Wy/syl/Berber phrasebook

ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠕꠘꠦ ꠅꠘꠥꠛꠣꠖ ꠇꠞꠣꠞ ꠅꠘꠥꠞꠥꠗ ⁕ ꠇꠤꠀꠘꠕꠘꠦ ꠀꠘꠣ ꠅꠁꠍꠦ ꠀꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠅꠛꠖꠣꠘ ꠀꠍꠦ ꠁꠔꠣ ꠖꠦꠈꠣꠞ ꠟꠣꠉꠤ en:voy:Berber phrasebook ꠖꠦꠈꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ ⁕

Berber or Amazigh languages are Semitic languages spoken by Amazigh people in Northwest Africa. The phrases here are written in Standard Tamazight.

Phrase list

Basics

Good Morning

ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ (sbah algir)

ꠄꠞꠦ (informal)

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ (Azul)

How are you?

ⴰⵎⴽ ⵜⵍⵍⵉⴹ? (memesh tegid?)

ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠨ ꠗꠂꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕

ⵉⴳⵔⵔⵣ, ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ (saffi, shoukrane)

What is your name?

ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⴽ? (m), ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⵎ? (f) (Isem-nnek? (m), Isem-nnem? (f))

My name is ______ .

ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵉⵏⵓ ______ . (Isem-inu ______ .)

ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠙꠣꠁꠀ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠟꠣꠉꠟꠅ ⁕

ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ. (Tamussni n lxir)

ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ⁕

(hafaq)

Thank you

Tenmirt. / ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ. (shoukrane)

ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ / ꠇꠥꠘꠥ ꠡꠝꠂꠡ꠆ꠡꠣ ꠘꠣꠁ / ꠁꠔꠣ ꠇꠥꠘꠥ ꠛꠤꠀꠙꠣꠞꠃ ꠘꠣꠄ ⁕

ⵓⵍⴰⵛ ⴰⵖⵉⵍⵉⴼ (hafe u wane)

ꠅꠄ ⁕

ⵉⵀ (wah/ay)

ꠘꠣ ⁕

ⵓⵀⵓ (oho)

ꠄꠞꠦ

ⵙⵙⵓⵔⴼ-ⵉⵢⵉ (semhai)

ꠎꠣꠁꠞꠣꠝꠉꠤ

ⴰⵔ ⵜⵓⴼⴰⵜ (besalma/beslama)

I don't speak tamazight [well].

ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵙⵍⴰⵢⴻⴳ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (weh sewrig sha tmazight mleh)

Do you speak English?

ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵎⴻⵙⵍⴰⵢⴻⴹ ⵜⴰⵏⴳⵍⵉⵣⵉⵜ? (sewred tinglist?)

Is there someone here who speaks English?

ⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵡⵉⵏ ⵢⴻⵜⵜⵎⴻⵙⵍⴰⵢⴻⵏ ⵜⴰⵏⴳⵍⵉⵣⵉⵜ ⴷⴰ? (hed theh sewren tinglist?)

ꠡꠣꠁꠎ꠆ꠎ ꠇꠞꠅ ⁕

ⴰⴱⴱⵓⵀ! (haunay!)

Look out!

ⵖⵓⵔⴽ! (hower!)

ꠛꠤꠀꠘ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕

ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ (Tifawin)

ꠛꠤꠀꠟ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠎꠣꠃꠇ ⁕

ⵜⵉⵎⵏⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ (Timensiwin)

Good night

ⵉⴹ ⴰⵎⴳⴳⴰⵣ (Iḍ ameggaz)

ꠝꠥꠁ ꠛꠥꠏꠤ ꠘꠣ ⁕

ⵓⵔ ⴳⵣⵉⵖ (weh fahmeg sha?)

Where is the toilet?

ⴰⵏⴷⴰⵜ ⵡⴱⴷⵓⵣ? (meni tega twaleet?)

Problems:

Leave me alone.

( adji iwatonw)

Don't touch me!

( weh hathey sha!)

I'll call the police.

atsounag bolis!)

Police!

( lbolis)

Stop! Thief!

( bed amkhar)

I need your help.

(hthesheg shek(f)/ shem(m)

It's an emergency.

( )

I'm lost.

( woedag)

I lost my bag.

(woedag shakoesh ino)

I lost my wallet.

(Ijla albaztamino)

I'm sick.

( hersheg)

I've been injured.

( )

I need a doctor.

( ikhsayi outbib)

Can I use your phone?

