Tetserret
Tetserret is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria and Niger, by about 2,000 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Tetserret (Tin-Sert) is a Western Berber language spoken by the Ait-Awari and Kel Eghlal Tuareg tribes of the Akoubounou (Akabinu) commune in Niger. This main speech area is located between Abalak, Akoubounou and Shadwanka. The variant spoken by the Kel Eghlal is called taməsəɣlalt. The Tamasheq equivalent šin-sart / šin-sar / tin-sar is used in some older literature. Popular understanding among some Ait-Awari derives the name tet-serret, and its Tamasheq equivalent šin-sart, from expressions meaning 'the (language) of Sirte'.
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Words in Tetserret
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | afagan* | |
| eye | t3d7* | |
| ear | t3m3t73d* | |
| nose | tinZar* | |
| tooth | okS* | |
| tongue | 3lS* | |
| hand | of3S* | |
| blood | 3dam3n* | |
| bone | 3z7* | |
| skin | ilem* | |
| knee | awf3d* | |
| breast | 3fu* | |
| liver | taSa* | |
| water | aman* | |
| fire | efu* | |
| sun | tawf3k* | |
| star | atri* | |
| mountain | awud* | |
| tree | aSar* | |
| night | ayad7* | |
| dog | ed* | |
| louse | t3l3k* | |
| one | iwan* | |
| two | 3Sin* | |
| I | nik* | |
| you | kig* | |
| we | n3k3ni* | |
| drink | eS3b* | |
| see | az73r* | |
| die | matat* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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