Berber_Arabic_alphabet

Berber Arabic alphabet

Berber Arabic alphabet

Arabic-based alphabet used for Berber languages

The Berber Arabic alphabet (Berber: اݣماي امزغ اعرب‎ or اڨماي امزيغ اعراب‎ or ءاݣماي ءامازيغ ءعراب‎ Agemmay amaziɣ aεrab; French: Abjad berbèro arabe; Arabic: الابجدية العربية الأمازيغية) is an Arabic-based alphabet that was used to write various Berber languages in the Middle Ages. Nowadays users have largely reverted to either the Tifinagh alphabet in Morocco, [1] or Berber Latin alphabet in Algeria.[2]

Berber language poetry in Arabic script with its translation in French
Document in Berber language of Jebel Nefousa - Libya

References

  1. [1]
    Larbi, Hsen (2003). "Which Script for Tamazight, Whose Choice is it ?". Amazigh Voice (Taghect Tamazight). 12 (2). New Jersey: Amazigh Cultural Association in America (ACAA). Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  2. [2]
    Souag (2004)

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