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Appendix:Berber Swadesh lists

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

EnglishKabyle
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Tarifit
edit (207)
Tashelhit
edit (207)
Tuareg
edit (207)
Central Atlas Tamazight
edit (206)
Moroccan Amazigh
edit (207)
Tachawit
edit (207)
Senhaja De Srair
edit (170)
Chenoua
edit (207)
1I (1sg)nekkneccnkkineknkknkkneččnek(k), nekkineč
2you (2sg)kečč, kemmcekk*, cemm*kyyi, kmmikay, kemkgg*, kmm*kyy, kmmcekk, cemmḵeǧ, ḵem(m), kemmi(n)cek, cekinţin, cem, cemminţin
3he, she, it (3sg)nettanetta*, nettat*ntta, nttatenta, entatntta*, nttat*nttanetta, nettatnetta, nțțaṯaneţa, neţan
4we (1pl)nekni, nekkentineccinnkkʷni, nkkʷntinekkeni, nekkntinukkninkkni, nkkntineččni, neččentinekni, nukninecnin
5you (2pl)kunwi, kunnemtikenniw*, kennint*kʷnni, kʷnnintikawni, kametikunni*, kninti*knni, knnintikenwi, kennemtiḵunni, ḵennamṯikennim, kennimţ
6they (3pl)nutni, nutentinihni*, nihenti*nttni, nttntienteni, ententinihni*, nihnti*nitni, nitntinehni, nehentinehnim, neṯnin,, ntamṯinahnin, nahninţ
7thisa, tawa*, ta*, aya*mayad, adwa, tawad*, tad*, ayad*wa, ta, ayaway, taiwaḏ, -adwa
8thatwihin, tihinwin*, tin*, ayin*mayann, annwen, tenwan*, tan*, ayin*wann, tann, ayinnwin, tinaḏin, an, -yyawin
9hereddaɣiddadaddadayḏiawra, ḍa
10therendinɣindindindinndinḏinḍin
11whoanwawimamimaywiwiemmen, ckunmanay
12whatacuminmitmamaymimatamaţa
13whereandamanimanimenimanimanimanianianda
14whenmelmimeřmimanagumənğədumilmi, manturmlmi, managʷ, manturmelmifuqac, melmimelmi
15howamekmamec, mukmanik, mamnkmamimkmamk, mamcmammekḵamamex
16notur...araururwarururururu...eš
17allakumarraakkʷ, kullukulqaḥ, kulakkʷakkʷel, yalkulšielkul
18manyaṭasaṭṭasmnnaw, kigan, kada-t-íjɑt-bzzaf, ggidiaṭṭaṣ, kiganlabas, aṭascella, bzzaf, kadaayţa
19somekracakraəyyăḍcakraqracicra
20fewdrus, cwiyadrusimikărătimik, cwiydrus, imikkdruscwiyaḍrus
21otherniḍennneɣni, nniḍenwayyaḍ, tayyaḍ, yaḍnayyăd, tayyadyaḍn, yaḍninnniḍninniḍen, iḍenwayeḏ̣, ṯayeḏ̣, yaḏ̣enenniden
22oneyiwenijjen*, icten*yaniyenyun, yut*yanyeǧ, wiṭyiwen, yan
23twosintnaynsinessinsin, snat*sinsenžužsen
24threekraḍtřatakraḍkeraḍkraḍkṛaḍkraḍtlaṯatelata
25fourkuẓarbɛakkuẓukkuẓkkuẓ, rbɛakkuẓkuẓṛebɛarebɛa
