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Proto-Berber or Proto-Libyan is the reconstructed proto-language from which the modern Berber languages descend. Proto-Berber was an Afroasiatic language, and thus its descendant Berber languages are cousins to the Egyptian language, Cushitic languages, Semitic languages, Chadic languages, and the Omotic languages. [1]
two highly original Berber languages have now received extensive documentation: Zenaga in Mauritania, due to the long series of publications by Catherine Taine-Cheikh, and the closely related Tetserret in Niger as described in Lux (2013). Zenaga has proven to be key in our understanding of proto-Berber (Prasse 2011). As a result,
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This is thanks to an emergent discussion and to new data on a number of languages that are crucial to reconstructing Proto-Berber, most importantly the works by Catherine Taine-Cheikh on Zenaga. In this article, I will provide an overview of the results and challenges in the reconstruction of Proto-Berber phonology.
Nov 5, 2018 · Introduction. Berber (aka T amazight) is a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language phylum and counts about forty languages, which entirely cover North. Africa, stretching from Morocco to Egypt,...
This is thanks to an emergent discussion and to new data on a number of languages that are crucial to reconstructing Proto-Berber, most importantly the works by Catherine Taine-Cheikh on Zenaga. In this article, I will provide an overview of the results and challenges in the reconstruction of Proto-Berber phonology.
Proto-Berber or Proto-Libyan is the reconstructed proto-language from which the modern Berber languages stem. Proto-Berber was an Afroasiatic language, and as such, its descendant Berber languages are cousins to the Egyptian language, Cushitic languages, Semitic languages, Chadic languages, and the Omotic languages.
