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Appendix:Berber Swadesh lists

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This is a Swadesh list of Berber languages, specifically Kabyle, Tarifit, Tashelhit, Central Atlas Tamazight, Tachawit, Moroccan Amazigh, Senhaja De Srair and Chenoua, compared with that of English.

EnglishKabyle
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Tarifit
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Tashelhit
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Central Atlas Tamazight
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Tachawit
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Moroccan Amazigh
edit (207)
Senhaja De Srair
edit (170)
Chenoua
edit (207)
1I (1sg)nekkneccnkkinkkneččnkknek(k), nekkineč
2you (2sg)kečč, kemmcekk*, cemm*kyyi, kmmikgg*, kmm*cekk, cemmkyy, kmmḵeǧ, ḵem(m), kemmi(n)cek, cekinţin, cem, cemminţin
3he, she, it (3sg)nettanetta*, nettat*ntta, nttatntta*, nttat*netta, nettatnttanetta, nțțaṯaneţa, neţan
4we (1pl)nekni, nekkentineccinnkkʷni, nkkʷntinukknineččni, neččentinkkni, nkkntinekni, nukninecnin
5you (2pl)kunwi, kunnemtikenniw*, kennint*kʷnni, kʷnnintikunni*, kninti*kenwi, kennemtiknni, knnintiḵunni, ḵennamṯikennim, kennimţ
6they (3pl)nutni, nutentinihni*, nihenti*nttni, nttntinihni*, nihnti*nehni, nehentinitni, nitntinehnim, neṯnin,, ntamṯinahnin, nahninţ
7thisa, tawa*, ta*, aya*ɣad, adwad*, tad*, ayad*way, taiwa, ta, ayawaḏ, -adwa
8thatwihin, tihinwin*, tin*, ayin*ɣan, anwan*, tan*, ayin*win, tinwann, tann, ayinnaḏin, an, -yyawin
9hereddaɣiddaddaydaḏiawra, ḍa
10therendinɣindindindinnḏinḍin
11whoanwawima, manmaywiwiemmen, ckunmanay
12whatacuminmitmaymatamimaţa
13whereandamanimanimanimanimanianianda
14whenmelmimeřmimanagumilmi, manturmelmimlmi, managʷ, manturfuqac, melmimelmi
15howamekmamec, mukmanik, mamnkmimkmammekmamk, mamcḵamamex
16notur...araururururururu...eš
17allakumarraakkʷ, kulluqaḥ, kulakkʷel, yalakkʷkulšielkul
18manyaṭasaṭṭasmnnaw, kigan, kadabzzaf, ggidilabas, aṭasaṭṭaṣ, kigancella, bzzaf, kadaayţa
19somekracakracaqrakracicra
20fewdrus, cwiyadrusimikimik, cwiydrusdrus, imikkcwiyaḍrus
21otherniḍennneɣni, nniḍenwayyaḍ, tayyaḍ, yaḍnyaḍn, yaḍninnniḍen, iḍennniḍniwayeḏ̣, ṯayeḏ̣, yaḏ̣enenniden
22oneyiwenijjen*, icten*yanyun, yut*yeǧ, wiṭyanyiwen, yan
23twosintnaynsinsin, snat*sensinžužsen
24threekraḍtřatakraḍkraḍkraḍkṛaḍtlaṯatelata
25fourkuẓarbɛakkuẓkkuẓ, rbɛakuẓkkuẓṛebɛarebɛa
26fivesemmusxemsasmmussmmus, xmsasemmussmmusxemsaxemsa
27bigameqqranameqqranimqqurnaxatar, amqqranameɣranamqqranmeqquṛameqran
