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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 5h

PS: but the -m- infix for agent noun is very common in Northern Amazigh (at least the ones I know)

Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 6h

You find this type of word formation in other Qur'an translations. Jouhadi for example: amallay = الرحمان amsmulu = الرحيم amssaruf = الغفور It's part of the neology engine working to calque the Arabic nominal form.

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 12h

Yep, pretty much tiqulla, and it was considered a game for girls; boys played it until they started feeling the tyranny of masculine identification :)

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 13h

PPS: re llqafen: there are 2 quasi-related games: one played with sheep knucklebones 'tikkʷɛa' (you toss them and depending on how they land sideways, belly up you have to call, etc) the other with small round stones 'tiqulla' (you toss one in the air and spread the others, etc) Different games

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 13h

PS: not a playground slide but muddy hill slide: > tamšaššaṭ

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 13h

> tikkʷɛa : knucklebones > ḥḥabla > qqnyuffr > ? > ḥayzuz, tažgagalt

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Maarten Kossmann @maartenkossmann.bsky.social · 15h

The infatigable Hassane Benamara has published a new book with IRCAM about the looms and weaving in Figuig. I haven't seen it yet, but it will be great! @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social @lameensouag.bsky.social

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 18h

Don't trust it. Here is what it spat out for me: the little bird that falls in the month of autumn what month did you come from when it should approximate (kludgey litteral transl) orphan flower blooming in the month of autumn did you draw lots, what month was your lot

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 19h

taldžigt tagužilt ibuɣlun g wayyur n lxrif is tgramt ilan matta wayyur km-id yusan

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 19/10/2026

imḍṛṛ usǝggʷas issiɣ-d afriwn --timssi ur aɣ issrɣin *amḍṛṛ = autumn

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Maarten Kossmann @maartenkossmann.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Happy to announce the publication of my article “The <AL + Imperfective> construction in Figuig Amazigh (Berber)” in the Journal of African Languages and Literatures! 🙏 @valeschiattarella.bsky.social @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social @mmisumazigh.bsky.social serena.sharepress.it/jalalit/arti...

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In "Materializing Imaginaries in Senegal," Fatoumata Seck explores the implications of 1968 global upheavals for cultural projects in Senegal and beyond, situating African literature, cinema, and theory as part of a global creative uprising. Read the intro for free: buff.ly/It4qdOr

Cover of Materializing Imaginaries in Senegal: Modern African Literature and Global 1968 by Fatoumata Seck. The cover features 3 layered collage-style sections in pink and orange, with a dark blue patch at the bottom. Images include photographs and handwritten text. The title appears in large, bold cream letters across the center. The author's name is cream above the title and the subtitle in bold cream text below.

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

Akso in SE Morocco 'iɣǝrɣǝr': flat terrain. There is even a village in the Gheris region of the sane name. Did a quick lookup, and neither Taš (Stroomer) nor CA (Taïfi) have it. Stroomer has 'iɣǝrɣǝr': nid rempli d'œufs. Cl. Ar. (Doha Dict) has ca. 6th C. القرقر: القاع الأملس الواسع من الأرض

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Air & rail companies are working hard to bring back the original meaning of 'travel' = 'travail': suffer pains, to struggle, suffer, etc. < travailen (ca. 1300) < v. lat. *tripaliare : to torture.

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

I am not sure what "integrated" means? That they live in the same Ksar and have a designated "mǝllaḥ"? Are they included in the governance body 'tažmaɛt'? Many iɣrm in the Ghris region have jewish communities living alongside non-jews, but are not represented in gov, same as 'iqbliyn' in some Ksars

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

One can say, it is even encoded in the word 'Amaziɣ' itself, with its denotation of "noble" (opposed the servile) and "free" (opposed to "unfree"). Some dictionaries go as far as qualifying it as "white" (cf. Haddachi, not the only one)

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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Deux importantes parutions qui participent d’une même ambition d’ouvrir les horizons médiévaux aux mondes africains.

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026

On their website Fearured partners: Rüdiger Wiley Mohr Siebeck Ars Libri My concern is that within 'Africanist' content, tiered as it already is, the push for growth will tilt the content away from less-known, less-visible areas & lggs. Of course, pricing-out readers is another way

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026

Haven't seen any takes on Rüdiger Köppe Verlag becoming an imprint of Leiden-based Clavis Aurea, which advertises itself as "a full stack digital marketing & sales agency": "strategy, storytelling and AI - Driving measurable growth". Doesn't bode well for the African Studies series...

