While in Libya I visited ancient Ghadames. The town complex had many dwellings with a shared roof which was the domain of the women. If he thinks the ancient world kept women apart he's cuckoo for cocoa puffs.
October 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
While in Libya I visited ancient Ghadames. The town complex had many dwellings with a shared roof which was the domain of the women. If he thinks the ancient world kept women apart he's cuckoo for cocoa puffs.
November 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Libya's NOC announces new oil discovery in Ghadames Basin
Libya's state-run Oil National Corp (NOC) announced on Tuesday in a statement a new oil discovery in well H1-NC4 by its subsidiary Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) in the Ghadames oil basin.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Libya's NOC announces new oil discovery in Ghadames Basin reut.rs/48VGoqZ
Correspondence
Meaning : i love , i want
#Ghadames : briɛ
#Tamasheq : arheɣ
#Tamajeq : areɣ
#Tamazight : riɣ
#Tetserret : arak
#Old-saharan : hrɣ ?
Meaning : i love , i want
#Ghadames : briɛ
#Tamasheq : arheɣ
#Tamajeq : areɣ
#Tamazight : riɣ
#Tetserret : arak
#Old-saharan : hrɣ ?
March 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Correspondence
Meaning : i love , i want
#Ghadames : briɛ
#Tamasheq : arheɣ
#Tamajeq : areɣ
#Tamazight : riɣ
#Tetserret : arak
#Old-saharan : hrɣ ?
Meaning : i love , i want
#Ghadames : briɛ
#Tamasheq : arheɣ
#Tamajeq : areɣ
#Tamazight : riɣ
#Tetserret : arak
#Old-saharan : hrɣ ?
I woke up thinking about Ghadames šăgg 2s.m (independent) / -šək (direct object) and have been in a bad mood ever since. Nothing is right there.
1. š forms for 2sm are typically Zenatic (or in dialects where every k>š) and have nothing to do in Ghd
2. in Ghadames g>ǧ except in loans. And here.
3…
1. š forms for 2sm are typically Zenatic (or in dialects where every k>š) and have nothing to do in Ghd
2. in Ghadames g>ǧ except in loans. And here.
3…
here.do
August 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I woke up thinking about Ghadames šăgg 2s.m (independent) / -šək (direct object) and have been in a bad mood ever since. Nothing is right there.
1. š forms for 2sm are typically Zenatic (or in dialects where every k>š) and have nothing to do in Ghd
2. in Ghadames g>ǧ except in loans. And here.
3…
1. š forms for 2sm are typically Zenatic (or in dialects where every k>š) and have nothing to do in Ghd
2. in Ghadames g>ǧ except in loans. And here.
3…
Amazigh word
Meaning : love
#Ghadames : Taberi
#Tachelhit : Tayri
#Tamacheq : Tarha
#Tamajeq : Tara
#Tetserret : Anara
Meaning : love
#Ghadames : Taberi
#Tachelhit : Tayri
#Tamacheq : Tarha
#Tamajeq : Tara
#Tetserret : Anara
June 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Amazigh word
Meaning : love
#Ghadames : Taberi
#Tachelhit : Tayri
#Tamacheq : Tarha
#Tamajeq : Tara
#Tetserret : Anara
Meaning : love
#Ghadames : Taberi
#Tachelhit : Tayri
#Tamacheq : Tarha
#Tamajeq : Tara
#Tetserret : Anara
'stay with us'
#Ghadames : qim ɛurneɛ
#Tamajeq : qam ɣurna
#Tetserret : ɛayyim arank
How these three languages develop such diverse characteristics?
#Ghadames : qim ɛurneɛ
#Tamajeq : qam ɣurna
#Tetserret : ɛayyim arank
How these three languages develop such diverse characteristics?
May 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
'stay with us'
#Ghadames : qim ɛurneɛ
#Tamajeq : qam ɣurna
#Tetserret : ɛayyim arank
How these three languages develop such diverse characteristics?
#Ghadames : qim ɛurneɛ
#Tamajeq : qam ɣurna
#Tetserret : ɛayyim arank
How these three languages develop such diverse characteristics?
