This is a Swadesh list of Berber languages, specifically Kabyle, Tachawit, Chenoua, Tarifit, Central Atlas Tamazight and Tashelhit, compared with that of English.
№ | English | Kabyle edit (207) | Tachawit edit (207) | Chenoua edit (207) | Tarifit edit (207) | Central Atlas Tamazight edit (206) | Tashelhit edit (207) |
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1 | I (1sg) | nekk | nečč | neč | necc | nkk | nkki |
2 | you (2sg) | kečč, kemm | cekk, cemm | cek, cekinţin, cem, cemminţin | cekk*, cemm* | kgg*, kmm* | kyyi, kmmi |
3 | he, she, it (3sg) | netta | netta, nettat | neţa, neţan | netta*, nettat* | ntta*, nttat* | ntta, nttat |
4 | we (1pl) | nekni, nekkenti | neččni, neččenti | necnin | neccin | nukkni | nkkʷni, nkkʷnti |
5 | you (2pl) | kunwi, kunnemti | kenwi, kennemti | kennim, kennimţ | kenniw*, kennint* | kunni*, kninti* | kʷnni, kʷnninti |
6 | they (3pl) | nutni, nutenti | nehni, nehenti | nahnin, nahninţ | nihni*, nihenti* | nihni*, nihnti* | nttni, nttnti |
7 | this | a, ta | way, tai | wa | wa*, ta*, aya* | wad*, tad*, ayad* | ɣad, ad |
8 | that | wihin, tihin | win, tin | win | win*, tin*, ayin* | wan*, tan*, ayin* | ɣan, an |
9 | here | d | day | awra, ḍa | da | dad | ɣid |
10 | there | n | din | ḍin | din | din | ɣin |
11 | who | anwa | wi | manay | wi | may | ma(n) |
12 | what | acu | mata | maţa | min | may | mi(t) |
13 | where | anda | mani | anda | mani | mani | mani |
14 | when | melmi | melmi | melmi | meřmi | milmi, mantur | managu |
15 | how | amek | mammek | mamex | mamec, muk | mimk | manik, mamnk |
16 | not | ur...ara | ur | u...eš | ur | ur | ur |
17 | all | aku | akkʷel, yal | elkul | marra | qaḥ, kul | akkʷ, kullu |
18 | many | aṭas | labas, aṭas | ayţa | aṭṭas | bzzaf, ggidi | kada, mnnaw |
19 | some | kra | qra | cra | ca | ca | kra |
20 | few | drus, cwiya | drus | ḍrus | drus | imik, cwiy | imik |
21 | other | niḍen | nniḍen, iḍen | enniden | nneɣni, nniḍen | yaḍn, yaḍnin | wayyaḍ, tayyaḍ |
22 | one | yiwen | yeǧ, wiṭ | iǧ | ijjen*, icten* | yun, yut* | yan |
23 | two | sin | sen | sen | tnayn | sin, snat* | sin |
24 | three | kraḍ | kraḍ | telata | třata | kraḍ | kraḍ |
25 | four | kuẓ | kuẓ | rebɛa | arbɛa | kkuẓ, rbɛa | kkuẓ |
26 | five | semmus | semmus | xemsa | xemsa | smmus, xmsa | smmus |
27 | big | ameqqran | ameɣran | ameqran | ameqqran | axatar, amqqran | imqqur |
28 | long | aɣezfan | azegrar | azegrar | aziyrar | aɣzzaf | uɣzif, iɣzzif |
29 | wide | wessiɛ, abaraw | yiraw | miryu | miriw | fliy, wsɛ | yusɛa |
30 | thick | azuran | azewwar | azwar | gdar | zur* | iṭṭubz, iḍni |
31 | heavy | ẓẓay | yiẓẓay | zinzer | dqeř | ẓẓag, stil | iẓẓay |
32 | small | ameẓjan, amecṭuḥ | xxxx | amekdud, amezyan | ameẓẓyan | amẓẓyan | imzziy |
33 | short | wezzil | agilal | aqudid | aquḍaḍ | acṭṭwan, gzil | igzzul |
34 | narrow | uħṛis | xxxx | udar | ḥsar | qmr | ikrruz |
35 | thin | rqiq | xxxx | xxx | azdad | sdid* | icḍaḍ, isdid |