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026

In Morocco, both Tamazight & Darija have the same construction . Not baded on elevation but North : up/ South: down > to go up to Rabat Tmz: a(d) naly s Ṛbaṭ Dar: nṭelʕu l-Ṛbaṭ > to go down to the bled Tmz: a nǝggʷz s tmazirt Dar: nhǝbṭu l-lǝblad

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026

سلامتك انت و دياولك !

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026

Putting a bit more Afro- in this: > aḥăr (Tamažǝq) > aβōr (Ghadames) > war, ar (Zenaga) > ar (Ouargla) > war (Mzab) > 'arwe (Ethiop) > ār (Somali) > aruwo, arfu (Tchad) Proto-Berber : *ā-Hāhār , *ā-Hāhūr ? (Src. K-G Prasse et al)

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In Slaving States, archaeologists Elizabeth Fentress and Adam Rabinowitz offer a pathbreaking new perspective on the ways ancient societies were shaped and transformed by slave trading. Publishing August 25 (20 October UK/EU pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Slaving States: From West Africa to the Ancient Mediterranean by Elizabeth Fentress and Adam Rabinowitz

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026

A riddle :) nẓẓerɣ-ak-ttn mk iggʷz ur yulli, mk yuli ar yalla (does not cry going down, cries going up) @maartenkossmann.bsky.social

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026

Tmz: 'aly' : climb, go up, ascend... 'ḍṛ' : to fall, by ext. to descend, drop-off there is also 'ggz, ggʷz' : descend climb down. 'asawn' & 'agussu' (& related verbs) describe an incline from opposite ends: looking up vs looking down

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026

Up & Down in Tašlḥiyt & Tamaziɣt: > awn : to climb, go up (Taš) > asawn : n. climb, ascent (Taš, Tmz) > sgiss, guss : to slope down (Tmz) > agussu : n. sloping surface, steep descent (Tmz)

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 08/08/2026

I think maybe related to ع ر ي 'denuded'. Just checked Oussikoum, Ayt Wirra CA: "Haute montagne, généralement au sommet dénudé" (maybe, explains its prevalence in SE, as our mountains are generally bald 🤷🏽‍♀️) @maartenkossmann.bsky.social

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 08/08/2026

'ʕari' is synonymous with 'adrar'. In SE Morocco, it is the more common word for mountain. We call the 'forest warden' : bu-ʕari. I did a quick Dictionary check, it is in Amaniss, Haddachi, Taïfi (Tmz SE & CA), not in Yeou (Fig) and not in Stroomer (Taš)

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 06/08/2026

Wiktionary: Sp. salmuera 'brine' < Lat. salimuria

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 06/08/2026

😂 I don't know of any story involving cat & hedgehog. It's mainly cat n mouse & hedgehog n jackal. So, yes keep the jackal away, for its own good ;)

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 05/08/2026

Translation from Arabic, as a cultural weathervane: In France, b/w 1948 - 1968: > "One Thousand & One Nights" was translated 78 times Compared to: > 14 Classical works > 19 Modern works Src. Jacquemond, 1992

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 05/08/2026

A new word ! I am all for it... A wee roomier than "give" & shorter and punchier than "deliver" 👌🏼

where he's set to giver a speech about the economy, and his administration's message on affordability.
That will get going at 4:30pm ET, and

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026

We have the 3rd meaning as well. i think it's a homonym

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026

From M. Sanchez Cat<>Amazic Dictionary

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026

The verb exists (at least in Tmz SE Morocco) with two meanings: 1. mani g d yusa yɣrem? Where is the village located? 2. usan-d assnaṭṭ! They arrived yesterday mantur aydd-i tusam? When did you (pl) arrive?

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 01/08/2026

I think they merged with de Gruyter and became "Grill" ... it's all there

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 01/08/2026

And, said Marquis was renown as a (coin) minter, as his name indicates: Flatir: v. [numismatique] Battre les flancs, avant de les passer sous le balancier. As for "Tiny Earl" there is no consensus on origin

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 31/07/2026

Same. So 'tizit' is also a small fly...

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 31/07/2026

Mosquito in Tamaziɣt (SE Morocco) > ẓǝmmam (specific) > abiba (generic for small flying insect) There is a story of the sea and the mosquito, where the mosquito drinks the raging sea and stores it in ONE of its cheeks :)

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Ḥamid Ouyachi @tagwrsanyils.eurosky.social · 31/07/2026

Yes, always been the case for botder communities. But people's self-identification matters. Territory is settled, prople are colonized. If the 'ressentiment' is not strong enough to lead to expressed resistance, to halving of communities and resttlments, etc it still is a people's choice...

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