*light turns green*
Well, shit.
*light turns green*
Well, shit.
əlbuṛj "pigeon tower" (pictured below)
abdir "male pigeon"
tabdərt "female pigeon"
ṭaʕṭaʕ "pigeon (in baby talk)"
arraf "nest"
Along the way, we'll talk about Alexander the Great, ancient Egyptian gods & a Roman misunderstanding.
Let's start with these giant CASTLES made for PIGEONS in Siwa, Egypt, a tiny desert town built around an oasis, with 2 dry salt lakes nearby.
əlbuṛj "pigeon tower" (pictured below)
abdir "male pigeon"
tabdərt "female pigeon"
ṭaʕṭaʕ "pigeon (in baby talk)"
arraf "nest"
Or young, and still figuring shit out?
I’ve only followed Siwi in the last couple of years (since she put out that banger “Guilty Pleasure”), but she just seems like an intelligent, talented, and thoughtful young woman. FFS.
Or young, and still figuring shit out?
I’ve only followed Siwi in the last couple of years (since she put out that banger “Guilty Pleasure”), but she just seems like an intelligent, talented, and thoughtful young woman. FFS.
(It could have been made up by a human, but it looks like what you get when you ask ChatGPT.)
(It could have been made up by a human, but it looks like what you get when you ask ChatGPT.)
u.afp.com/SiWi
u.afp.com/SiWi
"(muezzin) calls to prayer" = "(rooster) crows"
e.g.
Siwi (Egypt): əddən (< Arabic)
Zarma (Niger): că
Any other examples?
"(muezzin) calls to prayer" = "(rooster) crows"
e.g.
Siwi (Egypt): əddən (< Arabic)
Zarma (Niger): că
Any other examples?
langsci-press.org/catalog/book...
langsci-press.org/catalog/book...
När andra forskare gick i pension jobbade hon tre decennier till.
siwi.org/latest/thank...
När andra forskare gick i pension jobbade hon tre decennier till.
siwi.org/latest/thank...
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
déèc "soldier"
Presumably, as with Siwi əddeš, the source was a dialect with long-distance alveolopalatal dissimilation.
déèc "soldier"
Presumably, as with Siwi əddeš, the source was a dialect with long-distance alveolopalatal dissimilation.