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Nafusi language, the Glossary

Nafusi (also spelt Nefusi; label or Tanfust) is a Berber language spoken in the Nafusa Mountains (Adrar 'n Infusen), a large area in northwestern Libya.^[1]

33 relations: Affricate, Alveolar consonant, Approximant, Arabic script, Back vowel, Berber languages, Central vowel, Close vowel, Fricative, Front vowel, Glottal consonant, Ibadi Islam, Jadu, Libya, Labial consonant, Lateral consonant, Libya, Mid vowel, Nafusa Mountains, Nalut, Nasal consonant, Northern Berber languages, Open vowel, Palatal consonant, Pharyngeal consonant, Plosive, Postalveolar consonant, Siwi language, Sokna language, Trill consonant, Uvular consonant, Velar consonant, Yafran, Zenati languages.
Berbers in Libya
Eastern Berber languages
Languages of Libya

Affricate

An affricate is a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, generally with the same place of articulation (most often coronal).

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Alveolar consonant

Alveolar (UK also) consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli (the sockets) of the upper teeth.

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Approximant

Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow.

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Arabic script

The Arabic script is the writing system used for Arabic and several other languages of Asia and Africa.

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Back vowel

A back vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in spoken languages.

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Berber languages

The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight, are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.

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Central vowel

A central vowel, formerly also known as a mixed vowel, is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages.

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Close vowel

A close vowel, also known as a high vowel (in U.S. terminology), is any in a class of vowel sounds used in many spoken languages.

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Fricative

A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together.

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A front vowel is a class of vowel sounds used in some spoken languages, its defining characteristic being that the highest point of the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would otherwise make it a consonant.

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Glottal consonant

Glottal consonants are consonants using the glottis as their primary articulation.

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Ibadi Islam

The Ibadi movement or Ibadism (al-ʾIbāḍiyya) is a branch inside Islam, which many believe is descended from the Kharijites.

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Jadu, Libya

Jadu or Gado (Jādū; script; Giado) is a mountain town in western Libya (Tripolitania), formerly in the Jabal al Gharbi District.

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Labial consonant

Labial consonants are consonants in which one or both lips are the active articulator.

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Lateral consonant

A lateral is a consonant in which the airstream proceeds along one or both of the sides of the tongue, but it is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth.

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Libya

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Mid vowel

A mid vowel (or a true-mid vowel) is any in a class of vowel sounds used in some spoken languages.

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Nafusa Mountains

The Nafusa Mountains (جبال نفوسة) is a mountain range in the western Tripolitania region of northwestern Libya. Nafusi language and Nafusa Mountains are Tripolitania.

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Nalut

Nalut (نالوت) is the capital of the Nalut District in Libya. Nafusi language and Nalut are Tripolitania.

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Nasal consonant

In phonetics, a nasal, also called a nasal occlusive or nasal stop in contrast with an oral stop or nasalized consonant, is an occlusive consonant produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose.

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Northern Berber languages

The Northern Berber languages are a dialect continuum spoken across the Maghreb, constituting a subgroup of the Berber branch of the Afroasiatic family. Nafusi language and Northern Berber languages are Afroasiatic language stubs and languages of Libya.

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Open vowel

An open vowel is a vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.

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Palatal consonant

Palatals are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth).

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Pharyngeal consonant

A pharyngeal consonant is a consonant that is articulated primarily in the pharynx.

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Plosive

In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases.

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Postalveolar consonant

Postalveolar (post-alveolar) consonants are consonants articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

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Siwi language

Siwi (also known as Siwan or Siwa Berber; native name) is the easternmost Berber language, spoken in the western Egyptian desert by an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people in the oases of Siwa and Gara, near the Libyan border.

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Sokna language

Sokna (also Sawknah, Sukna; native name: Tasuknit) is a presumably extinct Eastern Berber language which was spoken in the town of Sokna (Isuknan) and the village of Fuqaha in northeastern Fezzan in Libya. Nafusi language and Sokna language are Afroasiatic language stubs, Berbers in Libya and languages of Libya.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafusi_language

Also known as ISO 639:jbn, Jabal Nafusah language, Jabal Nafusi, Jbel Nafusi, Nafusi, Nefusa language, Nefusi, Nefusi language.