26fivesemmusxemsasmmussemmussmmus, xmsasmmussemmusxemsaxemsa
27bigameqqranameqqranimqqurnmăqqărănaxatar, amqqranamqqranameɣranmeqquṛameqran
28longaɣezfanaziyrariɣzzifnšəǵrətaɣzzafaɣzzafazegrarṭwilazegrar
29widewessiɛ, abarawmiriwyusɛanihrawfliy, wsɛamiriwyirawwasɛmiryu
30thickazurangdariḍnin, iṭṭubznizuwərzur*azurarazewwarɣliḏ̣azwar
31heavyẓẓaydqeřiẓẓaynuẓayẓẓag, stilamaẓayyiẓẓayṭqilzinzer
32smallameẓjan, amecṭuḥameẓẓyanimẓẓiynmedriamẓẓyanamẓẓyanxxxxmeččiḵ, imeẓẓiyenamekdud, amezyan
33shortwezzilaquḍaḍigzzulngəzzôlănacṭṭwan, gzilagʷzlalagilalqṣiraqudid
34narrowuħṛisḥsarikṛṛuẓn, inukmanikrazqmrakṛaẓxxxxudar
35thinrqiqazdadisdidn, icḍaḍnisdadsdid*asdadxxxxrqiqxxx
36womantameṭṭuttamɣart, tameṭṭuttamɣarttanṭuṭtamṭṭutttamṭṭuḍṭ, tamɣarttameṭṭutṯemɣarṯhameṭṭut
37man (adult male)argazaryazargazaləsargazargazaryazargaz, aryazargaz
38man (human being)amdanaryaz, amdanafganăwedămargazafganalsibnadmargaz
39childagrudaḥenjir, rbeẓẓafruxaralɛil, arba, icirriarrawahyuyarbaarrac, aḥzaw
40wifetameṭṭuttamɣarttamɣarttanṭuṭtamṭṭutttamṭṭuḍṭtameṭṭutṯemɣarṯhameṭṭut
41husbandargazaryazargazaləsargazargazaryazargaz, aryazargaz
42motheryemmayemmainna, immi, maannammaimmaimmayemmaimma
43fatherbabababababa, ibbaabbabbaibbaxxxxbabababa
44animalaɣersiw, aywallḥayawanlbhimt, lhwaychămudăramudramuderelhaišaxxxxx
45fishaslemasřemislmemánaslmaslmaslemaslemaslem
46birdafruxajḍiḍagḍiḍagəḍiḍajḍiḍagḍiḍ, aylalaylul, afruɣafruxafrux
47dogaqjunaydi, aqzin, aheggaraydiediiydiaydiaɣjun, aɣerzul, aydiaherḏan, aqezzunaqzin
48lousetilkitticcittilkittilliktaxxuyttilkit, taxxuyttillegtirketicelţ
49snakeazremfiɣar, tarefsaalgmaḍ, ablinka, talfsataššaltifiɣrafiɣr, algmaḍ, talfsaifiɣerifiɣerfiɣer
50wormtawekkaakeccaw, adan n tmurttawkkatawəkkeawkkiwtawkka, takccatikečitiwekkit, takečahaxečča
51treettejra, useklussejart, asecřutaddagtašəkasklu, axlijjaddag, asklutaseṭṭa, tasklutṯasaft, taseklut, tasekyutxxxxx
52forestteẓgiřɣabet, taɣenttaganttagorăstɛaritaganttagant, tiẓgiamayuheẓgi
53stickaɛekkazakeccuḍ, aɛekkaz, taɣarctakccuḍtəburəktaɣruct, taɣrittaɣruc, akccuḍaɣezzulṯahraw(ḵ)ṯageṭṭum
54fruityigumma, lfakyařxuḍartlfakit, agemmuara n-ašəktaḥbubtagmmuaferwi, agummuddisirxxxxx
55seedamudřḥebbamudădomifsan, zzrriɛt, amudamudabruyẓẓriɛaxxxxx
56leafiferafarafrawefărkettawriqt, ifrtafrt, afrawtifertafer, afrawhifrit
