ⵎⴰⵢ

Central Atlas Tamazight

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *m-ay, from Proto-Afroasiatic *m-. By surface analysis, ⵎ- (m-, “interrogative prefix”) +‎ ⴰⵢ (ay, “that”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maj/
    • (Ayt Ndhir) IPA(key): [mæ̝j]

Pronoun

ⵎⴰⵢ • (may) m or f

  1. what?
  2. who?

See also

References
  • Penchoen, Thomas G. (1973) Tamazight of the Ayt Ndhir (Afroasiatic dialects; 1)‎, Los Angeles: Undena Publications, →ISBN, page 106
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