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Berber (Tamazight) overview

Free Berber (Tamazight) starter kit — 25 phrases you can print

A one-page Berber (Tamazight) cheat sheet for absolute beginners. Every phrase shows the Berber (Tamazight) spelling, what it means, and a respelling with the stressed syllable in capitals so you can say it out loud today. Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mali, Niger — around 30 million across its varieties.

First words

Greet someone and be polite

  • AzulHello/ah-ZOOL/
  • TanemmirtThank you/ta-neh-MEERT/
  • Ma ulac aâwanPlease/ma oo-LAHTS ah-WAHN/
  • Ar tufatGoodbye/ar too-FAT/
  • IhYes/EEH/
  • UhuNo/OO-hoo/
  • IhwaGood/EE-hwa/
  • AnsufWelcome/an-SOOF/

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Is Berber (Tamazight) hard to learn?

  • Tifinagh is a distinct script with its own letterforms.
  • Varieties such as Tachelhit, Kabyle and Tarifit differ substantially.
  • Roots are consonant-based, similar in feel to Semitic languages.

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