Thursday, June 3, 2010

Berber Language

The Berber language is a branch of the Afro-Asiatic phylum. It's spoken by about 30-40 million people. People mainly talk Berber in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The name that is used to generalize all of the Berber languages is Tamazight. The three most spoken and most known Berber languages are Tamazight, Tarifit, and Tashelhiyt. The most used and one of the rarest written Berber dialects is Tifinagh. They made modern Arabic because the classical Arab speakers and Berber speakers were in constant contact, so they had to find a way to communicate.
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  1. berbersinmorocconoaJune 3, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    Question : Why do you think we should keep Berber language?

    I liked your presentation, but how did they know that Berber language was invented that way?

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  2. berbersinmoroccohcJune 5, 2010 at 6:30 AM

    In your presentation, I learned that there were many different languages in the Berber culture but that there are three main ones: Tamazight, Tarifit, and Tashelhiyt.

    Q: It is important to have a written language, so why don't the Berber have a written language?

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