛn

To Eat
ⵛⵛ
Cc
To Drink
ⵙⵓ
Su
To Sleep
ⴳⵏ
Gn
To Walk
ⵣⵣⵔⵉ
Zzri
To Speak
ⵙⵉⵡⵍ
Siwl
To Write
ⴰⵔⴰ
Ara

Arabic to Amazigh Dictionary - ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵜⴰⵄⵔⴰⴱⵜ ⵖⵔ ⵜⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ

Common Words - الكلمات الشائعة

السلام عليكم
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴼⵍⵍⴰⵡⵏ
Azul Fellawn
صباح الخير
ⵜⵓⴼⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⴳⴳⴰⵣⵜ
Tufut Tameggazt
مساء الخير
ⵜⴰⴷⴳⴳⵯⴰⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⴳⴳⴰⵣⵜ
Tadeggʷat Tameggazt
شكراً
ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ
Tanmmirt
عفواً
ⵓⵔ ⵜⴰ ⵜⵓⴷⵊⵉⴷ
Ur ta tudjid
كيف حالك
ⵎⴰⵎⵎⴽ ⵜⵍⵍⵉⴷ
Mammk tellid

Family - العائلة

الأب
ⴱⴰⴱⴰ
Baba
الأم
ⵢⵎⵎⴰ
Ymma
الأخ
ⴳⵎⴰ
Gma
الأخت
ⵓⵍⵜⵎⴰ
Ultma
الجد
ⵊⴷⴷⵉ
Jeddi
الجدة
ⵃⵏⵏⴰ
Ḥnna

Food - الطعام

الخبز
ⴰⵖⵔⵓⵎ
Aɣrum
الماء
ⴰⵎⴰⵏ
Aman
اللحم
ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵢⵉ
Tifiyi
الحليب
ⴰⴽⴼⴰⵢ
Akfay
العسل
ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ
Tammnt
الشاي
ⴰⵜⴰⵢ
Atay

Time - الوقت

اليوم
ⴰⵙⵙⴰ
Assa
غداً
ⴰⵙⴽⴽⴰ
Askka
أمس
ⵉⴹⴳⴰⵎ
Iḍgam
الصباح
ⵙⴱⴰⵃ
Sbaḥ
المساء
ⵜⴰⴷⴳⴳⵯⴰⵜ
Tadeggʷat
الليل
ⵉⴹ
Iḍ

Nature - الطبيعة

الشمس
ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ
Tafukt
القمر
ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ
Ayyur
النجم
ⵉⵜⵔⵉ
Itri
الجبل
ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ
Adrar
البحر
ⵍⴱⵃⵔ
Lbḥr
السماء
ⵉⴳⵏⵏⴰ
Igenna

Emotions - المشاعر

سعيد
ⴰⵎⵔⴰⵃ
Amraḥ
حزين
ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔ
Iqqur
غاضب
ⵉⵔⵣⴰ
Irza
خائف
ⵉⴽⵙⵓⴹ
Iksuḍ
متعب
ⵢⵓⵃⵍ
Yuḥl
جائع
ⵉⵍⵍⵓⵣ
Illuz

Places - الأماكن

بيت
ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ
Taddart
مدرسة
ⵜⵉⵏⵎⵍ
Tinml
سوق
ⵙⵙⵓⵇ
Ssuq
مسجد
ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ
Timzgida
مدينة
ⵜⴰⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ
Tamdint
قرية
ⴷⵛⴰⵔ
Dcar

Actions - الأفعال

يذهب
ⴷⴷⵓ
Ddu
يأتي
ⴰⵛⴽ
Ack
يجلس
ⵇⵇⵉⵎ
Qqim
يقف
ⴱⴷⴷ
Bdd
يفتح
ⵔⵣⵎ
Rzm
يغلق
ⵔⴳⵍ
Rgl

Weather - الطقس

مطر
ⴰⵏⵣⴰⵔ
Anzar
ثلج
ⴰⴷⴼⵍ
Adfl
ريح
ⴰⵥⵓ
Aẓu
حار
ⵉⵔⵖⴰ
Irɣa
بارد
ⵉⴽⵔⵙ
Ikrs
غيوم
ⵉⴳⵏⵏⴰ
Igenna

Directions - الاتجاهات

شمال
ⵉⵥⵥⵍⵎⴹ
Iẓẓlmḍ
جنوب
ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵙ
Iffus
شرق
ⴰⵛⵔⵇⵉ
Acrqi
غرب
ⴰⵜⴰⵔⴰⵎ
Ataram
فوق
ⵏⵏⵉⴳ
Nnig
تحت
ⴷⴷⴰⵡ
Ddaw