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ⵓⵛⵛⴻⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ

Tamazight ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵜⵜⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵡⴰⵍⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ. ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰⵏ ⵅⴼ ⵉⴹⴰⵕⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵎⴰⵏⴰⵖ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵉⵔⴽⴱⵏ ⵅⴼ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵡⵜⵜⵓ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵥⵔⴰ ⵓⵛⵛⴻⵏ ⴰⵢⴰ, ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴷⴰⵔⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⵙⴱⴰⵃ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ! ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵜⵍⵍⴰⵎ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?"
ⵔⴰⵔⵏ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵓⵙⵍⴰⵎ. ⵗⵎⴰ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⓤⵛⵛⴻⵏ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⵍⴰⵎ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵖⵍⵉ:
"ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴰⵅⵅⴰⵎ ⵏⵏⵉ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵛⵡⵉⴷ ⵉⵎⴰ ⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰⵏ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴽ ⵅⴼ ⵉⴹⴰⵕⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⴷ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ ⴽ ⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⴽⴱⴷ? ⵓⵔ ⵜⵃⵢⵉⴷ?"
ⵉⵎⵙⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⴷ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ, ⵉⵔⴽⵓⵙ ⵅⴼ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵉⵔⴽⴱ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⵜⴱⴷⴷⴰ.

ⵙⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ, ⵉⵖⵓⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵛⵛⴻⵏ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⵎⴰⵅ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵔⴽⴱⴰⵎ ⵙⵉⵏ? ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵉⵜⴷⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵎⵔ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵡⵏ-ⵉⵡⵉ ⵙⵉⵏ!"
ⵉⵔⴽⴱ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴷⴰⵖ ⵅⴼ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵥⵔⴰ ⵓⵛⵛⴻⵏ ⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵔⴽⴱⵏ ⵙⵉⵏ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵙ ⵡⵓⴷⴻⵎ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵎⵙ:
"ⴰ ⵎⵙⴽⵉⵏ! ⵜⵜⵇⵇⵍⴰⵏ ⵅⴼ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵙⴷⵓⵙⵏ! ⵓⵔ ⵜⵛⵡⵉⵢⵎ ⴷⴰⵙ?"
ⵏⵙⵏⵜ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵢⵉⵡⴻⴹ, ⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵙ ⵓⵣⵔⴻⴱ. ⵉⴼⵙⵓⵙ ⵓⵛⵛⴻⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⵉⴽⴽⴰ ⵡⴰⵢⴰ! ⴰ ⵜⵍⵎⵎⵉⴷⵎ!"
ⵉⴼⴼⵖ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ.

ⵎⴰ ⵡⵡⴹⵏ ⵖⵔ ⵜⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⵍⵜ, ⵉⵖⵓⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵛⵛⴻⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵣ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⵉⵃⵇⵇ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵡⵉⵍⵎ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵅⴼ ⵉⴽⵓⴼⴰⵔ ⵏⵡⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵎⴰⵏⴰⵖ ⵉⵜⵜⵙⵡⵉⵍⵎ ⴷⴰⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ!"
ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵙⵓⴷⵙⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵙⵡⵉⵍⵏ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵅⴼ ⵉⴽⵓⴼⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ. ⵉⵖⵔⵖⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵜⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⵍⵜ ⵎⴰ ⵜⵜⵡⴰⵍⴰⵏ.

ⵗⵎⴰ ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵓⵛⵛⴻⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⴰⵡⵍ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵜⵎⵙⵙⴰⵔⵜ:
"ⴰⵍⵍⵓⵙ — ⵔⴽⵓⵙ!"
ⵉⴼⵊⴻⵊ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵉⵔⴽⵓⵙ ⴱⴰⵄⴷ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵉⵖⵣⵔⴰⵏ, ⵉⴼⴼⵖ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⵙ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵡⵉⵢⵢⴰⴹ.
ⵉⵖⵓⵍ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵅⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵡⴰⵍⴰ ⵜⵉⵣⵔⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵅⴼ ⵉⴽⵓⴼⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵡⵡⴹ ⵖⵔ ⵜⵉⵏⵣⵉ ⴰⴷ.
ⴰⵛⵛⴻⵏ ⵉⵖⵓⵍ ⵖⵔ ⵜⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⵉⵖⵔⵖⵔ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⴽⴽⴰⵡ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵣⵎⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵎⵎⵓⵔ."

ⴰⵙⵡⵉⵔ: ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵔⵏ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⴷⴰ ⵢⴰⴼⴰ ⵓⵖⵢⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵖⵙ!
ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵔⵡⵉ ⴷⴻⴳ 1914 ⵙⴳ ⵓⵢⵢⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵍⵃⴰⵊ ⵊⵉⵍⴰⵍⵉ, ⵏⵜⵉⴼⴰ.

ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵓⴽⴽⴰ ⵙⴳ ⵓⴷⵍⵉⵙ Contes berbères du Maroc ⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵍ ⵍⴰⵡⵓⵙⵜ (1949). ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵓⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵉ ⵓⵙⵍⵎⴻⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵏⵎⴰⵍⴰ ⴰⴷⵍⵙⴰⵏ ⵙⴳ Morocco Hykayat.

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About Moroccan Folktales

Moroccan folktales (Hykayat in Arabic, Tinfas in Tamazight) are an ancient form of oral literature, once kept alive for centuries by storytellers — known as hlaykia — in Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fnaa square and villages across the country. Read more about this tradition →

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