Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/yiwăɁ-ăn

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *wiyăɁ-ăn m, *wiyăɁ-ăt f (Kossmann)
  • *iyyaw-an m, *iyyaw-at f (Militarev)
  • *yīw-ā̆n m or *yīwăhăn m, *yīw-ā̆t f (Prasse)

Etymology

Compare Egyptian wꜥj (“to be alone”).[1]

Numeral

*yiwăɁ-ăn m (feminine *yiwăɁ-ăt)

  1. one

Descendants

  • North:
    • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵢⵓⵏ m (yun), ⵢⵓⵜ f (yut)
    • Senhaja De Srair: yewwen m, yewwet f
    • Kabyle: yiwen m, yiwet f
    • Tarifit: ijjen m, ict f
  • East:
    • Awjila: iwin m, iwat f
    • Ghadames: yon m, yot f
    • Siwi: əǧǧən m, əǧǧət f
  • Tuareg:
  • West:
    • Tetserret: iwwan m, iwwat f
    • Zenaga: yuʔn m, tʸuɁwäḏ f

References

  • Kossmann, M. G. (2022). On the reconstruction of 'one' in Berber. Etudes Et Documents Berbères, 45-46, 215-237. →DOI
  1. ^ Blažek, V. (1999). Berber numerals. Brně: Masarykova univerzita, page 61
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