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SchlaftiusSaturday 03rd of September 2005 01:54:28 AM
Tamazight: Kabyle - Kabyle is one of the numerous tamazight/berber dialects spoken all across North Africa.

Kabyle is an Algerian Tamazight dialect which has many influences from Arabic and French.
SchlaftiusSaturday 03rd of September 2005 02:07:16 AM
Kabyle Phrases - Greetings

Hello - Axir/Alxir
Good morning - Sbah lxir

Response:

Axir/Alxir - response to hello

Sbah lxir d l3afiya - response to good morning

Mselxir - Good evening

Mselxir d l3afiya - response to good evening

Msaw3laxir/Msadlxir - Good night

Nemsebhbxir - response to Good night

L3eslama - Welcome

Ggiy-ak/am lehna (pron. Jjigh-ak/am) - Good-bye (s)

Ggiy-awen/akent lehna (pron. Jjigh-ak/am) - Good-bye (pl)

Responses to Good-bye:

Lehna tafed/ tafem/tafemt!

Ruh/ Ruhet /Ruhemt i sslama Rebbi




anabelWednesday 07th of September 2005 07:00:49 PM
- is it really possible to learn that language or should someone speak arabic before learning it?
SchlaftiusWednesday 07th of September 2005 10:03:11 PM
- Anabel, you don't need to know Tamazight to speak Arabic, as you don't need Dutch to be able to speak Czech.
anabelWednesday 07th of September 2005 10:18:53 PM
- actually til now i never compared dutch and czech...i think its time for it.... but it sounds really interesting that tamazight:)now i dont look like my emu again as iam informed:p
SchlaftiusThursday 08th of September 2005 01:45:21 PM
- You should learn some Tamazight, especially the Tuareg dialect, especially if you ever travel to the Sahara Desert.


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