28longaɣezfanaziyrariɣzzifnaɣzzafazegraraɣzzafṭwilazegrar
29widewessiɛ, abarawmiriwyusɛanfliy, wsɛyirawamiriwwasɛmiryu
30thickazurangdariḍnin, iṭṭubznzur*azewwarazurarɣliḏ̣azwar
31heavyẓẓaydqeřiẓẓaynẓẓag, stilyiẓẓayaẓaẓaṭqilzinzer
32smallameẓjan, amecṭuḥameẓẓyanimẓẓiynamẓẓyanxxxxamẓẓyanmeččiḵ, imeẓẓiyenamekdud, amezyan
33shortwezzilaquḍaḍigzzulnacṭṭwan, gzilagilalagʷzlalqṣiraqudid
34narrowuħṛisḥsarikṛṛuẓn, inukmanqmrxxxxakṛaẓudar
35thinrqiqazdadisdidn, icḍaḍnsdid*xxxxasdadrqiqxxx
36womantameṭṭuttamɣart, tameṭṭuttamɣarttamṭṭutttameṭṭuttamṭṭuḍṭ, tamɣartṯemɣarṯhameṭṭut
37man (adult male)argazaryazargazargazaryazargazargaz, aryazargaz
38man (human being)amdanaryaz, amdanafganargazalsiafganbnadmargaz
39childagrudaḥenjir, rbeẓẓafruxlɛil, arba, icirriahyuyarrawarbaarrac, aḥzaw
40wifetameṭṭuttamɣarttamɣarttamṭṭutttameṭṭuttamṭṭuḍṭṯemɣarṯhameṭṭut
41husbandargazaryazargazargazaryazargazargaz, aryazargaz
42motheryemmayemmainna, immi, mammaimmaimmayemmaimma
43fatherbabababababa, ibbabbaxxxxibbababababa
44animalaɣersiw, aywallḥayawanlbhimt, lhwaychamuderamudrelhaišaxxxxx
45fishaslemasřemislmaslmaslemaslmaslemaslem
46birdafruxajḍiḍagḍiḍajḍiḍaylul, afruɣagḍiḍ, aylalafruxafrux
47dogaqjunaydi, aqzin, aheggaraydiiydiaɣjun, aɣerzul, aydiaydiaherḏan, aqezzunaqzin
48lousetilkitticcittilkittaxxuyttillegttilkit, taxxuytirketicelţ
49snakeazremfiɣar, tarefsaalgmaḍ, ablinka, talfsaifiɣrifiɣerafiɣr, algmaḍ, talfsaifiɣerfiɣer
50wormtawekkaakeccaw, adan n tmurttawkkaawkkiwtikečitawkka, takccatiwekkit, takečahaxečča
51treettejra, useklussejart, asecřutaddagtasklu, axlijjtaseṭṭa, tasklutaddag, askluṯasaft, taseklut, tasekyutxxxxx
52forestteẓgiřɣabet, taɣenttagantɛaritagant, tiẓgitagantamayuheẓgi
53stickaɛekkazakeccuḍ, aɛekkaz, taɣarctakccuḍtaɣruct, taɣrittaɣezzulaɣruc, akccuḍṯahraw(ḵ)ṯageṭṭum
54fruityigumma, lfakyařxuḍartlfakit, agemmutaḥbubtaferwi, agummuagmmuddisirxxxxx
55seedamudřḥebbamudifsan, zzrriɛt, amudabruyamudẓẓriɛaxxxxx
56leafiferafarafrawtawriqt, ifrtiferttafrt, afrawafer, afrawhifrit
57rootaẓaṛaẓwaraẓuraẓuraẓaraẓuṛaẓarazar
58bark (of a tree)iclemthacittifrkkit, ifrkkiaqcurtaɣcurt, iclemifrkiaɣenbal
59flowerajeǧǧignnwar, tanewatcajddigayjjigtaflurt, tajejjigtajddigwerdaxxxx
60grasstugaarrbiɛtuga, afartugatiffart, tugatugaṛṛbiɛxxxxx
61ropeamrarasɣunizikrasqqn, izikr, agatuasɣunasɣunaṣɣunhezra
62skinaɣlimiřemilmagʷlim, ahitur, aksumaglimilmžželdaglim
63meataksumaysum, aksumtifyyiaksumaksumaksumaksumaksum
64bloodidammenidammenidammnidammnidammenidammnddemiḍammen
65boneiɣasiɣesixssixṣiɣesiɣsiɣeṣiɣes
66fat (noun)eddhintadunttaduntims, taduntiddumttaduntigenfa
