ⵜⴰⵍⵇⵇⵉⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵍⵃⴰⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ
ⴳ ⵣⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵇⴷⵉⵎⵏ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵎⵉ ⵙⵙⴰⵖⵏ ⵄⴰⴱⴷⵔⵔⵃⵎⴰⵏ. ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵣⴳ ⵉⵎⵙⵜⴰⵏⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ, ⵉⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵙ ⵜⴱⵖⵙⵜ ⴷ ⵜⴼⵙⵙⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵓⵎⵏⴰⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵜⴰⵏ ⴼ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵣⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⴷⵓⵔⵔⵓⵢ ⴰⵎⵙⵏⵓⴱⴳ. ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⴳ ⵡⴰⴽⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵏⵖⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⴼ ⵓⵄⴷⴰⵡ.
ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⴷⴰⵔⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵔⴱⴰⵜ ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ. ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⴼⴰⵍⴽⴰⵢⵜ, ⵜⵓⵏⵥⵉⵥⵜ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵍⵎⵄⵇⵓⵍ. ⵣⴳ ⵎⵥⵥⵉ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵙⵙⵍⵎⴷ ⴰⵙ ⴱⴰⴱⴰⵙ ⴰⵏⵢⴰⵢ ⴼ ⵢⵉⵙⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵔⵎⴰⵢ ⵙ ⵜⵎⴽⵃⴰⵍⵜ. ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵣⴳ ⵉⵎⵏⵖⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵔⴰⵡⵍⴰ. ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵏⵖⴰ ⴱⴰⴱⴰⵙ ⵣⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵙ ⵜⵔⵙⴰⵚⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵄⴷⴰⵡ. ⵎⵙⴰⵙⴰⵏ ⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⴼ ⵓⴷⵖⴰⵔ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱⴰⵙ, ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵜⵙⵙⵏ ⵜⵉⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵏⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵖⵉⵡⵙ. ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ ⵜⵙⵙⴼⵓⴹ ⴰⵄⴷⴰⵡ ⵙ ⵜⵣⵎⵎⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵓⴼⴼⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴹⵍ.
ⵜⵔⴰ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳ ⵜⵉⵎⵀⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⵍⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵍⵃⴰⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ, ⵜⵏⵢⴰⵢ ⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵢⵉⵙ ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ; ⴰⵢⴰ ⴰⴼ ⴰⵙ ⵇⵇⴰⵔⵏ "ⵜⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵍⵃⴰⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ". ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵍⵢ ⵖⵔ ⵉⵅⴼⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵔⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵡⴰⴽⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳⴳⵯⵯⴰⵢ ⵣⴳ ⵜⵖⴷⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵄⴷⴰⵡⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵏⵉⴽⴼⴰⵏ.
ⴳ ⵡⴰⴽⵓⴷ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵜⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵍⴰ ⵜⵃⵓⴷⵊ ⵉⵎⵔⵉⴳⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵔⵙⴰⵚⵉⵏ. ⵡⴰⵅⵅⴰ ⵜⵉⴼⵙⵙⴰ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⵎⵔⵉⴳⵏ ⴷⵔⵓⵙⵏ. ⵜⵙⵖⵉⵡⵙ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴽⵛⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴷⵖⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵄⴷⴰⵡ ⵉⵡⴰⴽⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴰⴽⵔ ⵉⵎⵔⵉⴳⵏ. ⵜⴼⵔⵏ ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵉⵍⴰⴷ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵉⵄⵙⴽⵔⵉⵢⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵙⴼⵓⴳⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵓ.
ⵜⴽⵛⵎ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ ⴳ ⵜⵉⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵢⵉⴹ, ⵜⵓⴽⵔ ⵜⵉⵎⴽⵃⴰⵍⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵔⵙⴰⵚⵉⵏ, ⵜⵔⵡⵍ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴳ ⵜⵙⴱⴰⵃⵜ, ⴰⵄⴷⴰⵡ ⵉⵔⴼⴰ ⴱⴰⵀⵔⴰ, ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵜⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵄⴷⴷⴰⴱ ⴰⵢⵜ ⵍⴱⴰⴷⵢⴰ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵙⴷⵓⵔⵔⵓⵢ: "ⵓⵔ ⵏⴼⴼⵖ ⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵏⵓⵎⵥ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵍⵃⴰⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ". ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵊⵉⵏⵉⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴼⵓⴹ ⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵇⴱⵍⵏ ⵛⵛⵔⵟ ⴰⵏⵏ ⵉⵡⴰⴽⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵏ-ⵜⵙⵙⵓⴼⵖ ⵣⴳ ⵜⵎⴰⵔⴰ. ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵉ ⵉⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ: "ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵜ ⵓⵣⵔེⵎ, ⵉⵅⵚⵚⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵏⵓⵜ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⵙ". ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵃⵎⵣⴰ: "ⵔⴰⴷ ⴰⴽ ⴷ ⵏⴰⵡⵉ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵜⵙⵏⴷⵓⵇⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵉⵢⵢⵉⵜ".
