Preislamic funerary monument of El Mreïti, known as a “chapel tomb”, in northern Mauritania . Similar funerary monuments can also be found in the Tafilalt region of Morocco and in the Béchar walaya of Algeria .

Tetserret words : - Tǝkšidda = Now - Egǝṣṣaḍ = A moment ago - Tǝlmǝš = Not long ago - Ogdin = This morning, beginning of the day - Dat-aya = In the past - Ḍarat-aya = In the future

Central Saharan rock painting : A figure seated on a stool It dates to the Equidian (Horse) Period , the period of chariot.

Peoples who spoke para-Amazigh languages may have used the Tifinagh script in the past, but we have no evidence that languages that have nothing to do with Amazigh languages were written with Tifinagh . But who knows ?

A toponym #Tamajeq : šin-šaṭṭ #Tamasheq : tin-tiṭṭ In tamajeq the word *tiṭṭ (eye) became šaṭṭ probably *tiṭṭ > *šiṭṭ > šaṭṭ

New article about Whistled language from the Canary Islands by Acosta-Armas and Marrero Aguiar! @phono-logical.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I often read that the name of Attawari comes from Ayt-awari, but the name of Attawari in Tetserret is Daktəwari . So it's a name whith /dak/ not /ayt/ Like the name of Dawsahak in Tadaksahak language it's /idaksahak/ with /idak/ not /daw/

Correspondence > cold water #Tamajeq : aman sammoḍnen #Tetserret : aman šammaḍnin > hot water #Tamajeq : aman ǝkuṣnen #Tetserret : aman ǝkrarnin / ǝrganin

Transitional tifinagh inscriptions from the Sahara

Copper ornemental elements from Western sahara and Atlas

Correspondence Tamajeq / Tetserret : - əlgəmət = əlžimɛan = Friday - əssəbət = assub = Saturday These words are from Arabic, but the -n suffix for Friday in Tetserret and the absence of -t in Saturday make it seem as Tetserret avoids the -t suffix in these words . Then why ?

In Kabyle it has both meanings actually, daytime in general and the hottest part of the day. According to Dallet, there are 3 different "izilan": Azal n yiɣiden (Kids' azal) at 8 a.m. Azal n yimeksawen (shepherds' azal) at 10 a.m. Azal azaylal (stunning azal) between 11h and 14h

The irony is that the Tetserret word is the most common word for 'days' in the northern Amazigh languages !

The word for 'days' #Tamahaq : ihilan #Tamasheq : išilan #Tamajeq : ižilan #Tetserret : əṣṣan How did Tetserret integrate into this tuareg world ?

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Wǝlt alaššaw Toksit n eddel

Correspondence Meaning : Payments #Tamajeq : ǝrruẓmatan #Tetserret : ǝlɣurmatǝn

Correspondence #Tamajeq : dǝffǝrǝs din-ewaḍan #Tetserret : ḍaraš dan-ǝlkomən Meaning : It's after that they arrived there

Correspondence Meaning : enemies #Tamasheq : išənǧa , išǝnga , ixǝnǧa #Tamajeq : izənga #Tetserret : izənga

Correspondence #Tamajeq : Ahan ɣǝrman maqqornen #Tetserret : An aṛǝman omǝṛnin Meaning : they are in big cities In this case Tetserret lost the *β and *ɣ

Correspondence Meaning : Swords (pl) > Tamasheq : tikubawen > Tamajeq : šikabiwen > Tetserret : tizza

Correspondence Meaning : To repair > Tamajeq : ikna > Korandje : yikna > Tadaksahak : hinjin > Tetserret : iskor

So Nicolas Francis who wrote about Zenaga, is the same one who was a colonial administrator in the Tahoua cercle, where he wrote a book on the eastern Iwellemedan (where the Tetserret language is spoken ) .

Correspondence > She is churning the milk #Tamajeq : təsandu ax #Tetserret : təsargal iyyay > We are churning the milk #Tamajeq : nəsandu ax #Tetserret : nəsargal iyyay * The verb /sandu/ is the most common other Amazigh languages

Correspondence Meaning : This , That #Tamajeq : Awa #Tetserret : Aya The traditional tifinagh words ⵓⵏⴾ (Awa nak) would be in Tetserret ⵢⵏⴾ (Aya nik)

Tamajeq / Tadaksahak / Tetserret : - ǝɣil = aɣil = il = the right - zalgat = zalgat = zalgat = the left * These words are borrowed from Tamajeq except for the word for right in Tetserret, in which the loss of the *ɣ indicates it's an older word

What's happening with vowels in Tetserret ? #Tamazight : aɣyul , pl : iɣyal #Tetserret : aɛyil , pl : aɛyul

Correspondence This example illustrates a difference between the Tamajeq dialects and Tetserret . Meaning : The ewe is in the shadows > Tamasheq : tehale taha tele > Tamajeq : tile taha tele > Tetserret : tili ta tili

The imanokalan of the imajighan iwellemedan : For unknown reasons the first one, Ahmed Amudash , has a nickname derived from the Tetserret language . Amudash is from Tetserret "Amodəš" , the word for an Amažǝɣ .

