Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/e‐ɣăf

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

*e‐ɣăf m

  1. head

Descendants

  • Northern Berber:
    • Kabyle: ixef
    • Atlas:
      • Medieval Tashelhit: ايغڢ (iɣef)
      • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⵖⴼ (iɣf), ⵉⵅⴼ (ixf)
      • Ghomara: aɣef
    • Zenati:
      • Tarifit: ixf
      • Northern Saharan Berber: iɣef
      • Tunisian Berber: ixf, iɣaf
  • Eastern Berber:
    • Ghadames: éɣăf
    • Nefusa: iɣéf
    • Siwi: axfi
  • Tuareg: eɣăf
  • Western Berber:
    • Zenaga: iʔf
    • Tetserret: ef

References

  • Maarten Kossmann (2013), The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN
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