ⵉⵙⴽⵔ ⵓⵏⴰⵊⵊⴰⵔ ⵎⵔⴰⵡⵜ ⵜⵙⵏⴷⵓⵇⵉⵏ. ⴰⵄⴷⴰⵡ ⵉⵙⴽⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴼⵓⴳⵍ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵉⵡⴰⴽⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵥⵔ ⵜⴰⵎⵜⵜⴰⵏⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵔⴰⵡⵍⴰ. ⴳ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵓⵛⴽⴰⵏ-ⴷ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵣⵏ ⴱⴱⵉⵏ ⵎⵔⴰⵡⵜ ⵜⵙⵏⴷⵓⵇⵉⵏ ⴼ ⵉⵅⴼⴰⵡⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ, ⵜⴹⴼⵔ ⵜⵏⵜ ⵜⵖⵓⵢⵢⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵟⵟⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵅ.
ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴽⵛⵎⵏ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵇⵚⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵊⵉⵏⵉⵔⴰⵍ, ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⴳⴰⵏⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵥⵔⵏ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ. ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵙⵉⵏⵜ, ⴼⴼⵖⵏ-ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵖⴰⵏ ⵣⴳ ⵜⵙⵏⴷⵓⵇⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵎⴽⵃⴰⵍⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵜⵉ ⵓⵔⴳⴳⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵜⵔⵙⴰⵚⵉⵏ. ⴹⵔⵏ ⵉⵄⵙⴽⵔⵉⵢⵏ, ⵜⴼⴼⵉ ⵜⵓⴷⵉ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⴼ ⵜⵎⵉⴷⴰⵍⵢⴰⵜ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ.
ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵙⵉⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏⵜ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴽⵛⵎⵏ ⵉⵎⵏⵖⴰⵏ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵇⵚⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵊⵉⵏⵉⵔⴰⵍ, ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⴳⴰⵏⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵥⵔⵏ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ, ⴳ ⵡⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴼⵓⴳⵍ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⴼⴼⵖⵏ-ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵖⴰⵏ ⵣⴳ ⵜⵙⵏⴷⵓⵇⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵛⵛⵓⴹ ⵙ ⵜⵎⴽⵃⴰⵍⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵔⵛⵛⴰⵛⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ, ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵍⵄⴰⴱⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵙⵏⴷⵓⵇⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵔⵙⵉⵜ.
ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵜⵉ ⵓⵔⴳⴳⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵜⵔⵙⴰⵚⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴼⴼⵉ ⴳ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵎⵏⵉⴷ. ⴹⵔⵏ ⵉⵏⵢⴰⵛⵉⵏ, ⴼⵙⵔⵏⵜ ⵜⵎⵉⴷⴰⵍⵢⴰⵜ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵓⵎⵥⵏⵜ ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵄⵙⴽⵔⵉⵢⵏ ⴷ ⵉⴳⵍⵍⵉⵏ. ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵉⵢⵢⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵔⴰⵔⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏⵜ, ⵜⵙⵙⵏⵜⵉ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵣⵡⵉⵔ ⵉⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵓⵎⵏⴰⵖ, ⵜⵙⵙⵓⴼⵖ ⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵣⴳ ⵜⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⴷⵓⵔⵔⵓⵢ.
ⵜⴳⴰ ⵔⴰⴱⵃⴰ "ⵜⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵍⵃⴰⴼ ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ" ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵙⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵜⴱⵖⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵇⴱⵉⵍⵏ ⴰⵣⴳⴳⴰⵏ. ⵜⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵜⴰⵍⵇⵇⵉⵙⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴼⵙⵔ ⴳ ⵉⴷⵔⴰⵔⵏ ⵏ ⴼⴰⵣⴰⵣ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜ ⵜⵍⵎⴰⴷⵏ ⵜⴰⵔⵡⴰ ⵣⴳ ⵉⵎⵣⵡⵓⵔⴰ.
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Translation Highlights:
ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ (Imudar): Creatures/Animals.
ⴰⴽⵔⵔⵓⵙ ⵏ ⴷⴷⵀⴱ (Akerros n ddheb): Golden Chariot/Cart.
ⵜⴱⵄⵎⵉⵛⵜ (Tbeɛmict): The local term for Ladybug in the Middle Atlas.
ⵓⵖⵢⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵍⵖⴰⴱⵜ (Uɣyal n lɣabet): Zebra (literally "Donkey of the forest").
Amsdurruy (ⴰⵎⵙⴷⵓⵔⵔⵓⵢ): Colonizer/Occupier.
Tagrawla (ⵜⴳⵔⴰⵡⵍⴰ): Revolution/Resistance.
Anyay (ⴰⵏⵢⴰⵢ): Horsemanship/Equestrianism.
Urgay (ⵓⵔⴳⴳⴰⵢ): The rattling sound of bullets (onomatopoeic for "leaping out").
Tasnduqt n lmiyit (ⵜⵙⵏⴷⵓⵇⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵉⵢⵉⵜ): Coffin/Funeral box.