Central Atlas Tamazight

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Etymology

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From Proto-Berber. Cognate with Kabyle netta and Tarifit netta. Further etymology is unclear.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ⵏⵜⵜⴰ (nttam

  1. he (third person masculine singular independent pronoun)

See also

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Central Atlas Tamazight personal pronouns
Verb subject affix Direct object pronoun Indirect pronoun Independent pronoun
After preposition Possessive word of kinship Indirect object Possessive
Singular 1st person -ⵅ (-x) (i) (i) (i) -ⵉⵏⵓ (-inu) ⵏⴽⴽ (nkk)
2nd person m ⵜ- -ⴷ (t- -d) (c), ⵉⵛ (ic), ⴰⴽⴽ (akk) (c) ⴰⵛ (ac) -ⵏⵏⵛ (-nnc), -ⵏⵛ (-nc) ⴽⴳⴳ (kgg), ⵛⴳⴳ (cgg)
f ⵛⵎ (cm), ⵉⵛⵎ (icm), ⴰⴽⴽⵯⵎ (akkʷm) (m) ⴰⵎ (am) -ⵏⵏⵎ (-nnm) ⴽⵎⵎ (kmm), ⵛⵎⵎ (cmm)
3rd person m ⵢ- (y-) (t), ⵉⵜ (it) (s) ⴰⵙ (as) -ⵏⵏⵙ (-nns), -ⵏⵙ (-ns) ⵏⵜⵜⴰ (ntta)
f ⵜ- (t-) ⵜⵜ (tt), ⵉⵜⵜ (itt) ⵏⵜⵜⴰⵜ (nttat)
Plural 1st person ⵏ- (n-) ⴰⵅ (ax) ⵏⵅ (nx) ⵜⵏⵅ (tnx) ⴰⵅ (ax) -ⵏⵏⵅ (-nnx) ⵏⵓⴽⴽⵏⵉ (nukkni)
2nd person m ⵜ- -ⵎ (t- -m) ⴽⵯⵏ (kʷn), ⵉⴽⵯⵏ (ikʷn), ⴰⴽⴽⵯⵏ (akkʷn) ⵡⵏ (wn), ⵓⵏ (un) ⵜⵓⵏ (tun) ⴰⵡⵏ (awn) -ⵏⵏⵓⵏ (-nnun) ⴽⵓⵏⵏⵉ (kunni), ⴽⵯⵏⵏⵉ (kʷnni)
f ⵜ- -ⵏⵜ (t- -nt) ⴽⵯⵏⵜ (kʷnt), ⵉⴽⵯⵏⵜ (ikʷnt), ⴰⴽⴽⵯⵏⵜ (akkʷnt) ⴽⵯⵏⵜ (kʷnt) ⵜⴽⵯⵏⵜ (tkʷnt) ⴰⴽⵯⵏⵜ (akʷnt) -ⵏⴽⵯⵏⵜ (-nkʷnt) ⴽⵏⵉⵏⵜⵉ (kninti), ⴽⵯⵏⵏⵉⵎⵜⵉ (kʷnnimti)
3rd person m -ⵏ (-n) ⵜⵏ (tn), ⵉⵜⵏ (itn) ⵙⵏ (sn) ⵜⵙⵏ (tsn) ⴰⵙⵏ (asn) -ⵏⵙⵏ (-nsn) ⵏⵉⵀⵏⵉ (nihni)
f -ⵏⵜ (-nt) ⵜⵏⵜ (tnt), ⵉⵜⵏⵜ (itnt) ⵙⵏⵜ (snt) ⵜⵙⵏⵜ (tsnt) ⴰⵙⵏⵜ (asnt) -ⵏⵙⵏⵜ (-nsnt) ⵏⵉⵀⵏⵜⵉ (nihnti)

References

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  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎[1], Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 103