57rootaẓaṛaẓwaraẓurekewaẓuraẓuṛaẓaraẓarazar
58bark (of a tree)iclemthacittifrkkit, ifrkkitafrənkeaqcurifrkitaɣcurt, iclemaɣenbal
59flowerajeǧǧignnwar, tanewatcajddigfələrayjjigajddigtaflurt, tajejjigtwerdaxxxx
60grasstugaarrbiɛtuga, afaraləmmoẓtugatugatiffart, tugaṛṛbiɛxxxxx
61ropeamrarasɣunizikraɣanasqqn, izikr, agatuasɣunasɣunaṣɣunhezra
62skinaɣlimiřemilmelămagʷlim, ahitur, aksumilmaglimžželdaglim
63meataksumaysum, aksumtifyyiisanaksumaksumaksumaksumaksum
64bloodidammenidammenidammnazniidammnidammnidammenddemiḍammen
65boneiɣasiɣesixsseɣăsixṣiɣsiɣesiɣeṣiɣes
66fat (noun)eddhintadunttadunttadhontims, tadunttaduntiddumtigenfa
67eggtamellalttameǧatctaglayttasădalttaglayttaglayt, tamllalttamellalttagfilṯ, ṯifilṯhaqcurt
68horniccewicciskisəkiskiskiccawaskawiqic
69tailaẓeɛkukakennasacṭṭab, acwwaḍaŝiwaabrḍuḍtimɣilttalleqaḍt, tamɣiltažeṛṛin, acwwaḍhajelalţ
70featherincewarricabzzirtăsaggatrricujnxxxxxxxxxx
71hairanẓadacewwafazzar, acakuk, acakkaemẓ̌ădazzarazzarazawššaɛṛanzaḍ
72headaqeṛṛuixfagayyu, ixfeɣăfiɣf, aqṛṛu, aqcaciɣfiɣfazellifixf
73earameẓẓuɣameẓẓuɣamzzuɣtamăẓẓukkamẓẓuɣamzzuɣimejji, amẓuɣamzzugamezzuɣ
74eyetiṭ, allentiṭtiṭṭteṭṭtiṭṭ*tiṭṭtiṭ, alwallnxxxxx
75noseanzarentinzar, anzartinzrt, anxartenžărttignzar, anzartinzrtanzaren, aɣenfufṯinzarṯ, anzarinzer
76mouthimiaqemmum, imiimiimiaqmu, imiimiimiimiimi
77toothuɣel, tuɣmesttiɣmestaxʷs, tuɣmstesen, ešenuxs, tuɣmst, uglaxs, tuɣmsttiɣmestaferrumhiɣmest
78tongue (organ)ilesiresilsiləsilsilsilesils, iyyesiles
79fingernailaccariccariskreskăraccr, iskr, axbaciskricceriḵmezicer
80footaḍaṛḍaraḍar, tiqqrt, abacilaḍăṛaḍaraḍaṛaḍaraḏ̣ardar
81legaḍaṛḍartiqqrt, abacil, aḍaraḍăṛaḍaraḍaṛamessaḍaḏ̣ardar
82kneeaɣecrirfudafudăfudafudafudifudafuḏafuḍ
83handafusfusafusăfusafusafusafusafusafus
84wingafriwafarifrafrewafrafrafriwafarafer
85bellyaɛəbbuḍaɛeddisadis, aḥbbuḍ, aḥlig, aḥrurtadistaɛddis, adisadisxxxxxṯaḥebbuṭtaḍist
86gutsijeɣdanadanilawan, irawdanadanisṛman, taduwwartadanxxxxxičrudan
87neckamgeṛḍiriagṛḍ, amggrḍer, iriḥnyi, amgrḍamggṛḍ, iriiriṯamggarṯiri
88backuɛruraɛrurtadawt, tiɣraḍaruritadawtakrum, tadawtdefferimerzi
89breastidmarenadmar, abbicadmradmărabubbu, iffadmrtaɛbbuctabebbuc
90heartulululhulululul, uyyul
91livertasatsatasatăsatasatasatasaṯasahesa
92to drinksewsusuesuswsusewsusuw