April 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Amazigh words for '' Year ''
Siwi : aseggas
Ghadames : aẓggas
Rifain : asuggʷas
kabyle : aseggʷas
chleuh : asuggʷas
Zenaga : ašabbaš
Tetserret : šabbaš
Tamacheq : awatay
Tamajeq : awaṭay
What happened in Tuareg ? Even tetserret has the reflex of *SWS
Siwi : aseggas
Ghadames : aẓggas
Rifain : asuggʷas
kabyle : aseggʷas
chleuh : asuggʷas
Zenaga : ašabbaš
Tetserret : šabbaš
Tamacheq : awatay
Tamajeq : awaṭay
What happened in Tuareg ? Even tetserret has the reflex of *SWS
January 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Amazigh words for '' Year ''
Siwi : aseggas
Ghadames : aẓggas
Rifain : asuggʷas
kabyle : aseggʷas
chleuh : asuggʷas
Zenaga : ašabbaš
Tetserret : šabbaš
Tamacheq : awatay
Tamajeq : awaṭay
What happened in Tuareg ? Even tetserret has the reflex of *SWS
Siwi : aseggas
Ghadames : aẓggas
Rifain : asuggʷas
kabyle : aseggʷas
chleuh : asuggʷas
Zenaga : ašabbaš
Tetserret : šabbaš
Tamacheq : awatay
Tamajeq : awaṭay
What happened in Tuareg ? Even tetserret has the reflex of *SWS
Still there are quite a number of toponyms that are less easily interpreted as Berber, like, in the Rif, the rivers Kert, Melwiyt (Moulouya, already attested in antique sources) and the mountain Gur(u)gu.
Similarly a name like Ghadames (Latin Cydamus) is not obviously Berber, etc. etc.
Similarly a name like Ghadames (Latin Cydamus) is not obviously Berber, etc. etc.
May 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Still there are quite a number of toponyms that are less easily interpreted as Berber, like, in the Rif, the rivers Kert, Melwiyt (Moulouya, already attested in antique sources) and the mountain Gur(u)gu.
Similarly a name like Ghadames (Latin Cydamus) is not obviously Berber, etc. etc.
Similarly a name like Ghadames (Latin Cydamus) is not obviously Berber, etc. etc.
Zwara (86 respondents!);
Eastern Nefusa (27 from Nalut, 11 from Jado)
Western Jebel Nefusa (10 from Al Qal3a and 4 from Yefren)
Ghadames (10) - I left this out of the equation.
Eastern Nefusa (27 from Nalut, 11 from Jado)
Western Jebel Nefusa (10 from Al Qal3a and 4 from Yefren)
Ghadames (10) - I left this out of the equation.
March 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Zwara (86 respondents!);
Eastern Nefusa (27 from Nalut, 11 from Jado)
Western Jebel Nefusa (10 from Al Qal3a and 4 from Yefren)
Ghadames (10) - I left this out of the equation.
Eastern Nefusa (27 from Nalut, 11 from Jado)
Western Jebel Nefusa (10 from Al Qal3a and 4 from Yefren)
Ghadames (10) - I left this out of the equation.
That one's recorded in Ghadames as well:
Ke-m təssălmăd ma-yim təssəlmăd-t imma!
Ke-m təssălmăd ma-yim təssəlmăd-t imma!
June 29, 2026 at 8:45 AM
That one's recorded in Ghadames as well:
Ke-m təssălmăd ma-yim təssəlmăd-t imma!
Ke-m təssălmăd ma-yim təssəlmăd-t imma!
#15.
"Politico-Theological Debates in Ghadames between the 1770s and the 1850s from a Global Perspective"
by Kerem Duymus (Univ. Leipzig)
sheds light on the history of debates in Ghadames, focusing on 2 case studies through discourse analysis.
journals.openedition.org/afriques/5041
"Politico-Theological Debates in Ghadames between the 1770s and the 1850s from a Global Perspective"
by Kerem Duymus (Univ. Leipzig)
sheds light on the history of debates in Ghadames, focusing on 2 case studies through discourse analysis.
journals.openedition.org/afriques/5041
Politico-Theological Debates in Ghadames between the 1770s and the ...
