Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/a-βwal

This Proto-Berber entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Berber

Noun

*a-βwal m (plural *a-βwal-ăn, construct state *wă-βwal)

  1. speech

Descendants

  • Northern Berber:
    • Kabyle: awal
    • Atlas:
    • Zenati:
      • Tarifit: awař
      • Northern Saharan Berber: awal, construct state wiwal
  • Eastern Berber:
    • Ghadames: awal
    • Sokna: awâl
    • Awjila: awíl
  • Tuareg: awal
    • Tamahaq: ahăwwal (“sound”)
  • Western Berber:
    • Zenaga: āwäy
    • Tetserret: awwal

References

  • Marijn van Putten (2011), Nouns of the CVC and CC type in Berber (Thesis), The Netherlands: Leiden University, page 13
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