93to eateččeccccekccccceččcc
94to biteɣeẓẓɣezz, zɛefɣʷbiədədcc, qqsɣbbiqqesxxxxx
95to sucktetteḍṭṭeḍḍssumssumssummssummxxxxxssum, llaɣxxxxx
96to spitsusefssusefssufssutəfssufsssufsxxxxxdfelxxxxx
97to vomiterrarr, ɛuqqrarəqqəwrararrxxxxxxxx
98to blowadussuḍsuffsăhăḍssuḍsuḍxxxxsuff, suḍxxxxx
99to breatheneffesarr nnefssunfs, suncḍ, cuncḍsunfəsssunfssunfsxxxxxtnffsxxxxx
100to laughyeṣṣḍḥecḍṣṣaăḍẓuṭsḍṣṣaxxxxxḍesxxxxx
101to seeẓerẓar, wařaẓr, mnid, smuqqlənəyannayẓṛxxxxxẓeṛezr
102to hearselseřslla, sfldəsəlslsllxxxxxsellxxxxx
103to knowissinssenssnəssənisinssnxxxxxssenxxxxx
104to thinkxemmemxemmem, pinsar, tɣirswingmerduxmmmswingmxxxxxxxmmemxxxxx
105to smellsfeħcemmkḍuunsagkḍukḍuxxxxxxxxxx
106to fearɣeddggʷedkṣuḍəkṣəḍggʷdggʷd, ikṣuḍxxxxxḵṣudxxxxx
107to sleepṭṭesṭṭesṭsəṭṭesgnṭṭṣxxxxxṭṭeṣxxxxx
108to livezdeɣzdeɣsul, ɛic, ddrədderddrddrxxxxxɛicxxxxx
109to dieemmetmmet, nnuṛimmtămmătmmtmmtxxxxxmmetxxxxx
110to killenɣneɣănɣxxxxxnaɣenɣ
111to fightmecčmneɣmmaɣəknəsnnaɣmmaɣxxxxxqatelxxxxx
112to huntṣeyyeḍymargʷmrəgmərgmr*gmrxxxxxxxxxx
113to hitweṭwwet, ssqerutəwətgʷtutxxxxxwwetxxxxx
114to cutgzemqess, fribbialəybbybbi, gzmxxxxxɣreṣ, gzem, qeṭṭaɛxxxxx
115to splitbeḍḍbḍabḍuṣorrətstɣ, ṭṭiqsfxs, bḍuxxxxxršaqxxxxx
116to stabiweṭwwet s rmus, pikarsyagsədəgnqqbqqsxxxxxxxxxx
117to scratchxebbeccmezkrrj, kmzəkrăḍkmzkmzxxxxxkmezxxxxx
118to digɣezɣezɣzəɣăzɣzɣzxxxxxɣezxxxxx
119to swimɛumfdeḥ, ɛumcucfəŝŝəfɛumccfxxxxxɛumxxxxx
120to flyafeɣḍu, farfaraylforrətafrwafru, ayllxxxxxferferxxxxx
121to walkedduuyurfttu, zzigz, dduărgəšdduddu, zzigzxxxxxdduxxxxx
122to comeasasackasas, ddu dasxxxxxas, arwaḥxxxxx
123to lie (as in a bed)ɣenẓẓergnănsgngnxxxxxxxxxx
124to sitqqimqqimskkus, ggawrɣamqqimqqimxxxxxqqim, skuremxxxxx
125to standbeddbeddbiddəbdədbdd, nkrbddxxxxxbeddxxxxx
126to turn (intransitive)zziqřebssutləwəlḍuwrnnḍxxxxxxxxxx
127to fallɣliwḍaḍreḍuḍr, ttuttyḍṛxxxxxḏer, bḏuxxxxx
128to giveefkewcfk, kfkfkffkxxxxxekkxxxxx
129to holdṭṭefcebbaramẓ, zzgaəṭṭəfṭṭf, amẓamẓ, ṭṭfxxxxxxxxxx
130to squeezezmeɣẓemmẓmăẓmuẓm, ẓiyrẓmxxxxxxxxxx
131to rubħekknḥed, ḥekkḥukku, sffḍfurətmryamsxxxxxḵmezxxxxx
132to washssiredssiad, ssrirssirdsirədssirdssirdxxxxxxxxxx
133to wipesfedmseḥṣfḍaməssfḍssfḍxxxxxxxxxx
134to pulljebbedjbed, jaṛṛawkərkəbnzɣ, ldiawkxxxxxxxxxx