Introduction The city of Ghadames, renowned for its historical significance in the trans-Saharan trade, was often overlooked in terms of its political and intellectual dynamics by European travelle...
journals.openedition.org
January 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
#15.
"Politico-Theological Debates in Ghadames between the 1770s and the 1850s from a Global Perspective"
by Kerem Duymus (Univ. Leipzig)
sheds light on the history of debates in Ghadames, focusing on 2 case studies through discourse analysis.
journals.openedition.org/afriques/5041
"Politico-Theological Debates in Ghadames between the 1770s and the 1850s from a Global Perspective"
by Kerem Duymus (Univ. Leipzig)
sheds light on the history of debates in Ghadames, focusing on 2 case studies through discourse analysis.
journals.openedition.org/afriques/5041
As shown by @lameensouag.bsky.social, there is a major dialect border between eastern and western Nefusi if you look at phonological and morphological things. Eastern Nefusi and Zwara are relatively “normal” Zenati dialects, Western Nefusi may be a dialect mixture between Ghadames and Zenati.
March 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
As shown by @lameensouag.bsky.social, there is a major dialect border between eastern and western Nefusi if you look at phonological and morphological things. Eastern Nefusi and Zwara are relatively “normal” Zenati dialects, Western Nefusi may be a dialect mixture between Ghadames and Zenati.
Amazigh words for 'to Swear'
> Root : *βḍ
#Ghadames : abǝḍ
#Awjila : avǝṭ
#Tamajeq : ǝhǝḍ
> Root : *gl
#Kabyle: ggall
#Tachelhit : ggall
#Atlas_tamazight : ggall
#Tarifit : ǧǧal, žžaǧǧ
#Wargla : žžall
#Tetserret : ezzǝl
#Zenaga : azziy
> Root : *βḍ
#Ghadames : abǝḍ
#Awjila : avǝṭ
#Tamajeq : ǝhǝḍ
> Root : *gl
#Kabyle: ggall
#Tachelhit : ggall
#Atlas_tamazight : ggall
#Tarifit : ǧǧal, žžaǧǧ
#Wargla : žžall
#Tetserret : ezzǝl
#Zenaga : azziy
January 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Amazigh words for 'to Swear'
> Root : *βḍ
#Ghadames : abǝḍ
#Awjila : avǝṭ
#Tamajeq : ǝhǝḍ
> Root : *gl
#Kabyle: ggall
#Tachelhit : ggall
#Atlas_tamazight : ggall
#Tarifit : ǧǧal, žžaǧǧ
#Wargla : žžall
#Tetserret : ezzǝl
#Zenaga : azziy
> Root : *βḍ
#Ghadames : abǝḍ
#Awjila : avǝṭ
#Tamajeq : ǝhǝḍ
> Root : *gl
#Kabyle: ggall
#Tachelhit : ggall
#Atlas_tamazight : ggall
#Tarifit : ǧǧal, žžaǧǧ
#Wargla : žžall
#Tetserret : ezzǝl
#Zenaga : azziy
Putting a bit more Afro- in this:
> aḥăr (Tamažǝq)
> aβōr (Ghadames)
> war, ar (Zenaga)
> ar (Ouargla)
> war (Mzab)
> 'arwe (Ethiop)
> ār (Somali)
> aruwo, arfu (Tchad)
Proto-Berber : *ā-Hāhār , *ā-Hāhūr ?
(Src. K-G Prasse et al)
> aḥăr (Tamažǝq)
> aβōr (Ghadames)
> war, ar (Zenaga)
> ar (Ouargla)
> war (Mzab)
> 'arwe (Ethiop)
> ār (Somali)
> aruwo, arfu (Tchad)
Proto-Berber : *ā-Hāhār , *ā-Hāhūr ?
(Src. K-G Prasse et al)
It's #WorldLionDay!
