The Tarawih prayers #Tamajeq : šizǝgraren #Zenaga : tǝžǝgrarǝn #Tetserret : attarawiḥ A kind of "hypercorrection" in Tetserret ?

Correspondence Meaning : - self-love , passion - self-control #Tamajeq : - tara n man - iḍuf n man #Tetserret : - anara n iman - uḍəf n iman

Welkaman i tara n mannet wǝr ola d weṭṭafan imannet daɣ aẓalay n olaɣan d awǝr noleɣ Wad ǝlkomǝn y anara n imas wǝr ikšal d wad ǝḍḍofǝn imas gud iṣli n ad ǝssǝḥan akat ad wǝr nǝssǝḥan

Western Amazigh Tetserret / Zenaga : - əskorək = askarag = i did - əskorad = askaraḏi = i did it - ǝnnak = ǝnnag = i said - ǝnnad = ǝnnaḏi = i said it

Waynaḅḅalan eškan nǝhultin iga tǝnfa i tǝmǝddurt igraw amarked Wad noḍḍǝlǝn ašaṛǝn nǝšiškanašan iga annafa i tudǝrt igrok imerked

" He’s late or he stayed there for a long time " #Tamajeq : iqqimin #Tetserret : yaɛɛiman

Tamajeq / Tetserret : - tulat n ma = təkšalt n ma = like what ? - tulat n adi = təkšalt n ayd = like that

Tamajeq / Tetserret : - ifassan = əfassən - ifaddan = əfaddən - ikallan = əkallən - imidawan = məddəkolən - imaqqaran = amarən In some case the masculin plural suffix is -an of Tamajeq correspondent to -ən in tetserret

According to some written tradition the grandfather of Aljilani, the leader of Ibarkorayan, was named "Maḥammad išaggaɣan," which means "Mahamad the Red." What is strange here is that the word išaggaɣan corresponds to a Sh dialect . In J dialect it would be izaggaɣan .

Tamajeq / Tetserret : gammayaqqu = tottǝrad fǝl adimǝl = af adiyofǝš awessan = ad issan daɣ šinṣar = gud tǝtṣǝrret " I’m looking for him so that he can tell me what he knows in Tetserret"

The verb "to miss" or more precisely the fact of not seeing someone for a long time Tetserret / Tamajeq : - iba n ǝšin = iba n ǝšini - wǝr kišinak = wǝr kayǝššonaya - wǝr kǝmšinak = wǝr kamǝššonaya - wǝr šitšinak = wǝr tatǝššonaya

Areɣ ad agaɣ i šinṣar maṣnat ta geɣ i tǝmažǝq Arak ad egak i tǝtṣǝrret tǝmušna tad igak i tamodǝšt

The Tuaregs are diverse, but only religious groups have a linguistic diversity other than Tamajeq .

It's strange that is tetserret the plural of aɛyil (donkey) is aɛyul . In northern Amazigh aɣyul is the singular and iɣyal the plural . And zenaga has a'žžiy (sg) and u'žžayan (pl) . Maybe in Tetserret there was a confusion of all these forms ?

What is strange with the name of Tetserret/šinṣar is that it's not related to a known group unlike Tamajeq, Tadaksahak and Tagdal.

Btw if you want real cognates, the Arabic simsar gave the Italian sensale and sinzali, which mean the same thing. For šinṣar, it's probably a coincidental resemblance

The name of Tetserret "šinṣar" in tamajeq look like the arabic word "simsar" (broker , agent) . False cognat ? Or šinṣar means "language of broker" ?

Some Amazigh languages simultaneously use the root *ZNZ and *SƔ to mean both buying and selling. While Tamajeq and Tetserret have chosen to use only one root and give it both meanings . #Tamajeq: - zanzaddu = buy - zanzin = sell #Tetserret: - ašaddu = buy - ašan = sell

The name of Tamajeq language #Tagdal : Tamažaq #Tadaksahak : Tamažaq #Tetserret : Tamodəšt The names of these languages in tamajeq : - tagdalt ( Tagdal) - tadawsahak ( Tadaksahak) - šinṣar ( Tetserret)

Correspondence #Tamajeq : - təhult - ahulaɣin #Tadaksahak : - tǝškǝnt - aɣabšiškǝnan #Tetserret : - tǝškǝnt - ǝšiškanǝkan Meaning : - Greeting - I greet

Tamajeq / Tetserret : ax = iyyey = milk tǝkommart = tǝkammart = cheese ǝšink = ellin = meal (porridge of cereal) isan = tifay = meat tagǝlla = tawnǝft = kind of bread

Tamajeq / Tetserret : iẓmay = iṣmok = to sew anaẓmay = tǝsagnat = needle šinǝlwa = šigǝnan = threads tabdoq = əlkoḍən = fabric təkaṭkaṭ = təkemest = shirt alaššaw = eddil = veil with indigo

Before Article 12 Niger had around ten national languages and one official language : French. With Article 12 only Hausa is described as a national language, while the others are referred to as “languages spoken in Niger” English and French is described as a “working language” .