67eggtamellalttameǧatctaglayttaglayttamellalttaglayt, tamllalttagfilṯ, ṯifilṯhaqcurt
68horniccewicciskiskiccawiskaskawiqic
69tailaẓeɛkukakennasacṭṭab, acwwaḍabrḍuḍtalleqaḍt, tamɣilttimɣiltažeṛṛin, acwwaḍhajelalţ
70featherincewarricabzzirrricxxxxxujnxxxxx
71hairanẓadacewwafazzar, acakuk, acakkaazzarazawazzarššaɛṛanzaḍ
72headaqeṛṛuixfagayyu, ixfiɣf, aqṛṛu, aqcaciɣfiɣfazellifixf
73earameẓẓuɣameẓẓuɣamzzuɣamẓẓuɣimejji, amẓuɣamzzuɣamzzugamezzuɣ
74eyetiṭ, allentiṭtiṭṭtiṭṭ*tiṭ, altiṭṭwallnxxxxx
75noseanzarentinzar, anzartinzrt, anxartignzar, anzaranzaren, aɣenfuftinzrtṯinzarṯ, anzarinzer
76mouthimiaqemmum, imiimiaqmu, imiimiimiimiimi
77toothuɣel, tuɣmesttiɣmestaxʷs, tuɣmstuxs, tuɣmst, ugltiɣmestaxs, tuɣmstaferrumhiɣmest
78tongue (organ)ilesiresilsilsilesilsils, iyyesiles
79fingernailaccariccariskraccr, iskr, axbacicceriskriḵmezicer
80footaḍaṛḍaraḍar, tiqqrt, abacilaḍaraḍaraḍaṛaḏ̣ardar
81legaḍaṛḍartiqqrt, abacil, aḍaraḍaramessaḍaḍaṛaḏ̣ardar
82kneeaɣecrirfudafudafudifudafudafuḏafuḍ
83handafusfusafusafusafusafusafusafus
84wingafriwafarifrafrafriwafrafarafer
85bellyaɛəbbuḍaɛeddisadis, aḥbbuḍ, aḥlig, aḥruraɛddis, adisxxxxxadisṯaḥebbuṭtaḍist
86gutsijeɣdanadanilawan, irawdanisṛman, taduwwartxxxxxadaničrudan
87neckamgeṛḍiriagṛḍ, amggrḍḥnyi, amgrḍiriamggṛḍ, iriṯamggarṯiri
88backuɛruraɛrurtadawt, tiɣraḍtadawtdefferakrum, tadawtimerzi
89breastidmarenadmar, abbicadmrabubbu, ifftaɛbbuctadmrabebbuc
90heartulululululul, uyyul
91livertasatsatasatasatasatasaṯasahesa
92to drinksewsususwsewsususuw
93to eateččecccc, ic, cttacceččcccc
94to biteɣeẓẓɣezz, zɛefɣʷbicc, qqsqqesɣbbixxxxx
95to sucktetteḍṭṭeḍḍssumssummxxxxxssummssum, llaɣxxxxx
96to spitsusefssusefssufsssufsxxxxxssufsdfelxxxxx
97to vomiterrarr, ɛuqqtrrararxxxxarrxxxx
98to blowadussuḍsuffssuḍxxxxsuḍsuff, suḍxxxxx
99to breatheneffesarr nnefssunfs, suncḍ, cuncḍssunfsxxxxxsunfstnffsxxxxx
100to laughyeṣṣḍḥecḍṣṣaṭsxxxxxḍṣṣaḍesxxxxx
101to seeẓerẓar, wařaẓr, mnid, smuqqlannayxxxxxẓṛẓeṛezr
102to hearselseřslla, sfldslxxxxxsllsellxxxxx
103to knowissinssenssnisinxxxxxssnssenxxxxx
104to thinkxemmemxemmem, pinsar, tɣirswingmxmmmxxxxxxswingmxmmemxxxxx
105to smellsfeħcemmkḍukḍuxxxxxkḍuxxxxx
106to fearɣeddggʷedkṣuḍggʷdxxxxxggʷd, ikṣuḍḵṣudxxxxx
107to sleepṭṭesṭṭesṭsgnxxxxxṭṭṣṭṭeṣxxxxx
108to livezdeɣzdeɣsul, ɛic, ddrddrxxxxxddrɛicxxxxx
109to dieemmetmmet, nnuṛimmtmmtxxxxxmmtmmetxxxxx
110to killenɣneɣxxxxxnaɣenɣ
111to fightmecčmneɣmmaɣnnaɣxxxxxmmaɣqatelxxxxx
112to huntṣeyyeḍymargʷmergmr*xxxxxgmrxxxxx
113to hitweṭwwet, ssqerutgʷtxxxxxutwwetxxxxx
114to cutgzemqess, fribbibbyxxxxxbbi, gzmɣreṣ, gzem, qeṭṭaɛxxxxx
