Ḥamid Ouyachi
@hamidouyachi.bsky.social
word matters, things related to language (focus on Moroccan Tamazight + Tashlḥiyt) translation, poetry, etc.
words in: Rusted Radishes, Tamazgha Studies Journal, Words Without Borders.
blog @ http://tagwrsa.blogspot.com
words in: Rusted Radishes, Tamazgha Studies Journal, Words Without Borders.
blog @ http://tagwrsa.blogspot.com
Translation:
If anyone doesn't want to pay izmaz (local agreed penalty), you let me know and I'll slap him with a greater penalty
If anyone doesn't want to pay izmaz (local agreed penalty), you let me know and I'll slap him with a greater penalty
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Translation:
If anyone doesn't want to pay izmaz (local agreed penalty), you let me know and I'll slap him with a greater penalty
If anyone doesn't want to pay izmaz (local agreed penalty), you let me know and I'll slap him with a greater penalty
talɣǝmt n wuzzal :)
I remember an advert. for Peugeot 505 calling it "camel of the desert", they should have decked it with 'iḍǝfṛan' :)
I remember an advert. for Peugeot 505 calling it "camel of the desert", they should have decked it with 'iḍǝfṛan' :)
October 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
talɣǝmt n wuzzal :)
I remember an advert. for Peugeot 505 calling it "camel of the desert", they should have decked it with 'iḍǝfṛan' :)
I remember an advert. for Peugeot 505 calling it "camel of the desert", they should have decked it with 'iḍǝfṛan' :)
and Morocco, Indiana :))
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
and Morocco, Indiana :))
But, but,... there is a Numidia, Pennsylvania ;)
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
But, but,... there is a Numidia, Pennsylvania ;)
Words in the speech bubble:
if you cannot live with little, you cannot live with a lot...
satiety is in the heart... (slurp)
turn your eye away from that which your paw cannot reach...
if you cannot live with little, you cannot live with a lot...
satiety is in the heart... (slurp)
turn your eye away from that which your paw cannot reach...
October 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Words in the speech bubble:
if you cannot live with little, you cannot live with a lot...
satiety is in the heart... (slurp)
turn your eye away from that which your paw cannot reach...
if you cannot live with little, you cannot live with a lot...
satiety is in the heart... (slurp)
turn your eye away from that which your paw cannot reach...
Tanemmirt! 🙏🏼🙏🏼😊
October 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Tanemmirt! 🙏🏼🙏🏼😊
Both Moroccan Tmz & Darija have 'šəʕkūk' for 'bushy untidy hair' and '(a)xənšuš' for 'snout, ugly mug'. Ḥaḍ. has close relatives:
> kaʕšūš : untidy hair
> naxšūš: nose (in C. Ar 'gill, branchia')
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> kaʕšūš : untidy hair
> naxšūš: nose (in C. Ar 'gill, branchia')
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October 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Both Moroccan Tmz & Darija have 'šəʕkūk' for 'bushy untidy hair' and '(a)xənšuš' for 'snout, ugly mug'. Ḥaḍ. has close relatives:
> kaʕšūš : untidy hair
> naxšūš: nose (in C. Ar 'gill, branchia')
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> kaʕšūš : untidy hair
> naxšūš: nose (in C. Ar 'gill, branchia')
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Tetserret is very close to Tamazight (CA & SE Morocco):
> aman : water
> idammǝn : blood
> aman n tasa : urine (literally: liver water. There is also: abǝẓẓid, uggʷadǝn)
> aman : water
> idammǝn : blood
> aman n tasa : urine (literally: liver water. There is also: abǝẓẓid, uggʷadǝn)
September 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Tetserret is very close to Tamazight (CA & SE Morocco):
> aman : water
> idammǝn : blood
> aman n tasa : urine (literally: liver water. There is also: abǝẓẓid, uggʷadǝn)
> aman : water
> idammǝn : blood
> aman n tasa : urine (literally: liver water. There is also: abǝẓẓid, uggʷadǝn)
There is a children's story (The Story of the Egg) told using fingers. It doesn't end with a life plan, but starts with an injustice and ends without a remedy (some get, some don't): dissembling, hierarchy of power, justice denied.
September 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
There is a children's story (The Story of the Egg) told using fingers. It doesn't end with a life plan, but starts with an injustice and ends without a remedy (some get, some don't): dissembling, hierarchy of power, justice denied.
NuMaCa sounds like Chewbacca's cousin :)
September 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
NuMaCa sounds like Chewbacca's cousin :)
From a pure stats standpoint, Numidian hits the center. From Chabot's 1,124 inscriptions, 1,073 come from Numidia. But, is this distribution representative, or does it reflect the 'Roman Africa' bias of colonial epigraphy?
September 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
From a pure stats standpoint, Numidian hits the center. From Chabot's 1,124 inscriptions, 1,073 come from Numidia. But, is this distribution representative, or does it reflect the 'Roman Africa' bias of colonial epigraphy?
In Tmz (SE Morocco):
> ad as issəlwiġ Ṛəbbi asəlmed (or 'tussna')
> ad as issəlwiġ Ṛəbbi asəlmed (or 'tussna')
September 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In Tmz (SE Morocco):
> ad as issəlwiġ Ṛəbbi asəlmed (or 'tussna')
> ad as issəlwiġ Ṛəbbi asəlmed (or 'tussna')
2. 'collar (with hanging ornaments)'= ̣[t]asəddiy[t] (Taïfi, Azdoud, me :)
PS: Meouak's translation needs to be amended: "... même d'un empan..."
Meouak also cites Prasse & Alojaly, etc. : 'esəddi,...' (Aïr, Niger)
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PS: Meouak's translation needs to be amended: "... même d'un empan..."
Meouak also cites Prasse & Alojaly, etc. : 'esəddi,...' (Aïr, Niger)
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September 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
2. 'collar (with hanging ornaments)'= ̣[t]asəddiy[t] (Taïfi, Azdoud, me :)
PS: Meouak's translation needs to be amended: "... même d'un empan..."
Meouak also cites Prasse & Alojaly, etc. : 'esəddi,...' (Aïr, Niger)
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PS: Meouak's translation needs to be amended: "... même d'un empan..."
Meouak also cites Prasse & Alojaly, etc. : 'esəddi,...' (Aïr, Niger)
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Any sources?
I am curious whether it survived (as code) from earlier emergence as a system for trading (with base five systems to the south)? Also, Souf being a palm tree cultivation hub, labor came from 'ḥaraṭin', slaves... the system could have traveled North?? IOW a contact system?
I am curious whether it survived (as code) from earlier emergence as a system for trading (with base five systems to the south)? Also, Souf being a palm tree cultivation hub, labor came from 'ḥaraṭin', slaves... the system could have traveled North?? IOW a contact system?
September 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Any sources?
I am curious whether it survived (as code) from earlier emergence as a system for trading (with base five systems to the south)? Also, Souf being a palm tree cultivation hub, labor came from 'ḥaraṭin', slaves... the system could have traveled North?? IOW a contact system?
I am curious whether it survived (as code) from earlier emergence as a system for trading (with base five systems to the south)? Also, Souf being a palm tree cultivation hub, labor came from 'ḥaraṭin', slaves... the system could have traveled North?? IOW a contact system?