Proto-Berber

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

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Proto-Berber canonical 1

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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)

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Chenoua hasAncestor Proto-Berber