115to splitbeḍḍbḍabḍustɣ, ṭṭiqsxxxxxfxs, bḍuršaqxxxxx
116to stabiweṭwwet s rmus, pikarsyagsnqqbxxxxxqqsxxxxx
117to scratchxebbeccmezkrrj, kmzkmzxxxxxkmzkmezxxxxx
118to digɣezɣezɣzɣzxxxxxɣzɣezxxxxx
119to swimɛumfdeḥ, ɛumaɛwmɛumxxxxxccfɛumxxxxx
120to flyafeɣḍu, farfaraylafrwxxxxxafru, ayllferferxxxxx
121to walkedduuyurfttu, zzigz, ssududduxxxxxddu, zzigzdduxxxxx
122to comeasasackd, actt, aywadas, ddu dxxxxxasas, arwaḥxxxxx
123to lie (as in a bed)ɣenẓẓergngnxxxxxgnxxxxx
124to sitqqimqqimskkus, ggawrqqimxxxxxqqimqqim, skuremxxxxx
125to standbeddbeddbiddbdd, nkrxxxxxbddbeddxxxxx
126to turn (intransitive)zziqřebssutlḍuwrxxxxxnnḍxxxxx
127to fallɣliwḍaḍrḍr, ttuttyxxxxxḍṛḏer, bḏuxxxxx
128to giveefkewcfk, kfkfxxxxxfkekkxxxxx
129to holdṭṭefcebbaramẓ, zzgaṭṭf, amẓxxxxxamẓ, ṭṭfxxxxx
130to squeezezmeɣẓemmẓmẓm, ẓiyrxxxxxẓmxxxxx
131to rubħekknḥed, ḥekkḥukku, sffḍmryxxxxxamsḵmezxxxxx
132to washssiredssiad, ssrirssirdssirdxxxxxssirdxxxxx
133to wipesfedmseḥṣfḍsfḍxxxxxssfḍxxxxx
134to pulljebbedjbed, jaṛṛawknzɣ, ldixxxxxawkxxxxx
135to pushdemmerɛarndḥi, ntutḥi, dfɛxxxxxdḥi, dmrngixxxxx
136to throwreɣnḍar, seyyeb, ḥriluḥ, grgrxxxxgr, nḍṛluḥxxxx
137to tieqqenqqen, cedd, carfass, krsass, qqn, krs, krfxxxxxkrf, assšeddxxxxx
138to sewxaḍxeyyeḍgnugnuxxxxxxgnuxiyyeḏ̣xxxxxx
139to countħsebḥsebḥasbḥasbxxxxxssiḍnḥsebxxxxx
140to sayiniiniiniinixxxxxiniini, qqaṛxxxxx
141to singcennɣennejtiriririr, ini izlancna, zel, iniirirɣenniinziz
142to playurarirarhḍrurar, hdr, lɛbirarurar, hḍṛɛyaṛxxxxx
143to floattfelfdeḥaywulhzza*xxxxxaywulxxxxx
144to floweɣderazzerngiazzl, suddm, ngi, rwlsazzel, scercerazzl, ngixxxxx
145to freezesseɣresjars, jmedsɣrgrs, jmmdxxxxxgrsglaṣixxxxx
146to swellceffuffuffaffxxxxxaffuffxxxxx
147suniṭijtfuyt, tfucttafukttafukttafuyt, tiṭṭijttafukttafuktfwit
148moonaggurayurayyurayuragurtiziri, ayyurayyurxxxxx
149staritriitrititrititriitriitriiṯrixxxxx
150wateramanamanamanamanamanamanamanaman
151rainaɣeffuranẓaranẓaranẓartametna, tigerretanẓaṛanẓar, ṯimeqqiṯxxxxx
152riverasifiɣzarasifasifisufasifasifiɣzeɣ
153lakeugelmimarimamtamdaagʷlmamagulmimaglmamhamḍa
154seailelrebḥarlbḥr, illlbḥrillelilllbḥerxxxxx
155saltlmelħtameǧaḥttisnttisnttisenttisntlmelḥxxxxx
156stoneaẓruaẓṛuaẓruaẓru*, isllitaẓrutaẓṛuaẓruhuqit
157sandijdiijdiamlalalxix, rrmlaijdiamlal, ijdiṛṛmelijeḍi
158dustaɣɣebaṛtaɣebbartagḍrurtagdṛuṛtxxxxxagdṛuṛlɣebṛaxxxxx
159earthaxalšarakalakalaxalakalaḵal, aḵaycal
160cloudasiɣnaasegnuamdluisgnwasignaamdlu, asgnuasigna
161fogaɣutayyuttaguttagʷuttayutaggutṯaggʷuṯ,, ṯawweṯhawt
162skyigenniajennaignnaignnaajennaignnagennaajenna