36 | woman | tameṭṭut | tameṭṭut | hameṭṭut | tamɣart, tameṭṭut | tamṭṭutt | tamɣart |
37 | man (adult male) | argaz | aryaz | argaz | aryaz | argaz | argaz |
38 | man (human being) | amdan | alsi | argaz | aryaz, amdan | argaz | afgan |
39 | child | agrud | ahyuy | arrac, aḥzaw | aḥenjir, rbeẓẓ | lɛil, arba, icirri | afrux |
40 | wife | tameṭṭut | tameṭṭut | hameṭṭut | tamɣart | tamṭṭutt | tamɣart, lahl |
41 | husband | argaz | aryaz | argaz | aryaz | argaz | argaz |
42 | mother | yemma | imma | imma | yemma | mma | inna, immi |
43 | father | baba | xxxx | baba | baba | bba | baba |
44 | animal | aɣersiw, aywal | amuder | xxxxx | lḥayawan | | lbhimt, lhwaych |
45 | fish | aslem | aslem | aslem | asřem | aslm | islm |
46 | bird | afrux | aylul, afruɣ | afrux | ajḍiḍ | ajḍiḍ | agḍiḍ |
47 | dog | aqjun | aɣjun, aɣerzul, aydi | aqzin | aydi, aqzin, aheggar | iydi | aydi |
48 | louse | tilkit | tillegt | icelţ | ticcit | taxxuyt | tilkit |
49 | snake | azrem | ifiɣer | fiɣer | fiɣar, tarefsa | ifiɣr | alkmaḍ, ablinka |
50 | worm | tawekka | tikeči | haxečča | akeccaw, adan n tmurt | awkkiw | tawkka, tabxxuyt |
51 | tree | ttejra, useklu | taseṭṭa, tasklut | xxxxx | ssejart, asecřu | asklu, axlijj | taddagt |
52 | forest | teẓgi | tagant, tiẓgi | heẓgi | řɣabet, taɣent | ɛari | tagant |
53 | stick | aɛekkaz | aɣezzul | ageṭṭum | akeccuḍ, aɛekkaz, taɣarct | taɣruct, taɣritt | akccuḍ |
54 | fruit | yigumma, lfakya | aferwi, agummu | xxxxx | řxuḍart | taḥbubt | agemmu |
55 | seed | amud | abruy | xxxxx | řḥebb | ifsan, zzrriɛt, amud | amud |
56 | leaf | ifer | tifert | hifrit | afar | tawriqt, ifr | ifr |
57 | root | aẓaṛ | aẓar | azar | aẓwar | aẓur | aẓur |
58 | bark (of a tree) | iclem | taɣcurt, iclem | aɣenbal | thacit | aqcur | tifrkkit, ifrkki |
59 | flower | ajeǧǧig | taflurt, tajejjigt | xxxx | nnwar, tanewatc | ayjjig | ajddig |
60 | grass | tuga | tiffart, tuga | xxxxx | arrbiɛ | tuga | tuga, afar |
61 | rope | amrar | asɣun | hezra | asɣun | asqqn, izikr, agatu | ccriṭṭ, izikr |
62 | skin | aɣlim | aglim | aglim | iřem | agʷlim, ahitur, aksum | ilm |
63 | meat | aksum | aksum | aksum | aysum, aksum | aksum | tifyyi |
64 | blood | idammen | idammen | iḍammen | idammen | idammn | idamn |
65 | bone | iɣas | iɣes | iɣes | iɣes | ixṣ | ixss |
66 | fat (noun) | eddhin | iddumt | igenfa | tadunt | ims, tadunt | tadunt |
67 | egg | tamellalt | tamellalt | haqcurt | tameǧatc | taglayt | taglayt |
68 | horn | iccew | iccaw | iqic | icc | isk | isk |
69 | tail | aẓeɛkuk | talleqaḍt, tamɣilt | hajelalţ | akennas | abrḍuḍ | acṭṭab, acwwaḍ |
70 | feather | incew | xxxxx | xxxxx | arric | rric | abzzir |
71 | hair | anẓad | azaw | anzaḍ | acewwaf | azzar | azzar, ajaffa |
72 | head | aqeṛṛu | iɣf | ixf | ixf | iɣf, aqṛṛu, aqcac | agayyu |
73 | ear | ameẓẓuɣ | imejji, amẓuɣ | amezzuɣ | ameẓẓuɣ | amẓẓuɣ | amzzuɣ |
74 | eye | tiṭ, allen | tiṭ, al | xxxxx | tiṭ | tiṭṭ* | tiṭṭ |
