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14. Family

Family members: parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents.

Family holds a central place in Kabyle culture.

14.1. Close family

KabyleEnglish
yemma / tayemmat
mother
baba
father
gma
brother
weltma / talt
sister
mmi
son
yelli
daughter

14.2. Grandparents

KabyleEnglish
jeddi
grandfather
setti
grandmother
amɣar
old man / elder
tamɣart
old woman

14.3. Examples

Yemma tettraǧu.
My mother is waiting.
Gma d ameqqran.
My brother is big.

Practice

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  1. Tameṭṭut adi d yemma.

  2. Tameṭṭut ihin d yemma.

  3. Ḍelbeɣ-kem i baba-m yugi.

  4. Tsutreḍ-as takeṛṛust-nni i baba-k?

  5. Teskaray-d tafunast d yelli-s.

  6. Tesɣamay-d tafunast d yelli-s.

  7. Fkiɣ-as amawal i gma.

  8. Yeɣli mmi deg ul-iw.

  9. Amihi ur yelli ?

  10. Ssaεa-yi tuɣ-itt n jeddi-k.

  11. Tettaru i mmi-s tikwal.

  12. Tεawen baba-s deg tebḥirt.

  13. Ur sneḥwin ara mmi-k.

  14. Ur sbejbij ara mmi-k.

  15. Baba atan deg texxamt-is.

  16. Baba yessirid dima iqbac.

  17. Yečča abernus n baba-s.

  18. Taqbaylit-iw, ṭṭḍeɣ-tt-id ɣer yemma.

  19. Amɣar-nni yemmut ssmana-yi iεeddan.

  20. Semman-as i mmi-tsen "Tom".

  21. Itewhḥec yilu, awi-t-as-d gma-s.

  22. Da i ixeddem baba.

  23. Gma-s iraε deg temdint.

  24. Yelli-m, ha-tt-an s tadist.

  25. Nniɣ-ak-d beεεed ɣef yelli.

  26. Heddrent s tutlayt-nsent tayemmat.

  27. Yettban-d meẓẓi ɣef gma-s.

  28. Din i ilul baba.

  29. D amɣar i lliɣ.

  30. Baba yessewway deg tkuzint.

  31. Gma yerẓa aselkim-iw amaynut.

  32. Aṭas i ḥemmleɣ yemma.

  33. Yiwen ur yelli da.

  34. Gma-s d aγezzfan mliḥ.

  35. Ziɣ yesεa lḥeqq baba-k.

  36. Tuḍen yemma, teṭṭef ussu.

  37. Iɛawen Tom yemma-s iḍelli?

  38. D mmi-s n Paris.

  39. Ur ttḍurrut ara mmi!

  40. Iḍ ameggaz a yemma.

  41. Iwacu temmugeḍ am yemma?

  42. Teεreḍ ad tqenneε baba-s.

  43. Siweḍ sslam-iw i baba-k.

  44. Ḥedd ur yelli da.

  45. Aql-i d amɣar yakan.

  46. Uzzleɣ ad mmagreɣ yemma.

  47. Gma i tḥemmleḍ xir-iw?

  48. Babaɣayu yerwel-d seg isekni-s.

  49. Yemma tecɣel deg tkuzint.

  50. Yesmektay-iyi-d baba-s mara ihedder.

  51. Tella tettsetḥi yess yemma-s.

  52. Tga-t yemma deg umkan-iw.

  53. Xaqeɣ mliḥ ɣef yemma.

  54. Jjmeɣ yemma s waṭas.

  55. Yefka adlis i gma-s.

  56. Taswiεt-a aɣbel ur yelli.

  57. Aqcic ihedder d jeddi-s.

  58. Kkes afus-ik ɣef yelli!

  59. Efk axxam-nni i yelli.

  60. Tuḍen yemma, dɣa beddeɣ-as.

Practice exercises

1. How do you say 'mother'?

2. What does 'weltma' mean?

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