Amazigh (Berber) Languages: What I've Learned About This North African Language Family 🌍🗣️

Jump to 2:50 to skip the loooong introduction... Azul language enthusiasts! 🌟 Join me in today's unexpected journey into the world of Amazigh, also known as Berber (لغات أمازيغية) languages! 🗺️ Now, I don't typically cover living languages, but I wanted to seize the opportunity during my recent trip to Morocco and share with you a video highlighting what I've discovered about this language family. There's some truly intriguing stuff, indeed! 💬 📚 In this video, we'll uncover the fascinating characteristics of Amazigh, from its diverse varieties like Tachelhit, Kabyle, Tuareg and more, to its unique script - Neo-Tifinagh. 📜 💡 Discover the complexities of the Amazigh language tree, debate over terminology (Berber or Amazigh?), and explore its borrowing habits, predominantly from Arabic. 🌐 👉 From the origins of the Libyco-Berber script to its evolution into Neo-Tifinagh, we'll unravel the linguistic threads that bind the Amazigh community. 🔄 📝 Join me in learning some Tachelhit phrases and touristy expressions, and let's delve into the linguistic beauty of Amazigh together! 🗣️✨ CORRECTION - During the 'Amazigh in Use' section, there is a mistake, 'tanmirt' means thank you and not please 🤦(I've edited it out now and added a card to a YT short) 📖 *Sources:* ⭐ Kossmann, Maarten, 'Berber', in Rainer Vossen, and Gerrit J. Dimmendaal (eds), The Oxford Handbook of African Languages, Oxford Handbooks (2020; online edn, Oxford Academic, 7 May 2020). Blažek, V. (2010). On the Classification of Berber. Folia Orientalia, 47, 245-266 ⭐ Ehret, C. (2019). Berber Peoples in the Sahara and North Africa: Linguistic Historical Proposals. In M. C. Gatto, D. J. Mattingly, N. Ray, & M. Sterry (Eds.), Burials, Migration and Identity in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond (pp. 464–494). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Dell, F. & Elmedlaoui, M. (2002). Syllables in Tashlhiyt Berber and in Moroccan Arabic. Dordecht, Boston, London: Kluwer. ⭐ Kossmann, M. (18 Jul. 2013). The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Applegate, J. R. (1958). An outline of the structure of Shilha (American Council of Learned Societies. Program in Oriental Languages. Publications. Series B: Aids). Unknown Binding. Pichler, W. (2007). Origin and Development of the Libyco-Berber Script (1st ed.). Rüdiger Köppe. Bates, O. (1970). The Eastern Libyans. (1914, 1st ed). Routledge. Kossmann, M. (1999). Essai sur la phonologie du proto-berbère. (GA Grammatical Analyses of African Languages, Vol. 12). Wilhelm J.G. Möhlig, Bernd Heine (Eds.). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe. Savage, A. (2008). Writing Tuareg — the three script options. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2008(192), 5-13. Heath, J. (2005). A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali). Berlin, New York: De Gruyter Mouton. Frajzyngier, Z., Shay, E., Kossmann, M., Loprieno, A., Mueller, M., Gragg, G. B., Hoberman, R. D., Mous, M., & Amha, A. (Eds.). (2012). The Afroasiatic Languages. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521865333. 🌐Suggested websites and YT https://gavincwillow.wordpress.com/ta...    • Can Amazighs Understand Each Other?      • An Overview of the Amazigh Languages (Berber)   🏛️Amazigh Museum of Arts / Heritage Museum https://g.co/kgs/P2AANnF 👍 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share your thoughts below! 🚀✨ Tanmirt! 🙌 #AmazighLanguages #Tuareg #NorthAfricanLanguages #Tachelhit #NeoTifinagh #BerberCulture #Tamazight #languesberbères #لغات أمازيغية