75 | nose | anzaren | anzaren, aɣenfuf | inzer | tinzar, anzar | tignzar, anzar | inxar |
76 | mouth | imi | imi | imi | aqemmum, imi | aqmu, imi | imi |
77 | tooth | uɣel, tuɣmest | tiɣmest | hiɣmest | tiɣmest | uxs, tuɣmst, ugl | axs |
78 | tongue (organ) | iles | iles | iles | ires | ils | ils |
79 | fingernail | accar | iccer | icer | iccar | accr, iskr, axbac | iskr |
80 | foot | aḍaṛ | aḍar | dar | ḍar | aḍar | abaklla, aḍar, tiqqrt |
81 | leg | aḍaṛ | amessaḍ | dar | ḍar | aḍar | tiqqrt |
82 | knee | aɣecrir | ifud | afuḍ | fud | afud | afud |
83 | hand | afus | afus | afus | fus | afus | afus |
84 | wing | afriw | afriw | afer | afar | afr | ifr |
85 | belly | aɛəbbuḍ | xxxxx | taḍist | aɛeddis | aɛddis, adis | aḥlig, adis, ahbbuḍ, aḥrur |
86 | guts | ijeɣdan | xxxxx | ičrudan | adan | isṛman, taduwwart | ibaɛlal, ilawan, irawdan |
87 | neck | amgeṛḍ | iri | iri | iri | ḥnyi, amgrḍ | iggi umggrḍ, amggrḍ |
88 | back | uɛrur | deffer | imerzi | aɛrur | tadawt | tiɣraḍ, timzaḍin |
89 | breast | idmaren | taɛbbuct | abebbuc | admar, abbic | abubbu, iff | admr |
90 | heart | ul | ul | ul | uř | ul | ul |
91 | liver | tasa | tasa | hesa | tsa | tasa | tasa |
92 | to drink | sew | sew | suw | su | sw | su |
93 | to eat | ečč | ečč | eţ | ecc | cc | c, ic, ctta |
94 | to bite | ɣeẓẓ | qqes | xxxxx | ɣezz, zɛef | cc, qqs | bbi |
95 | to suck | tetteḍ | xxxxx | xxxxx | ṭṭeḍḍ | ssumm | ssum |
96 | to spit | susef | xxxxx | xxxxx | ssusef | ssufs | ssufs |
97 | to vomit | err | xxxx | xxxx | arr, ɛuqq | rar | trra |
98 | to blow | adu | xxxx | xxxxx | ssuḍ | ssuḍ | suff |
99 | to breathe | neffes | xxxxx | xxxxx | arr nnefs | ssunfs | cuncḍ |
100 | to laugh | yeṣṣ | xxxxx | xxxxx | ḍḥec | ṭs | ḍssa |
101 | to see | ẓer | xxxxx | ezr | ẓar, wařa | annay | ẓr, mnid, smuqql |
102 | to hear | sel | xxxxx | xxxxx | seř | sl | slla, slla |
103 | to know | issin | xxxxx | xxxxx | ssen | isin | ssn |
104 | to think | xemmem | xxxxxx | xxxxx | xemmem, pinsar, tɣir | xmmm | swingm |
105 | to smell | sfeħ | xxxxx | xxxxx | cemm | kḍu | kḍu |
106 | to fear | ɣedd | xxxxx | xxxxx | ggʷed | ggʷd | kṣuḍ |
107 | to sleep | ṭṭes | xxxxx | xxxxx | ṭṭes | gn | ṭs |
108 | to live | zdeɣ | xxxxx | xxxxx | zdeɣ | ddr | sul, ddr |
109 | to die | emmet | xxxxx | xxxxx | mmet, nnuṛi | mmt | mmt |
110 | to kill | enɣ | xxxxx | enɣ | neɣ | nɣ | nɣ |
111 | to fight | mecč | xxxxx | xxxxx | mneɣ | nnaɣ | mmaɣ |
112 | to hunt | ṣeyyeḍ | xxxxx | xxxxx | ymar | gmr* | gmr |
113 | to hit | weṭ | xxxxx | xxxxx | wwet, ssqer | gʷt | ut |
114 | to cut | gzem | xxxxx | xxxxx | qess, fri | bby | bbi |
115 | to split | beḍḍ | xxxxx | xxxxx | bḍa | stɣ, ṭṭiqs | bḍu |
116 | to stab | iweṭ | xxxxx | xxxxx | wwet s rmus, pikar | nqqb | syags |
117 | to scratch | xebbec | xxxxx | xxxxx | cmez | kmz | krrj |
118 | to dig | ɣez | xxxxx | xxxxx | ɣez | ɣz | ɣz |
119 | to swim | ɛum | xxxxx | xxxxx | fdeḥ, ɛum | ɛum | aɛwm |
120 | to fly | afeɣ | xxxxx | xxxxx | ḍu, farfar | afrw | ayl |
