ⵎⴰⵢ
Central Atlas Tamazight
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *m-ay, from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-. Surface analysis ⵎ- (m-, “interrogative prefix”) + ⴰⵢ (ay, “that”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maj/
- (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [mæ̝j]
Pronoun
ⵎⴰⵢ • (may) m or f
- what?
- who?
See also
- ⵎⵉⵎⴽ (mimk)
- ⵎⵉⵍⵎⵉ (milmi)
- ⵎⴰⵏⵜⵓⵔ (mantur)
- ⵎⴰⵏⵉ (mani)
References
- Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1), Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106