Your first steps
in Amazigh
Choose your variety, understand a word and read Tifinagh: clear guides in English to get you started.
Learn, understand and write
The examples and resources clarify the context: the uses of Tariffit, Tachelhit and Tamazight from the Atlas are not always identical.
Learn Tamazight: method to get started
How to learn Tamazight: choose your variety, work on the sounds, read Tifinagh and follow a seven-day program for beginners.
Read the guideTranslationTamazight–French translator: how to translate accurately
Tamazight French translation: choose the right variety, use an Amazigh dictionary and distinguish translation, transcription and tifinagh.
Read the guideWritingTifinagh alphabet: the 33 letters to get started
Discover the 33 letters of Tifinagh-IRCAM, their Latin correspondences and an exercise for reading azul. A guide to Amazigh writing for beginners.
Read the guideGreetingsHello and thank you in Amazigh: azul and tanmmirt
How to say hello and thank you in Amazigh: azul, tanmmirt, Tifinagh writing, pronunciation and simple examples for a first meeting.
Read the guideLanguage and cultureAmazigh, Berber, Tamazight: what are the differences?
Amazigh, Berber, Tamazight and Darija: understand the meaning of these names, the Imazighen plural and the difference between language, variety and writing.
Read the guideVarieties of MoroccoTarifit, Tachelhit, Tamazight: which one to learn?
Tarifit or Rifain, Tachelhit or Chleuh, Tamazight from the Atlas: locate the Amazigh varieties of Morocco and choose the right resources to learn.
Read the guide Amazigh resourcesApps to learn Tamazight: choosing the right resource
Choose Amazigh learning resources by variety: compare Dialect, the IRCAM dictionary and Central Atlas resources, with audio and writing considerations.
Read the guideWho do you want to speak with?
To communicate with your family, start talking to them. For a trip, prepare the situations for the stay. To read, gradually discover the Tifinagh letters.
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