Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/iləs

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 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

From Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (“tongue”). Cognate with Proto-Semitic *lišān-, Egyptian ns and Hausa harshè.

Noun

*iləs m (construct form *y-iləs, plural *il(ə)s-aw-ăn)

  1. tongue

Descendants

  • West Moroccan:
    • South and Mid-Atlas Moroccan:
      • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵙ (ils), ⵉⵔⵙ (irs)
      • Tashelhit: ⵉⵍⵙ (ils)
  • Kabyle: iles
  • Zenati:
  • Tuareg: iləs
  • Ghadames and Nefusa:
  • Awjila: íləs

References

  • van Putten, Marijn (2019) “Introducción al estudio diacrónico del bereber”, in José Juan Batista Rodríguez, editor, Estudios sobre toponimia canaria prehispánica, Academia Canaria De La Lengua, →ISBN, page 291
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