121 | to walk | eddu | xxxxx | xxxxx | uyur | ddu | fttu |
122 | to come | as | xxxxx | xxxxx | as | as, ddu d | ackd, actt, aywad |
123 | to lie (as in a bed) | ɣen | xxxxx | xxxxx | ẓẓer | gn | gn |
124 | to sit | qqim | xxxxx | xxxxx | qqim | qqim | ggawr |
125 | to stand | bedd | xxxxx | xxxxx | bedd | bdd, nkr | bidd |
126 | to turn (intransitive) | zzi | xxxxx | xxxxx | qřeb | ḍuwr | ssutl |
127 | to fall | ɣli | xxxxx | xxxxx | wḍa | ḍr, ttutty | ḍr |
128 | to give | efk | xxxxx | xxxxx | ewc | kf | fk |
129 | to hold | ṭṭef | xxxxx | xxxxx | cebbar | ṭṭf, amẓ | amẓ, zzga |
130 | to squeeze | zmeɣ | xxxxx | xxxxx | ẓemm | ẓm, ẓiyr | ẓm |
131 | to rub | ħekk | xxxxx | xxxxx | nḥed, ḥekk | mry | ḥukku |
132 | to wash | ssired | xxxxx | xxxxx | ssiad, ssrir | ssird | ssird |
133 | to wipe | sfed | xxxxx | xxxxx | mseḥ | sfḍ | ṣfḍ |
134 | to pull | jebbed | xxxxx | xxxxx | jbed, jaṛṛ | nzɣ, ldi | awk |
135 | to push | demmer | xxxxx | xxxxx | ɛarn | tḥi, dfɛ | dḥi |
136 | to throw | reɣ | xxxx | xxxx | nḍar, seyyeb, ḥri | gr | luḥ |
137 | to tie | qqen | xxxxx | xxxxx | qqen, cedd, carf | ass, qqn, krs, krf | ass, krs |
138 | to sew | xaḍ | xxxxxx | xxxxxx | xeyyeḍ | gnu | gnu |
139 | to count | ħseb | xxxxx | xxxxx | ḥseb | ḥasb | ḥasb |
140 | to say | ini | xxxxx | xxxxx | ini | ini | ini |
141 | to sing | cenn | cna, zel, ini | inziz | ɣennej | irir, ini izlan | tirir |
142 | to play | urar | irar | xxxxx | irar | urar, hdr, lɛb | hḍr |
143 | to float | tfel | xxxxx | xxxxx | fdeḥ | hzza* | aywul |
144 | to flow | eɣder | sazzel, scercer | xxxxx | azzer | azzl, suddm, ngi, rwl | ngi |
145 | to freeze | sseɣres | xxxxx | xxxxx | jars, jmed | grs, jmmd | sɣr |
146 | to swell | ceff | xxxxx | xxxxx | uff | aff | uff |
147 | sun | iṭij | tafuyt, tiṭṭijt | fwit | tfuyt, tfuct | tafukt | tafukt |
148 | moon | aggur | agur | xxxxx | ayur | ayur | ayyur |
149 | star | itri | itri | xxxxx | itri | itri | titrit |
150 | water | aman | aman | aman | aman | aman | aman |
151 | rain | aɣeffur | tametna, tigerret | xxxxx | anẓar | anẓar | anẓar |
152 | river | asif | isuf | iɣzeɣ | iɣzar | asif | asif |
153 | lake | ugelmim | agulmim | hamḍa | arimam | agʷlmam | tamda |
154 | sea | ilel | illel | xxxxx | rebḥar | lbḥr | lbḥr |
155 | salt | lmelħ | tisent | xxxxx | tameǧaḥt | tisnt | tisnt |
156 | stone | aẓru | taẓrut | huqit | aẓṛu | aẓru*, islli | aẓru |
157 | sand | ijdi | ijdi | ijeḍi | ijdi | alxix, rrmla | amlal |
158 | dust | aɣɣebaṛ | xxxxx | xxxxx | taɣebbart | tagdṛuṛt | agḍrur |
159 | earth | axal | axal | cal | šar | akal | akal |
160 | cloud | asiɣna | asigna | asigna | asegnu | isgnw | amdlu |
161 | fog | aɣu | ayu | hawt | tayyut | tagʷutt | tagut |
162 | sky | igenni | ajenna | ajenna | ajenna | ignna | ignna |
163 | wind | aḍu | aḍu | xxxxx | aḍu, asemmiḍ | azwu, aɣrbi | aḍu |
164 | snow | adfel | adfel | aḍfel, hamačemţ | adfer | adfl | adfl |