Correspondence Meaning : Fabric , cloth #Tamajeq : tabdoq #Tetserret : ǝlkoḍḍǝn The Tetserret word is like a borrowing from the Arabic قطن So about the tamajeq word ?

A few days ago this poster (a fake) made controversy on social media in Niger. It declare secession in western Niger and say “No to Article 12” and “Yes to secession.” Article 12 is the article that changed the status of languages in Niger and granted Hausa a special status .

Tamajeq / Tetserret : igraw = igrok = to find ifray = ifrok = to feel, to be sick iḍnay = iḍnok = to be full inay = inok = to ride iẓmay = iṣmok = to sew

I always wonder why in tetserret and tadaksahak the word for women ( in general) is derived from the name of an specific groups name ? Can that be explain by the fact that those language where once spoken in mainly matrilineal society ? Or it's something else ?

In Abalak young people often use the word “žaḥaž” to mean boredom/boring . Does anyone have an idea about the origin of this word ? It seems Arabic but not sure.

Tamasheq / Tamajeq : Ehadal = Edal = little cattle Ahdal = Adal = Cheetah, panther

Šiṭṭawennet daɣ ǝnaya taranin Ad iga adi orni tatin attawa Tǝḍḍayǝs gud ǝṣrak anaran Ad iga ayd yarni šitan aɣlǝdǝk

Correspondence Meaning : Shirt #Tamajeq : Təkaṭkaṭ #Tetserret : Təkemest The tetserret word has cognat in Tamahaq , Ghadames and Zenaga . But it's not used in Tamajeq dialect spoken by tetserret speakers (^_^;)

" i forgot " #Tamajeq : ǝttuwaɣin #Tadaksahak : aɣaddingan #Tetserret : ǝɣladǝkan

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Palanquin of kel aghlal women during the "cure salle" towards Ingall and Tigedda n Tesemt .

" Friday " #Tamajeq : ǝlgǝmǝt #Tadaksahak : alžimɛan #Tetserret : əlžimɛan Borrowed from arabic

"Ground squirrel" is a crazily pan-African (or at least Sahelo-Sudanic̱) root, from South Sudan to Mali: - Mabaan: kúurʌ̂n - Masalit: kûre - Hausa: kùrējē - Tamasheq: ăkolăn - Bambara: nkɛ̀lɛn Must reflect some interesting history of borrowings across family lines, but don't ask me how...

" It’s some women who came to us" #Tamasheq : Təḍeḍen tiyyaḍ hanaɣ dosanen #Tamajeq : Šiḍoḍen šiyyaḍ dana doṣanen #Tetserret : Tǝṣnagin ilinet dank dišǝnin

Correspondence #Tamajeq : - iẓoḍ - šiẓaḍa #Tetserret : - iṣṣoḍ - əṣṣəḍ Meaning : - To be good, sweet - Being good , sweet

Correspondence #Tamajeq : - iẓun - təẓunt #Tetserret : - iṣṣəwən - təṣəwənt Meaning : - to share - sharing

I wonder why the word for "shoe" in tetserret is different in singular and plural. Singular : Təzəglit Plural : Šilan

The hypercorrection Tetserret / Tamajeq / Zenaga : iɣram = irẓam = yurẓ̄am = he paid yarḥaš = rǝɣis = yerɣaš = it's inexpensive

Correspondence Meaning : a thought #Tamajeq : Ameḍran #Tetserret : Anəzgəm * The word Anazgom /Anazjum is attested in Tamajeq and is mainly used in the Sh dialects, while in the J dialect spoken by Tetserret speakers, Ameḍran is more common .

Igard aḍu səmmiḍan aɣora nəlla ɣur temse itagg əššahi ǝẓẓagnat šitan d toḷamen ǝnneɣas : zund aṇay daɣ eṭǝs Igord aḍi šammaḍən awwaṛ nilla ar efi itegg ǝššahi ǝṣṣognet tistan akat tilǝmin ǝnnakaš : akšil n iṣar gud adaš

Tamajeq / Tetserret : Eher = Tort = Closing Təsəhərt = Təššort = Door , Lid

“ The supports of the traditional bed ” #Tamajeq : šitənguren #Tetserret : tǝḥaḍraten

Tǝtṣǝrret toɣada Wala ar daktǝwari akat id baba n eɣlel bǝš ibbiken išelǝs aršǝn

Correspondence Meaning : The eye makeup , antimony #Tamajeq : Taẓolt #Tadaksahak : Tašəngəlt #Tetserret : Təšəngəlt The root NGL exist also in tamajeq but taẓolt is most common for the eye makeup . And Taẓult is also the most common word for antimony in other Amazigh languages .

“ Cheese and jujube fruits " #Tamajeq : Təkommart d izǝggaran #Tadaksahak : Takammart nda ižwaran #Tetserret : Təkammart akat əžwarən

" Do you know that ? " #Tamajeq : Awak tǝzdayam awa ? #Tadaksahak : Hak andiyuguž aɣoda ? #Tetserret : Adak tǝgožǝm ayad ?

Tamajeq / Tetserret : əlkəttabnet = əliktabəs = his/her book əlkəttabannet = dǝliktabǝs = his/her books