( mchak dyoussa aditchet telephonch adiss sawlegh):

Numbers:

0

ⴰⵎⵢⴰ (Amya)

1

ⵢⴰⵏ (Yan)

2

ⵙⵉⵏ (Sin)

3

ⴽⵕⴰⴹ (Kṛaḍ)

4

ⴽⴽⵓⵥ (Kkuẓ)

5

ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ (Semmus)

6

ⵙⴹⵉⵚ (Sḍiṣ)

7

ⵙⴰ (Sa)

8

ⵜⴰⵎ (Tam)

9

ⵜⵥⴰ (Tẓa)

10

ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Mraw)

11

ⵢⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Yan d mraw)

12

ⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sin d mraw)

13

ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kṛaḍ d mraw)

14

ⴽⴽⵓⵥ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kkuẓ d mraw)

15

ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Semmus d mraw)

16

ⵙⴹⵉⵚ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sḍiṣ d mraw)

17

ⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sa d mraw)

18

ⵜⴰⵎ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Tam d mraw)

19

ⵜⵥⴰ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Tẓa d mraw)

20

ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ (Agnar)

21

ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ (Agnar d yan)

22

ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵙⵉⵏ (Agnar d sin)

23

ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⴽⵕⴰⴹ (Agnar d kṛaḍ)

30

ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Agnar d mraw)

40

ⵙⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ (Sin wagrawen)

50

ⵙⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sin wagrawen d mraw)

60

ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ (Kṛaḍ wagrawen)

70

ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kṛaḍ wagrawen d mraw)

80

ⴽⴽⵓⵥ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ (Kkuẓ wagrawen)

90

ⴽⴽⵓⵥ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kkuẓ wagrawen d mraw)

100

ⵜⵉⵎⵉⴹⵉ (Timiḍi)

200

( )

300

( )

1000

(agim)(ifed)

2000

(sin igiman)(sin ifden)

1,000,000

( )

1,000,000,000

( )

1,000,000,000,000

( )

half

( amnasf )

less

( idrous/ )

more

( ogar / ieda/ imkkor/ ikhatr/ youyr/yougr )

Time:

now

ⵖⵉⵍⴰⴷ (ɣelad / dghi)

later

(nokana / asra)

before

(.ligh)

morning

(ifaw)

afternoon

(talgat)

evening

(tin yits)

night

(giit)

Clock time:

one o'clock AM

(yan nwass)

two o'clock AM

(sin nwass)

noon

(...)

one o'clock PM

(yan n giit)

two o'clock PM

(sin n giit)

midnight

(amas ngiit)

midday

("amas nwass ")

Duration:

_____ minute(s)

_____ (tasdidt/tedqiqin)

_____ hour(s)

_____ ()

_____ day(s)

_____ (ass/ussan)

_____ week(s)

_____ (ayyur/ayyuren)

_____ year(s)

_____ (aseggas/isaggasen)

Days:

Today

Assa

Yesterday

Assirt

Tomorrow

Assca

Sunday

ⴰⵙⴰⵎⴰⵙ (Asamas)

Monday

ⴰⵢⵏⴰⵙ (Aynas)

Tuesday

ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⵙ (Asinas)

Wednesday

ⴰⴽⵕⴰⵙ (Akṛas)

Thursday

ⴰⴽⵡⴰⵙ (Akwas)

Friday

ⴰⵙⵉⵎⵡⴰⵙ (Asimwas)

Saturday

ⴰⵙⵉⴹⵢⴰⵙ (Asiḍyas)

Months:

January

ⵉⵏⵏⴰⵢⵔ (Innayr), ⵢⵏⵢⵓⵔ (Yenyur)

February

ⴱⵕⴰⵢⵕ (Bṛayṛ), ⵙⵉⵏⵢⵓⵔ (Sinyur)

March

ⵎⴰⵕⵚ (Maṛṣ), ⴽⵔⴰⵢⵓⵔ (Krayur)

April

ⵉⴱⵔⵉⵔ (Ibrir), ⴽⵓⵥⵢⵓⵔ (Kuẓyur)

May

ⵎⴰⵢⵢⵓ (Mayyu), ⵙⵎⵢⵓⵔ (Semyur)

June

ⵢⵓⵏⵢⵓ (Yunyu), ⵙⴹⵢⵓⵔ (Seḍyur)

July

ⵢⵓⵍⵢⵓⵣ (Yulyuz), ⵙⴰⵢⵓⵔ (Sayur)

August

ⵖⵓⵛⵜ (Ɣuct), ⵜⴰⵎⵢⵓⵔ (Tamyur)

September

ⵛⵓⵜⴰⵏⴱⵉⵔ (Cutanbir), ⵜⵥⴰⵢⵓⵔ (Tẓayur)

October

ⴽⵟⵓⴱⵕ (Kṭubṛ), ⵎⵔⴰⵢⵓⵔ (Mrayur)

November

ⵏⵓⵡⴰⵏⴱⵉⵔ (Nuwanbir), ⵢⴰⵎⵔⴰⵢⵓⵔ (Yamrayur)

December

ⴷⵓⵊⵏⴰⴱⵉⵔ (Dujnabir), ⵎⴳⴳⵢⵓⵔ (Meggyur)

Seasons

Summer

anbdu

Autunm

amwan

Winter

tagrest

Spring

tafsut

Colors:

black

ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ (Aberkan ,Oghmi)

white

ⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍ (Omlil)

gray

(...)

red

ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵖ (Aẓgaɣ')

blue

ⴰⵥⵔⵡⴰⵍ (Aẓerwal)

yellow

ⴰⵡⵔⴰⵖ (Awraɣ)

green

ⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡ (Azegzaw)

orange

(...)

purple

(amdadi)

brown

(a9ahwi)

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