165 | ice | aɣris | xxxxx | azric | ajris | iwri, agʷris, agris | adfl |
166 | smoke | abbu | aggu | xxxxx | ddexxan | aggu | aggu |
167 | fire | timess | timess, taɛfiyt | himesi | timessi | afa, lɛafit | lɛfit, takat |
168 | ash | iɣed | iɣed | iɣeḍ | iɣed | iɣd | iɣd |
169 | to burn | ṛeɣ | serɣ | eɣ | arɣ, ssḥarq, cmeḍ | ɣus*, ssɣus*, kmḍ | jdr |
170 | road | abrid | abṛiḍ | xxxxx | abrid | abrid | aɣaras |
171 | mountain | adrar | adrar | aḍrar | adrar | jjbl | amadl, adrar |
172 | red | azeggaɣ | azuggʷaɣ | azeggaɣ | azeggʷaɣ | azggʷaɣ | azggaɣ |
173 | green | azeɣzaw | azizaw | azegza | azegzaw, arrbiɛi | azgzaw | azgzaw |
174 | yellow | awṛaɣ | awṛaɣ | awraɣ | awṛaɣ | awraɣ | awraɣ |
175 | white | amellal | amellal | amellal | acemřař | umlil, amllal | umlil, acumlil |
176 | black | aberkan | aberkan | aberxan | aberkan | abrkan, abxxuc | axḍri, asggan |
177 | night | iḍ | iḍ | iḍ | ǧiret | iḍ | iḍ |
178 | day | ass | ass | ass, azil | nnhar, ass | ass | ass |
179 | year | aseggas | aseggas | aseggʷas | aseggʷas | asggʷas | asggʷas |
180 | warm | azɣal | amezɣul | xxxxx | ḥma | ḥmu, rɣ | tirɣi |
181 | cold | asemmiḍ | asemmiḍ | asemmid | asemmiḍ | smiḍ | aṣmmiḍ |
182 | full | ačaṛan | ameccur | xxxxx | ccur | ɛmmr | iktar |
183 | new | amaynu | atrar | xxxxx | jjdid | ujdid | ljdid |
184 | old | adim, aqbuṛ | ammɣar, awessar | awsar | ameqqran | aqdim* | aqdim |
185 | good | yelha | amehlay, amalaɣ | azaim | ṣbeḥ | iẓil, ɣudu | ifulki |
186 | bad | yir | icmet | uxic | aɛeffan | gar, xxu, uriḥlin | ixcn |
187 | rotten | yerka | xxxxx | xxxxx | xṣar | rcu* | ihlk |
188 | dirty | yumas | aɣamej, amerku | amaḥfun | marreɣ | rku, umum*, wsx | irkal |
189 | straight | srid | usrid | xxxxx | nican | nm, sggm | yuɣd |
190 | round | imdewweṛ | xxxxx | akernennay | aquray | amḍuwr | issutl |
191 | sharp (as a knife) | yemsed mliħ | xxxxx | xxxxx | qḍeɛ | cwu | imsad |
192 | dull (as a knife) | yeħfa | xxxxx | xxxxx | ḥfa | ḥfu | iḥfa |
193 | smooth | alewwaɣ | aleggʷaɣ, aslufan | xxxxx | ařeqqaɣ | alggʷaɣ | iḥrar |
194 | wet | yibzeɣ | abzey | abzeg | uff | bzy, mmɣ | ibdag |
195 | dry | akiwan | aɣuran | ancef | azeɣ | qqar, zwu | izwa |
196 | correct | iseħħa, yelha | xxxxx, xxxxx | xxxxx, xxxxx | nican | stitt, sḥu, lḥqq | iṣḥa |
197 | near | sdas | xxxx | xxxxx | ades | d*, qrrb | yaẓ |
198 | far | bɛid | dunn | xxxxx | ggʷej | bɛd | yaggug |
199 | right | uyeffus | azref, ameɣud | ayfus | afusi | afasi | afasi |
200 | left | uzelmaḍ | azelmaḍ | azelmad | aẓermaḍ | aẓlmaḍ | aẓlmaḍ |
201 | at | ɣef, d | xxxxx, d | ɣer, ɣ | ɣar | ɣr, y | ɣ |
202 | in | deg | xxxxx | deg, di, eg | di | y, dy | ɣ |
203 | with | akked | yid, yara | akid, d | aked | d | d |
204 | and | d | d, e | akid | d | d | d |
205 | if | ma | ma, mda | ma, kagella, lukan | mařa | mk | iɣ |
206 | because | acku | acku | si | minzi | ɛlaḥqq | acku |
207 | name | isem | isem | isem | ism | ism | ism |
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