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Most Common Kabyle Words
Taqbaylit
Essential Kabyle vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| amdakwel | friend / person | am-da-KWEL |
| axxam | house | AKH-kham |
| aman | water | A-man |
| imensi | dinner / food | ee-MEN-si |
| amahil | worker | a-ma-HEEL |
| abrid | road / way | ab-REED |
| isem | name | EE-sem |
| arraw | children | ar-RAW |
| baba | father | BA-ba |
| yemma | mother | YEM-ma |
| akal | land / earth | a-KAL |
| tafukt | sun | ta-FUKT |
| asif | river | a-SEEF |
| adrar | mountain | ad-RAR |
| yiwen | one / a person | YEE-wen |
| tmeddit | evening | tmed-DEET |
| iḍ | night | id |
| ungal | novel / story | oon-GAL |
| agellid | king | a-gel-LEED |
| timlilit | meeting | tim-li-LEET |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ddu | to go | ddoo |
| as | to come | as |
| ečč | to eat | ech |
| sw | to drink | sw |
| tuɣ | to sleep | tooɣ |
| wali | to see | WA-li |
| ini | to say | EE-ni |
| issin | to know | is-SEEN |
| xdem | to work | khdem |
| aẓu | to buy | a-ZOO |
| lmed | to learn | lmed |
| sefru | to hear / understand | sef-ROO |
| bɣu | to want | bɣoo |
| erg | to run | erg |
| qim | to sit | qeem |
| uqqim | to stand | ooq-QEEM |
| efk | to give | efk |
| af | to find | af |
| awid | to bring | a-WEED |
| muqel | to look at | moo-QEL |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| amqran | big | am-QRAN |
| ameẓẓyan | small | a-mez-ZYAN |
| ifen | good / beautiful | EE-fen |
| iɣeblan | bad | ee-ɣeb-LAN |
| amaynu | new | a-MAY-noo |
| aqbur | old | aq-BOOR |
| abeṛṛkan | black / dark | a-ber-RKAN |
| awraɣ | yellow / golden | aw-RAG |
| azegzaw | green / blue | a-zeg-ZAW |
| asemmaḍ | cold | a-sem-MAD |
| isewwet | hot | is-SEW-wet |
| iqerṛ | hard | ee-QERR |
| ilim | soft | ee-LEEM |
| aṭṭas | many / much | at-TAS |
| kra | some / a little | kra |
| amuqran | tall | a-moo-QRAN |
| ameẓẓyan | short | a-mez-ZYAN |
| illelli | free / sweet | il-LEL-li |
| iberkan | strong | ee-BER-kan |
| igellan | beautiful / noble | ee-gel-LAN |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| tura | now | TOO-ra |
| azekka | tomorrow | a-ZEK-ka |
| iḍelli | yesterday | id-EL-li |
| dagi | here | DA-gi |
| dinni | there | DIN-ni |
| dagi kan | already | DA-gi kan |
| ih | yes | ih |
| lla | no | lla |
| aṭṭas | very / a lot | at-TAS |
| kan | only / just | kan |
| dɣa | also / then | dɣa |
| akka | like this / thus | AK-ka |
| sṣaḥ | quickly | ssah |
| nhent | slowly | nhent |
| s yiwen | together | s YEE-wen |
| acku | because | AK-oo |
| ma yella | if | ma YEL-la |
| maca | but | MA-ca |
| d | and / with | d |
| zik | before / early | zeek |