Proto-Berber

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Proto-Berber is the reconstructed common ancestor language of all modern Berber (Amazigh) languages of North Africa.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Proto-Berber canonical 8
Proto-Berber language 4
Old Berber 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf proto-language
reconstructed language
ancestorOf Amazigh languages
linked to: Berber languages

Berber languages
attestedIn no direct written records
hasDescendant Awjila
Central Atlas Tamazight
El-Fogaha
Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis

Ghomara Berber
linked to: Zenati Berber

Kabyle
Mzab-Wargla
Nafusi
Riffian
linked to: Riffian Berber

Shenwa
Siwi
Sokna
Souss Berber
linked to: Souss Tachelhit

Tarifit
Tashelhit
Tuareg languages
linked to: Berber languages

Zenaga
linked to: Zenati
hasFeature Afroasiatic-type root-and-pattern morphology
consonantal root system
derivational verb morphology
grammatical gender (masculine and feminine)
noun state alternations (free vs construct state) (reconstructed)
prefix and suffix conjugation in verbs
singular and plural number
verb aspect distinctions
ISOStatus no ISO 639 code (not directly attested)
languageFamily Amazigh
Berber
linked to: Amazigh
parentLanguageOf Northern Berber
Tuareg
Zenati languages
partOf Afroasiatic language family
reconstructedBy comparative method
reconstructedFrom extinct Berber varieties
modern Berber languages
relatedTo Proto-Chadic
Proto-Cushitic
Proto-Egyptian
linked to: Ancient Egyptian

Proto-Semitic
spokenIn prehistoric North Africa
studiedIn Afroasiatic comparative linguistics
historical linguistics
subclassOf Afroasiatic proto-languages
timeDepth late 1st millennium BCE or earlier (approximate; debated)
writingSystem none (unattested; reconstructed only)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chenoua hasAncestor Proto-Berber
Ayt Ndhir dialect hasAncestor Proto-Berber language
linked to: Proto-Berber
Ayt Ndhir dialect hasAncestor Old Berber
linked to: Proto-Berber
Ayt Sokhman dialect hasAncestor Proto-Berber
Ayt Mguild dialect hasAncestor Proto-Berber language
linked to: Proto-Berber
Ayt Mguild dialect hasAncestor Old Berber
linked to: Proto-Berber
Ayt Oumalou dialect hasAncestor Proto-Berber language
linked to: Proto-Berber
Ayt Oumalou dialect hasAncestor Old Berber
linked to: Proto-Berber
Insular Tamazight hasAncestor Proto-Berber
Proto-Afroasiatic language hasDescendant Proto-Berber language
linked to: Proto-Berber
Azawagh Tamajeq hasAncestor Proto-Berber
Tamachek hasLinguisticAncestor Proto-Berber
Ahaggar Tamahaq hasAncestor Proto-Berber
Ahaggar Tamahaq hasAncestor Proto-Tuareg
linked to: Proto-Berber
Tashelhiyt hasLinguisticAncestor Proto-Berber
Souss Tachelhit hasAncestor Proto-Berber