ⵏⵜⵜⴰ
Central Atlas Tamazight
Etymology
From Proto-Berber. Cognate with Kabyle netta and Tarifit netta. Further etymology is unclear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ntta/
- (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [n̪ət̪ːɑ]
Pronoun
ⵏⵜⵜⴰ • (ntta) m
- he (third person masculine singular independent pronoun)
See also
Central Atlas Tamazight personal pronouns | |||||||||
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Verb subject affix | Direct object pronoun | Indirect pronoun | Independent pronoun | ||||||
After preposition | Possessive word of kinship | Indirect object | Possessive | ||||||
Singular | 1st person | m | -ⵅ (-x) | ⵉ (i) | ⵉ (i) | — | ⵉ (i) | -ⵉⵏⵓ (-inu) | ⵏⴽⴽ (nkk) |
f | |||||||||
2nd person | m | ⵜ- -ⴷ (t- -d) | ⵛ (š), ⵉⵛ (iš), ⴰⴽⴽ (akk) | ⵛ (š) | ⵛ (š) | ⴰⵛ (aš) | -ⵏⵏⵛ (-nnš), -ⵏⵛ (-nš) | ⴽⴳⴳ (kgg), ⵛⴳⴳ (šgg) | |
f | ⵛⵎ (šm), ⵉⵛⵎ (išm), ⴰⴽⴽⵯⵎ (akkʷm) | ⵎ (m) | ⵎ (m) | ⴰⵎ (am) | -ⵏⵏⵎ (-nnm) | ⴽⵎⵎ (kmm), ⵛⵎⵎ (šmm) | |||
3rd person | m | ⵢ- (y-) | ⵜ (t), ⵉⵜ (it) | ⵙ (s) | ⵙ (s) | ⴰⵙ (as) | -ⵏⵏⵙ (-nns), -ⵏⵙ (-ns) | ⵏⵜⵜⴰ (ntta) | |
f | ⵜ- (t-) | ⵜⵜ (tt), ⵉⵜⵜ (itt) | ⵏⵜⵜⴰⵜ (nttat) | ||||||
Plural | 1st person | m | ⵏ- (n-) | ⴰⵅ (ax) | ⵏⵅ (nx) | ⵜⵏⵅ (tnx) | ⴰⵅ (ax) | -ⵏⵏⵅ (-nnx) | ⵏⵓⴽⴽⵏⵉ (nukkni) |
f | |||||||||
2nd person | m | ⵜ- -ⵎ (t- -m) | ⴽⵯⵏ (kʷn), ⵉⴽⵯⵏ (ikʷn), ⴰⴽⴽⵯⵏ (akkʷn) | ⵡⵏ (wn), ⵓⵏ (un) | ⵜⵓⵏ (tun) | ⴰⵡⵏ (awn) | -ⵏⵏⵓⵏ (-nnun) | ⴽⵓⵏⵏⵉ (kunni), ⴽⵯⵏⵏⵉ (kʷnni) | |
f | ⵜ- -ⵏⵜ (t- -nt) | ⴽⵯⵏⵜ (kʷnt), ⵉⴽⵯⵏⵜ (ikʷnt), ⴰⴽⴽⵯⵏⵜ (akkʷnt) | ⴽⵯⵏⵜ (kʷnt) | ⵜⴽⵯⵏⵜ (tkʷnt) | ⴰⴽⵯⵏⵜ (akʷnt) | -ⵏⴽⵯⵏⵜ (-nkʷnt) | ⴽⵏⵉⵏⵜⵉ (kninti), ⴽⵯⵏⵏⵉⵎⵜⵉ (kʷnnimti) | ||
3rd person | m | -ⵏ (-n) | ⵜⵏ (tn), ⵉⵜⵏ (itn) | ⵙⵏ (sn) | ⵜⵙⵏ (tsn) | ⴰⵙⵏ (asn) | -ⵏⵙⵏ (-nsn) | ⵏⵉⵀⵏⵉ (nihni) | |
f | -ⵏⵜ (-nt) | ⵜⵏⵜ (tnt), ⵉⵜⵏⵜ (itnt) | ⵙⵏⵜ (snt) | ⵜⵙⵏⵜ (tsnt) | ⴰⵙⵏⵜ (asnt) | -ⵏⵙⵏⵜ (-nsnt) | ⵏⵉⵀⵏⵜⵉ (nihnti) |
References
- Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1), Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 103