Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/yiwăʔ-ăn

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

Etymology

Possibly related to Egyptian wꜥj (“to be alone”).[1] Within Pan-Berber, compare Guanche been, vait. Compare also the verb *əyyăʔwăn (“to be full, satiated”).

Numeral

*yiwăʔ-ăn m (feminine *yiwăʔ-ăt)

  1. one

Alternative reconstructions

  • *wiyăʔ-ăn
  • *iyyaw-an
  • *yiw-ā̆n (uncertain vowel length), *yiwăH-ăn

Descendants

  • Northern Berber:
    • Kabyle: yiwen
    • Atlas:
      • Tashelhit: yan
      • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵢⵓⵏ (yun)
      • Senhaja de Srair: yewwen, yuwwen, iwwen, yiwen (Bunsar, Zerqet), yan (Ketama, Taghzut), igʷen (Hmed, Tamaddit), ugʷen (Tamaddit), iggʷen (Seddat)
    • Zenati:
      • Tarifit: ijjen, iǧǧen
      • Nefusa: uğun, iǧen
  • Eastern Berber:
    • Awjila: iwín
    • Ghadames: yon
    • Siwi: əǧǧən
  • Southern Berber:
  • Western Berber:
    • Tetserret: iwwan
    • Zenaga: yuʔn

References

  • Kossmann, M. G. (2022). On the reconstruction of 'one' in Berber. Etudes Et Documents Berbères, 45-46, 215-237. →DOI
  1. ^ Blažek, V. (1999). "Berber numerals". Brně: Masarykova univerzita, page 61
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