163windaḍuaḍu, asemmiḍaḍuazwu, aɣrbiaḍuaḍu, azwuleɛwanxxxxx
164snowadfeladferadfladfladfeladflaḏfiaḍfel, hamačemţ
165iceaɣrisajrisagrisiwri, agʷris, agrisxxxxxagrisagrisazric
166smokeabbuddexxanagguagguagguagguduxxanxxxxx
167firetimesstimessilɛfit, afa, takatafa, lɛafittimess, taɛfiyttimssiṯimssi, lɛafyahimesi
168ashiɣediɣediɣdiɣdiɣediɣd, tanifstiɣeḍ
169to burnṛeɣarɣ, ssḥarq, cmeḍjdrɣus*, ssɣus*, kmḍserɣkmḍḥraq
170roadabridabridaɣarasabridabṛiḍabridizerfxxxxx
171mountainadraradraradrar, amadljjbladraradraraḏraraḍrar
172redazeggaɣazeggʷaɣazggaɣazggʷaɣazuggʷaɣazggʷaɣazeggʷaɣ, ḥmeṛazeggaɣ
173greenazeɣzawazegzaw, arrbiɛiazgzawazgzawazizawazgzawazegzaw, xdeṛazegza
174yellowawṛaɣawṛaɣawraɣawraɣawṛaɣawraɣṣfeṛawraɣ
175whiteamellalacemřařumlil, acumlilumlil, amllalamellalamllalmlluyamellal
176blackaberkanaberkanasgganabrkan, abxxucaberkanabrkan, asgganaberḵanaberxan
177nightiḍǧiretiḍiḍiḍiḍlliliḍ
178dayassnnhar, assassassassassnharass, azil
179yearaseggasaseggʷasasggʷasasggʷasaseggasasggʷasɛamaseggʷas
180warmazɣalḥmairɣan, iḥmanḥmu, amezɣulimrɣisxunxxxxx
181coldasemmiḍasemmiḍiṣmmiḍn, ikrmnsmiḍasemmiḍaṣmmiḍ, akramiṣmeṭasemmid
182fullačaṛanccurikturn, iɛmmṛnɛmmrameccuramkturɛamṛxxxxx
183newamaynujjdidn ljdid, amaynuujdidatraramaynu, atraržḏiḏxxxxx
184oldadim, aqbuṛameqqranaqbur, azaykuaqdim*ammɣar, awessarawssar, inmdiqdimawsar
185goodyelhaṣbeḥifulkiniẓil, ɣuduamehlay, amalaɣimiẓilisbaḥazaim
186badyiraɛeffanixcngar, xxu, uriḥlinicmetamcum, garuxic
187rottenyerkaxṣarihlkn, ixmmjnrcu*xxxxxamrcuxxxxx
188dirtyyumasmarreɣirkanrku, umum*, wsxaɣamej, amerkuamrkuamaḥfun
189straightsridnicanyuɣdnnm, sggmusridazrfxxxxx
190roundimdewweṛaqurayissutlnamḍuwrxxxxxtaqurirtakernennay
191sharp (as a knife)yemsed mliħqḍeɛimsidn, ifrisncwuxxxxxamsdxxxxx
192dull (as a knife)yeħfaḥfaiḥfanḥfuxxxxxaxxxxx
193smoothalewwaɣařeqqaɣiḥrarnalggʷaɣaleggʷaɣ, aslufanamlwaɣxxxxx
194wetyibzeɣuffibdagnbzy, mmɣabzeyaabzeg
195dryakiwanazeɣizwanqqar, zwuaɣuranaqurargabes, yabesancef
196correctiseħħa, yelhanicaniṣḥḥanstitt, sḥu, lḥqqxxxxx, xxxxxukṛiẓxxxxx, xxxxx
197nearsdasadesyaẓnd*, qrrbxxxxankmarqribxxxxx
198farbɛidggʷejyaggugnbɛddunntuggugtbɛidxxxxx
199rightuyeffusafusiafasiafasiazref, ameɣudafasiayfus
200leftuzelmaḍaẓermaḍaẓlmaḍaẓlmaḍazelmaḍaẓlmaḍazelmad
201atɣef, dɣarɣ, darɣr, yxxxxx, dɣr, iɣur, gu(ḏ)ɣer, ɣ
202indegdiɣy, dyxxxxxdg, ?gdeg, di, eg
203withakkedakedd, sdyid, yaraakdiḏ, sakid, d
204andddddd, ediḏakid
205ifmamařamkma, mda, mluka, lukama, kagella, lukan
206becauseackuminziackuɛlaḥqqackuacku, minziḥitsi
207nameisemismismismisemismismisem
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