Lameen Souag
@lameensouag.bsky.social
Linguist, mainly focused on historical change and contact in northern Africa (Arabic, Berber, Songhay - and now Nilotic...)
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Interesting talk by Prof Tejera Gaspar about the presumed Latino-Canarian inscriptions (which he doesn’t consider to be in Latin script)
Thanks to Jonay Acosta Armas pn the other platform.
www.youtube.com/live/HVnJeXx...
Thanks to Jonay Acosta Armas pn the other platform.
www.youtube.com/live/HVnJeXx...
'¿Son latinas las escrituras de Lanzarote y Fuerteventura?’, Antonio Tejera Gaspar
YouTube video by RSEAPT
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December 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Interesting talk by Prof Tejera Gaspar about the presumed Latino-Canarian inscriptions (which he doesn’t consider to be in Latin script)
Thanks to Jonay Acosta Armas pn the other platform.
www.youtube.com/live/HVnJeXx...
Thanks to Jonay Acosta Armas pn the other platform.
www.youtube.com/live/HVnJeXx...
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For Saturday’s Libyco-Berber tombstone, let’s have a look at a double inscription on the same stone, RIL 989, found in Mechta Charef in eastern Algeria. Copy by Rodary.🧵
December 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
For Saturday’s Libyco-Berber tombstone, let’s have a look at a double inscription on the same stone, RIL 989, found in Mechta Charef in eastern Algeria. Copy by Rodary.🧵
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Today is Friday and we will have a look at a small cemetery from Ksaïr in the Bou Hadjar region of eastern Algeria. All nine stelae in this cemetery seem to belong to Slnbrt and his family.
(all copies and photos were made by Rodary and published in CHabot 1940 [RIL])
🧵
(all copies and photos were made by Rodary and published in CHabot 1940 [RIL])
🧵
Just one more bilingual Libyco-Berber tombstone for Thursday, RIL 252, found in Aïn el Hafra in eastern Algeria. The reproduction in Chabot (1941) is, well..., not *very* helpful. But we can trust his transcriptions! 🧵
December 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Today is Friday and we will have a look at a small cemetery from Ksaïr in the Bou Hadjar region of eastern Algeria. All nine stelae in this cemetery seem to belong to Slnbrt and his family.
(all copies and photos were made by Rodary and published in CHabot 1940 [RIL])
🧵
(all copies and photos were made by Rodary and published in CHabot 1940 [RIL])
🧵
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Correspondence
Meaning :
We saw a gazelle pursued by a lion
#Tamajeq : nǝnay ǝzǝnkǝḍ istaɣ ahar
#Tetserret : nǝṣra ažonkǝḍ ikkikel ar
Meaning :
We saw a gazelle pursued by a lion
#Tamajeq : nǝnay ǝzǝnkǝḍ istaɣ ahar
#Tetserret : nǝṣra ažonkǝḍ ikkikel ar
December 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Correspondence
Meaning :
We saw a gazelle pursued by a lion
#Tamajeq : nǝnay ǝzǝnkǝḍ istaɣ ahar
#Tetserret : nǝṣra ažonkǝḍ ikkikel ar
Meaning :
We saw a gazelle pursued by a lion
#Tamajeq : nǝnay ǝzǝnkǝḍ istaɣ ahar
#Tetserret : nǝṣra ažonkǝḍ ikkikel ar
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Good morning. Here are the six sources of dreams acc. to Bar Bahlul (Duval, col. 753.12-15)
/hergå/
thinking about something
/mqaddmuṯ iḏaʕṯå ḏ-nap̄šå/
the soul's foreknowledge
/yuqrå ḏ-esṭomḵå/
the stomach being full
/sp̄iquṯå ḏ-esṭomḵå/
the stomach being empty
/šēḏå/
a demon
/alåhå/
God
/hergå/
thinking about something
/mqaddmuṯ iḏaʕṯå ḏ-nap̄šå/
the soul's foreknowledge
/yuqrå ḏ-esṭomḵå/
the stomach being full
/sp̄iquṯå ḏ-esṭomḵå/
the stomach being empty
/šēḏå/
a demon
/alåhå/
God
December 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Good morning. Here are the six sources of dreams acc. to Bar Bahlul (Duval, col. 753.12-15)
/hergå/
thinking about something
/mqaddmuṯ iḏaʕṯå ḏ-nap̄šå/
the soul's foreknowledge
/yuqrå ḏ-esṭomḵå/
the stomach being full
/sp̄iquṯå ḏ-esṭomḵå/
the stomach being empty
/šēḏå/
a demon
/alåhå/
God
/hergå/
thinking about something
/mqaddmuṯ iḏaʕṯå ḏ-nap̄šå/
the soul's foreknowledge
/yuqrå ḏ-esṭomḵå/
the stomach being full
/sp̄iquṯå ḏ-esṭomḵå/
the stomach being empty
/šēḏå/
a demon
/alåhå/
God
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Just one more bilingual Libyco-Berber tombstone for Thursday, RIL 252, found in Aïn el Hafra in eastern Algeria. The reproduction in Chabot (1941) is, well..., not *very* helpful. But we can trust his transcriptions! 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Just one more bilingual Libyco-Berber tombstone for Thursday, RIL 252, found in Aïn el Hafra in eastern Algeria. The reproduction in Chabot (1941) is, well..., not *very* helpful. But we can trust his transcriptions! 🧵
I'd like to see more articles on the meaning of terms usually translated as "language".