The people of the Sahel are caught in the crossfire between military juntas like Mali's and their mercenaries, and terrorist groups like Daesh/JNIM .

An example that shows the evolution of *ɣ in Tetserret , sometimes its /Ø/ , in other context /k/ #Tamajeq : aɣaras n taxsiwen #Tetserret : oṛaš n takšin

The word for "mare" #Tamajeq : tabagot , pl: šibǝgwen #Tetserret : tagmart , pl: tǝgmarin The word 'Tagmart' is most common in other Amazigh languages. I wonder if the Tamajeq word could be an older word that is lost in many modern Amazigh language ?

My first proper foray into Afroasiatic-level reconstruction just came out in BJALL: "Disentangling Afroasiatic *t-morphemes: No path from middle to imperfective" brill.com/view/journal... Sadly not open access, but I'd be delighted to send a copy to anyone who asks me for one (myfirstname@gmail)

The word ‘young’ has surprising cognates. Irish ‘óg’ and Welsh ‘ifanc’ mean “young” but don’t resemble ‘young’ at all, while Italian ‘giovenco’ means “young bull”. More distantly, ‘young’ is related to ‘youth’, ‘juveline’, ‘junior’, Spanish ‘joven’, and French ‘jeune’. My graphic tells you more:

Expression : #Tamajeq : ǝṭṭafan tǝẓoli #Tetserret : ǝḍḍofǝn ǝzzel Lit : They hold iron Meaning : They hold weapons

Same root but different meaning #Tamajeq : - Alagoḍ = Little camel #Zenaga : - Aygaḍ = Kid #Tetserret : - Ligoḍ = Calf Tamajeq speakers always laugh at Tetserret words "Ligoḍ"

The word for "nine " > Tamazight : Tẓa > Tamajeq : Taẓa > Tetserret : Taṣa > Tadaksahak : Taṣa The shift ẓ>ṣ is only attested in Tetserret and Tadaksahak

Taḷǝmt d awarannet Taylimt akat awaras

A strange name among the inesliman : Ḥadaḥada with variants like Aḥadaḥad and Ḥad . The historical figure with the name Ḥadaḥada was a former leader of ibarkorayan of Dawsahak origin. Non-Inesliman Tuareg say Khadakhada/Xadaxada .

Correspondence > He didn't see her #Tamajeq : wǝr tatinay #Tetserret : wǝr šitiṣra > He didn't visit her #Tamajeq : wər tatinoṣa #Tetserret : wər šitaniša

The Tuareg are known for being highly monogamous, especially when compared to their neighbors such as the Hausa. This rejection of polygamy is even observed among the Ineslemen despite the fact that Islam permits polygamy . It may be a remnant of the former matrilineal system !

It's interesting how French borrows from Old English , usually we talk a lot about borrowings in the other direction .

The word for " to travel" #Tamasheq : sikəl #Tamajeq : šikǝl #Tadaksahak : šikǝl #Tetserret : žǝgǝž Surprisingly the Tetserret word is the most common in other amazigh language

Are these words related ? #Tamajeq : - kukəl = to trample, to tread #Tamazight : - kakl = to chase, to pursue #Tetserret : - kakal = to chase, to pursue Here Tamazight and Tetserret have the same meaning .

Meaning : greatness, old age > Tamajeq : tǝmǝɣre > Tamasheq : tǝmǝɣre > Tamazight : timmuɣra > Tetserret : tǝmmoṛa

It's interesting to see when Tetserret and Tamajeq use two different pan-Amazigh words to refer to the same object . For example the word for traditional milk bag is Anwar in Tamajeq and Agawšal in Tetserret , two words that are both found across Amazigh languages.

I tried to design this infographic mapping out cognates of "wind" across the Indo-European family! #linguistics

Verb " to grow " > Tamajeq : ədwəl > Tetserret : egm * The Tetserret word has cognat in many northern amazigh language. But the Tamajeq word is from a root that means in northern amazigh "to return, to become.." and this root exist even in Tetserret DBL but with the same meaning as in NA

Tamajeq / Tetserret - waššar = yomǝṛ = to be old * The Tetserret word is related to Tamajeq ǝmɣǝr/maqqar, but in Tamajeq this verb tends to mean "to be big" or "to be importante" instead of "to be old"

Correspondence : > I will bring it to him/her tomorrow #Tamajeq : dastin awiyaɣ tufat #Tetserret : daštan owwǝk ažəkka