ⵜ- -ⵎ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber, from Proto-Afroasiatic. By surface analysis, ⵜ- (t-, “second person prefix”) +‎ -ⵎ (-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t- -m/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [θ- -m]

Pronoun

ⵜ- -ⵎ • (t- -m) m

1. ye (second person masculine plural verb subject affix)

   ⵓⵔ ⵜⵙⵙⵏⵎ

   ur tssnm

   You don't know

See also

Central Atlas Tamazight personal pronouns
			Verb subject affix	Direct object pronoun	Indirect pronoun				Independent pronoun
					After preposition	Possessive word of kinship	Indirect object	Possessive
Singular	1st person		-ⵅ (-x)	ⵉ (i)	ⵉ (i)	—	ⵉ (i)	-ⵉⵏⵓ (-inu)	ⵏⴽⴽ (nkk)
	2nd person	m	ⵜ- -ⴷ (t- -d)	ⵛ (c), ⵉⵛ (ic), ⴰⴽⴽ (akk)	ⵛ (c)		ⴰⵛ (ac)	-ⵏⵏⵛ (-nnc), -ⵏⵛ (-nc)	ⴽⴳⴳ (kgg), ⵛⴳⴳ (cgg)
		f		ⵛⵎ (cm), ⵉⵛⵎ (icm), ⴰⴽⴽⵯⵎ (akkʷm)	ⵎ (m)		ⴰⵎ (am)	-ⵏⵏⵎ (-nnm)	ⴽⵎⵎ (kmm), ⵛⵎⵎ (cmm)
	3rd person	m	ⵢ- (y-)	ⵜ (t), ⵉⵜ (it)	ⵙ (s)		ⴰⵙ (as)	-ⵏⵏⵙ (-nns), -ⵏⵙ (-ns)	ⵏⵜⵜⴰ (ntta)
		f	ⵜ- (t-)	ⵜⵜ (tt), ⵉⵜⵜ (itt)					ⵏⵜⵜⴰⵜ (nttat)
Plural	1st person		ⵏ- (n-)	ⴰⵅ (ax)	ⵏⵅ (nx)	ⵜⵏⵅ (tnx)	ⴰⵅ (ax)	-ⵏⵏⵅ (-nnx)	ⵏⵓⴽⴽⵏⵉ (nukkni)
	2nd person	m	ⵜ- -ⵎ (t- -m)	ⴽⵯⵏ (kʷn), ⵉⴽⵯⵏ (ikʷn), ⴰⴽⴽⵯⵏ (akkʷn)	ⵡⵏ (wn), ⵓⵏ (un)	ⵜⵓⵏ (tun)	ⴰⵡⵏ (awn)	-ⵏⵏⵓⵏ (-nnun)	ⴽⵓⵏⵏⵉ (kunni), ⴽⵯⵏⵏⵉ (kʷnni)
		f	ⵜ- -ⵏⵜ (t- -nt)	ⴽⵯⵏⵜ (kʷnt), ⵉⴽⵯⵏⵜ (ikʷnt), ⴰⴽⴽⵯⵏⵜ (akkʷnt)	ⴽⵯⵏⵜ (kʷnt)	ⵜⴽⵯⵏⵜ (tkʷnt)	ⴰⴽⵯⵏⵜ (akʷnt)	-ⵏⴽⵯⵏⵜ (-nkʷnt)	ⴽⵏⵉⵏⵜⵉ (kninti), ⴽⵯⵏⵏⵉⵎⵜⵉ (kʷnnimti)
	3rd person	m	-ⵏ (-n)	ⵜⵏ (tn), ⵉⵜⵏ (itn)	ⵙⵏ (sn)	ⵜⵙⵏ (tsn)	ⴰⵙⵏ (asn)	-ⵏⵙⵏ (-nsn)	ⵏⵉⵀⵏⵉ (nihni)
		f	-ⵏⵜ (-nt)	ⵜⵏⵜ (tnt), ⵉⵜⵏⵜ (itnt)	ⵙⵏⵜ (snt)	ⵜⵙⵏⵜ (tsnt)	ⴰⵙⵏⵜ (asnt)	-ⵏⵙⵏⵜ (-nsnt)	ⵏⵉⵀⵏⵜⵉ (nihnti)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106