The concept of community languages as a way to keep secrets is definitely not unique to Vanuatu...
The concept of community languages as a way to keep secrets is definitely not unique to Vanuatu...
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I'd like to see more articles on the meaning of terms usually translated as "language".
The concept of community languages as a way to keep secrets is definitely not unique to Vanuatu...
The concept of community languages as a way to keep secrets is definitely not unique to Vanuatu...
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Et si ce truc typiquement taiwanais venait s'hybrider avec la culture populaire occidentale?
Et voici le Bopomofo-elfique: une version tolkienisée du bopomofo. On peut écrire de faux parchemins: 8/13
Et voici le Bopomofo-elfique: une version tolkienisée du bopomofo. On peut écrire de faux parchemins: 8/13
May 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Et si ce truc typiquement taiwanais venait s'hybrider avec la culture populaire occidentale?
Et voici le Bopomofo-elfique: une version tolkienisée du bopomofo. On peut écrire de faux parchemins: 8/13
Et voici le Bopomofo-elfique: une version tolkienisée du bopomofo. On peut écrire de faux parchemins: 8/13
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Libyco-Berber (LB) Tombstones - the Monday edition.
Today, we will have a look at an inscription from Morocco.
LB tombstones are written in two different scripts, commonly called "eastern" and "western". For the eastern script we have enough useful bilinguals to be certain about their reading. 🧵
Today, we will have a look at an inscription from Morocco.
LB tombstones are written in two different scripts, commonly called "eastern" and "western". For the eastern script we have enough useful bilinguals to be certain about their reading. 🧵
It's Sunday, so maybe another Libyco-Berber (LB) tombstone?
Today we will take a look at RIL 803, a LB-Punic bilingual text. It was found in 1890 in Fedj Mzala (Mechta Beni Oukden), Mila region, Algeria, and published and explained by a certain Cpt. Mélix (copy copied from Chabot 1940).
Today we will take a look at RIL 803, a LB-Punic bilingual text. It was found in 1890 in Fedj Mzala (Mechta Beni Oukden), Mila region, Algeria, and published and explained by a certain Cpt. Mélix (copy copied from Chabot 1940).
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Libyco-Berber (LB) Tombstones - the Monday edition.
Today, we will have a look at an inscription from Morocco.
LB tombstones are written in two different scripts, commonly called "eastern" and "western". For the eastern script we have enough useful bilinguals to be certain about their reading. 🧵
Today, we will have a look at an inscription from Morocco.
LB tombstones are written in two different scripts, commonly called "eastern" and "western". For the eastern script we have enough useful bilinguals to be certain about their reading. 🧵
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It's Sunday, so maybe another Libyco-Berber (LB) tombstone?
Today we will take a look at RIL 803, a LB-Punic bilingual text. It was found in 1890 in Fedj Mzala (Mechta Beni Oukden), Mila region, Algeria, and published and explained by a certain Cpt. Mélix (copy copied from Chabot 1940).
Today we will take a look at RIL 803, a LB-Punic bilingual text. It was found in 1890 in Fedj Mzala (Mechta Beni Oukden), Mila region, Algeria, and published and explained by a certain Cpt. Mélix (copy copied from Chabot 1940).
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's Sunday, so maybe another Libyco-Berber (LB) tombstone?
Today we will take a look at RIL 803, a LB-Punic bilingual text. It was found in 1890 in Fedj Mzala (Mechta Beni Oukden), Mila region, Algeria, and published and explained by a certain Cpt. Mélix (copy copied from Chabot 1940).
