ⵎⴰⵢ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *m-ay, from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-. By surface analysis, ⵎ- (m-, “interrogative prefix”) +‎ ⴰⵢ (ay, “that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maj/
  • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA^(key): [mæ̝j]

Pronoun

ⵎⴰⵢ • (may) m or f

1. what?
2. who?

See also

• ⵎⵉⵎⴽ (mimk)
• ⵎⵉⵍⵎⵉ (milmi)
• ⵎⴰⵏⵜⵓⵔ (mantur)
• ⵎⴰⵏⵉ (mani)

References

• Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎^[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106