Tamahaq also known as (Tahaggart Tamahaq or Tamahaq Tahaggart) is the only known Northern Tuareg language, spoken in Algeria, western Libya and northern Niger. It varies little from the Southern Tuareg languages of the Aïr Mountains, Azawagh and Adagh. The differences mostly consist of sound substitutions, such as Tamahaq instead of Tamajaq or Tamasheq. This language is “one of the sister languages spoken by the inhabitants of many districts of the Atlas range of mountains from Egypt to the Western shores of Morocco, and which are all included in the general term Berber.”[2]
Tamahaq nouns belong to two noun classes, traditionally called masculine and feminine, each potentially inflecting for two numbers: singular and plural.[5]
General rules of Thumb:
Singular Masculine nouns begin with one of the vowel sounds : a, ă, e, i, u, o.[5]
Certain masculine names, no matter whether plural or singular, begin with a consonant e.g.ⵢⵜ (ti) – father[6]
Some singular Masculine names begin with u and this sound follows through in the plural nouns too e.g.ⵓ(ul) -heart[6]
If a masculine singular noun begins with a short sound, it may be represented as ă, and this rule follows through to the plural: e.g.ⵓ (ălu) sing.- ⵏⵓⵍ (ălwăn).[6]
Some plural masculine names begin with the sound a: e.g.ⵏⵓⵔ (arăwăn) (new born babies) [6]
Some feminine names (plural or singular) don’t begin with a t: e.g.ⴰⵎⵜⵓ (wălătma) – sister / ⴰⵎ (ma)- mother[6]
We can also obtain feminine names by adding a T to the beginning and end of a masculine name (although this is not always the case, there are exceptions). [6]
^Freeman, Henry Stanhope (1862). A grammatical sketch of the Temahuq or Towarek language. Harrison. p. 6.
^ abFreeman, Henry Stanhope (1862). A grammatical sketch of the Temahuq or Towarek language. Harrison. p. 7.
^"Rüdiger Köppe Verlag - African Studies / Africanistics, Cultural and Legal Anthropology, History of Christian Missions, and Sociology | Publication Details". www.koeppe.de. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
^ abcdHanoteau, Adolphe (1860). Essai De Grammaire De La Langue Tamachek' Renfermant Les Pricipes Du Langage Parlé Par Les Imouchar' Ou Touareg (in French). Paris: Imprimerie impériale. p. 15.
^ abcdefgHanoteau, Adolphe (1860). Essai De Grammaire De La Langue Tamachek' Renfermant Les Pricipes Du Langage Parlé Par Les Imouchar' Ou Touareg (in French). Paris: Imprimerie impériale. pp. 16–18.
tamahaq, language, tamahaq, also, known, tahaggart, tamahaq, tamahaq, tahaggart, only, known, northern, tuareg, language, spoken, algeria, western, libya, northern, niger, varies, little, from, southern, tuareg, languages, aïr, mountains, azawagh, adagh, diffe. Tamahaq also known as Tahaggart Tamahaq or Tamahaq Tahaggart is the only known Northern Tuareg language spoken in Algeria western Libya and northern Niger It varies little from the Southern Tuareg languages of the Air Mountains Azawagh and Adagh The differences mostly consist of sound substitutions such as Tamahaq instead of Tamajaq or Tamasheq This language is one of the sister languages spoken by the inhabitants of many districts of the Atlas range of mountains from Egypt to the Western shores of Morocco and which are all included in the general term Berber 2 TamahaqNative toAlgeria Libya NigerRegionSaharaEthnicityTuaregsNative speakers130 000 2020 2022 1 Language familyAfro Asiatic BerberTuaregTamahaqWriting systemArabic alphabet Latin alphabet TifinaghLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code thv class extiw title iso639 3 thv thv a Glottologtaha1241ELPTahaggart Tamahaq Contents 1 Orthography 2 Phonology 2 1 Vowels 2 2 Consonants 3 Grammar 3 1 Nouns 4 Varieties 5 ReferencesOrthography editThe Tuareg write from right to left like other abjads such as Hebrew and Arabic 3 The alphabet is called Tifinagh and contains 25 letters 3 Phonology editVowels edit Tifinagh IPA equivalent ⴰ tegherit a ⵢ ⵉ yay ʝ i ⵓ yaw w u Consonants edit Tifinagh IPA equivalent 4 ⵀ yab b ⵜ yat t ⵋ yaj ʒ ⴶ yag dʒ ⵆ yax x ⴷ yad d ⵔ yar ɾ ⵣ yaz z ⵟ yaṭ tˤ ⴾ yak k ⵍ yal l ⵎ yam m ⵏ yan n ⵌ yaẓ zˤ ⴹ yaḍ dˤ ⵗ yaɣ ɣ ⴼ yaf f ⵈ yaq q ⵙ yas s ⵛ yas ʃ ⵂ yah h ⴳ yag ɡ ġGrammar editNouns edit Tamahaq nouns belong to two noun classes traditionally called masculine and feminine each potentially inflecting for two numbers singular and plural 5 General rules of Thumb Singular Masculine nouns begin with one of the vowel sounds a ă e i u o 5 Plural masculine nouns begin with the sound i 5 Feminine singular and plural nouns begin a t 5 There are a few exceptions to these rules 6 Certain masculine names no matter whether plural or singular begin with a consonant e g ⵢⵜ ti father 6 Some singular Masculine names begin with u and this sound follows through in the plural nouns too e g ⵓ ul heart 6 If a masculine singular noun begins with a short sound it may be represented as ă and this rule follows through to the plural e g ⵓ ălu sing ⵏⵓⵍ ălwăn 6 Some plural masculine names begin with the sound a e g ⵏⵓⵔ arăwăn new born babies 6 Some feminine names plural or singular don t begin with a t e g ⴰⵎⵜⵓ wălătma sister ⴰⵎ ma mother 6 We can also obtain feminine names by adding a T to the beginning and end of a masculine name although this is not always the case there are exceptions 6 Varieties editThere are three main varieties of Tamahaq 7 Tahaggart spoken around the Ahaggar Mountains in southern Algeria by the Kel Ahaggar confederation Ajjer spoken by the Kel Ajjer confederation Ghat spoken around Djanet in southeast Algeria and Ghat in Libya According to Blench 2006 Tahaggart and Ghat are distinct Tuareg languages References edit Tamahaq at Ethnologue 26th ed 2023 nbsp Freeman Henry Stanhope 1862 A grammatical sketch of the Temahuq or Towarek language Harrison p 6 a b Freeman Henry Stanhope 1862 A grammatical sketch of the Temahuq or Towarek language Harrison p 7 Rudiger Koppe Verlag African Studies Africanistics Cultural and Legal Anthropology History of Christian Missions and Sociology Publication Details www koeppe de Retrieved 2024 03 10 a b c d Hanoteau Adolphe 1860 Essai De Grammaire De La Langue Tamachek Renfermant Les Pricipes Du Langage Parle Par Les Imouchar Ou Touareg in French Paris Imprimerie imperiale p 15 a b c d e f g Hanoteau Adolphe 1860 Essai De Grammaire De La Langue Tamachek Renfermant Les Pricipes Du Langage Parle Par Les Imouchar Ou Touareg in French Paris Imprimerie imperiale pp 16 18 1 dead link nbsp This Berber languages related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tamahaq language amp oldid 1223921919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