135to pushdemmerɛarndḥi, ntuəntəgtḥi, dfɛdḥi, dmrxxxxxngixxxxx
136to throwreɣnḍar, seyyeb, ḥriluḥ, grəgərgrgr, nḍṛxxxxluḥxxxx
137to tieqqenqqen, cedd, carfkrs, assəkrəsass, qqn, krs, krfkrf, assxxxxxšeddxxxxx
138to sewxaḍxeyyeḍgnuəẓməygnugnuxxxxxxxiyyeḏ̣xxxxxx
139to countħsebḥsebḥasbseḍənḥasbssiḍnxxxxxḥsebxxxxx
140to sayiniiniiniănnuiniinixxxxxini, qqaṛxxxxx
141to singcennɣennejirirənẓəririr, ini izlanirircna, zel, iniɣenniinziz
142to playurarirarhḍṛəddəlurar, hdr, lɛburar, hḍṛirarɛyaṛxxxxx
143to floattfelfdeḥaywulzəgəyləlhzza*aywulxxxxxxxxxx
144to floweɣderazzerngiəngəyazzl, suddm, ngi, rwlazzl, ngisazzel, scercerxxxxx
145to freezesseɣresjars, jmedsɣrsɣorhəsgrs, jmmdgrsxxxxxglaṣixxxxx
146to swellceffuffuffhădădəyaffaffxxxxxuffxxxxx
147suniṭijtfuyt, tfucttafukttăfukttafukttafukttafuyt, tiṭṭijttafuktfwit
148moonaggurayurayyurăyorayurtiziri, ayyuragurayyurxxxxx
149staritriitriitriatriitriitriitriiṯrixxxxx
150wateramanamanamanamanamanamanamanamanaman
151rainaɣeffuranẓaranẓaraǵənnaanẓaranẓaṛtametna, tigerretanẓar, ṯimeqqiṯxxxxx
152riverasifiɣzarasifegărawasifasifisufasifiɣzeɣ
153lakeugelmimarimamtamdaeɣăzăragʷlmamaglmamagulmimhamḍa
154seailelrebḥarlbḥr, illxxxxxlbḥrillillellbḥerxxxxx
155saltlmelħtameǧaḥttisnttesəmttisnttisnttisentlmelḥxxxxx
156stoneaẓruaẓṛuaẓrutăhuntaẓru*, islliaẓṛutaẓrutaẓruhuqit
157sandijdiijdiamlaltamălăltalxix, rrmlaamlal, ijdiijdiṛṛmelijeḍi
158dustaɣɣebaṛtaɣebbartagḍrurəgoḍrartagdṛuṛtagdṛuṛxxxxxlɣebṛaxxxxx
159earthaxalšarakalăkalakalakalaxalaḵal, aḵaycal
160cloudasiɣnaasegnuamdlutegărăkisgnwamdlu, asgnuasignaasigna
161fogaɣutayyuttagutxxxxxtagʷutttaggutayuṯaggʷuṯ,, ṯawweṯhawt
162skyigenniajennaignnaažennaignnaignnaajennagennaajenna
163windaḍuaḍu, asemmiḍaḍuaḍuazwu, aɣrbiaḍu, azwuaḍuleɛwanxxxxx
164snowadfeladferadflxxxxxadfladfladfelaḏfiaḍfel, hamačemţ
165iceaɣrisajrisagrisaɣərisiwri, agʷris, agrisagrisxxxxxagrisazric
166smokeabbuddexxanagguəhoagguagguagguduxxanxxxxx
167firetimesstimessilɛfit, afa, takatefew, temseafa, lɛafittimssitimess, taɛfiytṯimssi, lɛafyahimesi
168ashiɣediɣediɣdeẓədiɣdiɣd, tanifstiɣediɣeḍ
169to burnṛeɣarɣ, ssḥarq, cmeḍjdrsărɣuɣus*, ssɣus*, kmḍkmḍserɣḥraq
170roadabridabridaɣarastaberătabridabridabṛiḍizerfxxxxx
171mountainadraradraradrar, amadladɣaɣ, aḍaɣjjbladraradraraḏraraḍrar
