Proto-Berber
E610200
Proto-Berber is the reconstructed common ancestor language of all modern Berber (Amazigh) languages of North Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Berber canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
proto-language
ⓘ
reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Amazigh languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn | no direct written records ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Awjila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Atlas Tamazight NERFINISHED ⓘ El-Fogaha NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghadames NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghomara Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Mzab-Wargla NERFINISHED ⓘ Nafusi NERFINISHED ⓘ Riffian NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Siwi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sokna NERFINISHED ⓘ Souss Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarifit NERFINISHED ⓘ Tashelhit NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuareg languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Zenaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentLanguageOf |
Northern Berber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuareg NERFINISHED ⓘ Zenati languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Afroasiatic language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | comparative method ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
extinct Berber varieties
ⓘ
modern Berber languages ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Proto-Chadic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Cushitic NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Semitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.