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A Note on Transcription and Transliteration TheAitAtta,thefocusofthisbook,speakanAmazighlanguagecalledTamazight , found in the Middle Atlas Mountains and the southeastern region of Morocco. The term ‘‘Tamazight’’ is also used more generally by scholars to refer to a group of closely related Afro-Asiatic languages spoken throughout northwesternAfrica.Inthisbooktheterm‘‘Tamazight’’refersbothtothespeci fic Amazigh language spoken by the Ait Atta and to Amazigh languages as a whole. The Amazigh songs and phrases in this book are from the Tamazight language specifically spoken by the Ait Atta. Addi Ouadderrou did the transcriptions , basing his work on the system created by Salem Chaker (1984). Addi Ouadderrou and I did the translations fromTamazight to English.The following is a guide to the system used by Addi Ouadderrou. Letter Tamazight Example English Translation a azul hello e amellal white i izli song o oreγ gold u afus hand w azwu wind y kuyan everyone b aberkan black c icwa sharp d tudert life f tiflut door g agadir wall x amazigh arts in morocco h uhu no j iledjigen flowers k akal earth l tamlalt antelope m asmun companion n alni brain q aqrab bag used by men r irifi thirst s tislit bride t itran stars x axdil stomach â aâerrim teenager γ aγbalu water source ḍ aḍar foot ḥ tiḥli beauty ṣ ṣber patience ṭ imeṭṭawen tears ẓ Iẓẓay heavy Doubled letters indicate stress during pronunciation. ...

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