Nafusi language
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The dialect of Yefren in the east differs somewhat from that of Nalut and Jadu in the west.[2] Old Nafusi phrases appear in Ibadite manuscripts as early as the 12th century.[3][4]
The dialect of Jadu is described in some detail in Beguinot (1931).[5] Motylinski (1898) describes the dialect of Jadu and Nalut as spoken by a student from Yefren.[6]
Nafusi shares several innovations with the Zenati languages, but unlike these Berber varieties, it maintains prefix vowels before open syllables. For example, ufəs "hand" < *afus, rather than Zenati fus. It appears especially closely related to Sokni and Siwi to its east.[7]
Phonology
Vowels
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- Vowels may also be shortened /ĭ, ɛ̆, ă, ɔ̆, ŭ/ or lengthened as /iː, ɛː, aː, ɔː, uː/.
- /a/ can also be heard as [æ, ɒ] and /u/ as [ʊ] in different environments.[8]
Consonants
References
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Works Cited
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External links
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