Siwi

E29648
Afroasiatic language Berber language natural language

Siwi is a Berber language spoken primarily in Egypt’s Siwa Oasis, known for its unique features and relative isolation from other Berber varieties.

Aliases (3)
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Afroasiatic language →
Berber language →
natural language →
country Egypt →
endonym Tasiwit →
geographicIsolation oasis community surrounded by Arabic-speaking areas →
hasAlternativeName Siwa Berber →
Siwan →
Tasiwit →
Tisiway →
hasDomain folklore →
local songs →
traditional poetry →
hasFeature contact-induced change →
innovative verbal morphology →
lexical borrowings from Egyptian Arabic →
lexical borrowings from Libyan Arabic →
morphological differences from other Northern Berber languages →
phonological innovations distinct from other Berber languages →
relative isolation from other Berber varieties →
strong influence from Arabic →
unique demonstrative system among Berber languages →
hasNeighborLanguage Egyptian Arabic →
Libyan Arabic →
other Berber languages →
hasResearchField Afroasiatic comparative studies →
Berber linguistics →
contact linguistics →
influencedBy Egyptian Arabic →
Islamic religious vocabulary →
Libyan Arabic →
ISO639-3Code siz →
languageBranch Berber →
languageFamily Afroasiatic →
primaryEthnicGroup Siwa Oasis inhabitants →
Siwi Berbers →
region Libyan Desert →
Western Desert of Egypt →
spokenBy Aghurmi village inhabitants →
Berber community of Siwa →
Siwa town inhabitants →
spokenIn Egypt →
Siwa Oasis →
status endangered language →
minority language →
subclassOf Northern Berber language →
usedFor everyday communication in Siwa Oasis →
local cultural practices →
oral tradition →
writingSystem Arabic script →
Latin script →
Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Siwi ("Siwan") →
Tashelhit ("Tashelhiyt") →
hasAlternativeName
Berber languages →
Berber languages ("Zenaga") →
hasLanguage
Tamazight (generic) →
coversVariety
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