Afro-Asiatic has two words for lion: *labiwʾ/*libawʾ and *ʾariw/*ʾawVr. With (at least written) Egyptian and (at least written) Minoan collapsing r/l, it's hard to know which of those is behind Egpytian (probably *ʾariw) and which behind Greek (probably *libawʾ)
Afro-Asiatic has two words for lion: *labiwʾ/*libawʾ and *ʾariw/*ʾawVr. With (at least written) Egyptian and (at least written) Minoan collapsing r/l, it's hard to know which of those is behind Egpytian
August 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Putting a bit more Afro- in this:
> aḥăr (Tamažǝq)
> aβōr (Ghadames)
> war, ar (Zenaga)
> ar (Ouargla)
> war (Mzab)
> 'arwe (Ethiop)
> ār (Somali)
> aruwo, arfu (Tchad)
Proto-Berber : *ā-Hāhār , *ā-Hāhūr ?
(Src. K-G Prasse et al)
> aḥăr (Tamažǝq)
> aβōr (Ghadames)
> war, ar (Zenaga)
> ar (Ouargla)
> war (Mzab)
> 'arwe (Ethiop)
> ār (Somali)
> aruwo, arfu (Tchad)
Proto-Berber : *ā-Hāhār , *ā-Hāhūr ?
(Src. K-G Prasse et al)
In Tetserret : tǝmaṛi
In Tadaksahak : tamaṛi
In Ghadames: tumarši
Unfortunately not attested in Tamajeq which has ažwal/ašwal/ahwal.
But if it was attested it would be tamurẓi because of the -š in Ghadames ?
In Tadaksahak : tamaṛi
In Ghadames: tumarši
Unfortunately not attested in Tamajeq which has ažwal/ašwal/ahwal.
But if it was attested it would be tamurẓi because of the -š in Ghadames ?
October 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
In Tetserret : tǝmaṛi
In Tadaksahak : tamaṛi
In Ghadames: tumarši
Unfortunately not attested in Tamajeq which has ažwal/ašwal/ahwal.
But if it was attested it would be tamurẓi because of the -š in Ghadames ?
In Tadaksahak : tamaṛi
In Ghadames: tumarši
Unfortunately not attested in Tamajeq which has ažwal/ašwal/ahwal.
But if it was attested it would be tamurẓi because of the -š in Ghadames ?
the prefix m- is the dedicated passive prefix in Ghadames and widespread in Libya otherwise iirc
March 27, 2026 at 7:07 AM
the prefix m- is the dedicated passive prefix in Ghadames and widespread in Libya otherwise iirc
BN could be a loan from Punic, but an Amazigh etymology is possible too (think of Ghadames toBənt, more commonly developed to tawunt). Punic funerary inscriptions often say things like "he erected this stone" (incl. in bilingual inscriptions) so it fits in the regional context to mention the stone
September 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
BN could be a loan from Punic, but an Amazigh etymology is possible too (think of Ghadames toBənt, more commonly developed to tawunt). Punic funerary inscriptions often say things like "he erected this stone" (incl. in bilingual inscriptions) so it fits in the regional context to mention the stone
There should be a way to talk about the Ghadames change of ɣ > ʕ, for which no conditions are clear and which can have different outcomes from the same root. Could be dialect mixing, could be sth else; but I want to be able to refer to it by something more dynamic than “irregular correspondence”
May 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
There should be a way to talk about the Ghadames change of ɣ > ʕ, for which no conditions are clear and which can have different outcomes from the same root. Could be dialect mixing, could be sth else; but I want to be able to refer to it by something more dynamic than “irregular correspondence”
We reisden ooit door Libië. Van Tripoli, Sabrata en Leptis Magna aan de kust naar Ghadames, Ghat en het Acacus gebergte in de Sahara in het diepe zuiden
April 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
We reisden ooit door Libië. Van Tripoli, Sabrata en Leptis Magna aan de kust naar Ghadames, Ghat en het Acacus gebergte in de Sahara in het diepe zuiden