172redazeggaɣazeggʷaɣazggaɣehwaɣazggʷaɣazggʷaɣazuggʷaɣazeggʷaɣ, ḥmeṛazeggaɣ
173greenazeɣzawazegzaw, arrbiɛiazgzawkezeyazgzawazgzawazizawazegzaw, xdeṛazegza
174yellowawṛaɣawṛaɣawraɣewraɣawraɣawraɣawṛaɣṣfeṛawraɣ
175whiteamellalacemřařumlil, acumlilimlalumlil, amllalamllalamellalmlluyamellal
176blackaberkanaberkanasgganikwalabrkan, abxxucabrkan, asgganaberkanaberḵanaberxan
177nightiḍǧiretiḍehăḍiḍiḍiḍlliliḍ
178dayassnnhar, assassazəlassassassnharass, azil
179yearaseggasaseggʷasasggʷasawătayasggʷasasggʷasaseggasɛamaseggʷas
180warmazɣalḥmairɣan, iḥmanukasḥmu, imrɣiamezɣulsxunxxxxx
181coldasemmiḍasemmiḍiṣmmiḍn, ikrmnsəmmîḍsmiḍaṣmmiḍ, akramasemmiḍiṣmeṭasemmid
182fullačaṛanccurikturn, iɛmmṛnəḍkərɛmmramkturameccurɛamṛxxxxx
183newamaynujjdidn ljdid, amaynuiynayujdidamaynu, atraratraržḏiḏxxxxx
184oldadim, aqbuṛameqqranaqbur, azaykuwăššâraqdim*awssar, inmdiammɣar, awessarqdimawsar
185goodyelhaṣbeḥifulkinaləɣiẓil, ɣuduimiẓilamehlay, amalaɣisbaḥazaim
186badyiraɛeffanixcniǵărgar, xxu, uriḥlinamcum, garicmetuxic
187rottenyerkaxṣarihlkn, ixmmjnărkăhrcu*amrcuxxxxxxxxxx
188dirtyyumasmarreɣirkanənkəlrku, umum*, wsxamrkuaɣamej, amerkuamaḥfun
189straightsridnicanyuɣdnaɣədnm, sggmazrfusridxxxxx
190roundimdewweṛaqurayissutlnəɣləyamḍuwrtaqurirtxxxxxakernennay
191sharp (as a knife)yemsed mliħqḍeɛimsidn, ifrisnəmsədcwuamsdxxxxxxxxxx
192dull (as a knife)yeħfaḥfaiḥfanxxxxxḥfuaxxxxxxxxxx
193smoothalewwaɣařeqqaɣiḥrarnəsləlalggʷaɣamlwaɣaleggʷaɣ, aslufanxxxxx
194wetyibzeɣuffibdagnəbdəgbzy, mmɣaabzeyabzeg
195dryakiwanazeɣizwanoɣarqqar, zwuaquraraɣurangabes, yabesancef
196correctiseħħa, yelhanicaniṣḥḥanxxxxxstitt, sḥu, lḥqqukṛiẓxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx, xxxxx
197nearsdasadesyaẓnihoẓd*, qrrbankmarxxxxqribxxxxx
198farbɛidggʷejyaggugniggugbɛdtuggugtdunnbɛidxxxxx
199rightuyeffusafusiafasiaɣilafasiafasiazref, ameɣudayfus
200leftuzelmaḍaẓermaḍaẓlmaḍzălgătaẓlmaḍaẓlmaḍazelmaḍazelmad
201atɣef, dɣarɣ, dar?, ɣorɣr, yɣr, ixxxxx, dɣur, gu(ḏ)ɣer, ɣ
202indegdiɣdăɣy, dydg, ?xxxxxgdeg, di, eg
203withakkedakedd, səd, əsdakdyid, yaraiḏ, sakid, d
204anddddədddd, eiḏakid
205ifmamařakudmk, mlma, mdauka, lukama, kagella, lukan
206becauseackuminziackufəlasɛlaḥqqacku, minziackuḥitsi
207nameisemismismisəmismismisemismisem
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