Today we will take a look at RIL 803, a LB-Punic bilingual text. It was found in 1890 in Fedj Mzala (Mechta Beni Oukden), Mila region, Algeria, and published and explained by a certain Cpt. Mélix (copy copied from Chabot 1940).
Hypercorrection in Arabic loans
Just saw something very interesting
Apparently the equivalent of tamajeq word təlxutbat ( religious sermon) in Tagdalt is talḥutbat with a ḥ while this word is from arabic خطبة
This case is also attested in tetserret in at least one word yarḥaš (to be cheap) from arabic رخيص
Apparently the equivalent of tamajeq word təlxutbat ( religious sermon) in Tagdalt is talḥutbat with a ḥ while this word is from arabic خطبة
This case is also attested in tetserret in at least one word yarḥaš (to be cheap) from arabic رخيص
December 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hypercorrection in Arabic loans
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It is Saturday, so why not present you with a Libyco-Berber tombstone ?
This is RIL 145 from Kef Beni Fredj in northeastern Algeria - one of the more famous bilingual stelae. First an image of the stela as a whole (by Reboud; all images taken from Chabot 1940):
This is RIL 145 from Kef Beni Fredj in northeastern Algeria - one of the more famous bilingual stelae. First an image of the stela as a whole (by Reboud; all images taken from Chabot 1940):
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It is Saturday, so why not present you with a Libyco-Berber tombstone ?
This is RIL 145 from Kef Beni Fredj in northeastern Algeria - one of the more famous bilingual stelae. First an image of the stela as a whole (by Reboud; all images taken from Chabot 1940):
This is RIL 145 from Kef Beni Fredj in northeastern Algeria - one of the more famous bilingual stelae. First an image of the stela as a whole (by Reboud; all images taken from Chabot 1940):
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Abusin wǝr iha elam
wǝr il amagal ar aṇenam
Otrǝšǝn wǝr iyya ilǝm
wǝr il ašafaṛ ar iṣarǝm
My wound is not on the body
Its only remedy is seeing you
wǝr il amagal ar aṇenam
Otrǝšǝn wǝr iyya ilǝm
wǝr il ašafaṛ ar iṣarǝm
My wound is not on the body
Its only remedy is seeing you
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Abusin wǝr iha elam
wǝr il amagal ar aṇenam
Otrǝšǝn wǝr iyya ilǝm
wǝr il ašafaṛ ar iṣarǝm
My wound is not on the body
Its only remedy is seeing you
wǝr il amagal ar aṇenam
Otrǝšǝn wǝr iyya ilǝm
wǝr il ašafaṛ ar iṣarǝm
My wound is not on the body
Its only remedy is seeing you
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An excellent piece by Yasmin Khan in @theguardian.com – and I’m very relieved the preposterous case against her has been dropped. www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began
The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
An excellent piece by Yasmin Khan in @theguardian.com – and I’m very relieved the preposterous case against her has been dropped. www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"takubbanit n tukksa n lmelḥ i waman n yilel Bgayet"
Interesting that they went for a puristic neologism for "sea" (ilel instead of lebḥeṛ), but not for "salt" (lmelḥ instead of tisent).
Interesting that they went for a puristic neologism for "sea" (ilel instead of lebḥeṛ), but not for "salt" (lmelḥ instead of tisent).
La station de dessalement de Thighremt atteint sa pleine capacité : 300 000 m³/j pour sécuriser durablement l’alimentation en eau du Centre du pays.
Lire l'article : ecotimesdz.com/bejaia-stati...
#Algérie #Eau #Sonatrach #Hydrique #Infrastructure
Lire l'article : ecotimesdz.com/bejaia-stati...
#Algérie #Eau #Sonatrach #Hydrique #Infrastructure
Béjaïa : La station de Thighremt à plein régime
Dans un communiqué rendu public ce lundi, SONATRACH a informé l’opinion publique que la station de dessalement de l’eau de
ecotimesdz.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"takubbanit n tukksa n lmelḥ i waman n yilel Bgayet"
Interesting that they went for a puristic neologism for "sea" (ilel instead of lebḥeṛ), but not for "salt" (lmelḥ instead of tisent).
Interesting that they went for a puristic neologism for "sea" (ilel instead of lebḥeṛ), but not for "salt" (lmelḥ instead of tisent).
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5-year (!) postdoc opportunity: Join our Edinburgh team and do fieldwork on the Burun languages!
Deadline for application: 17 December.
Position starts March 1st, 2025
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Deadline for application: 17 December.
Position starts March 1st, 2025
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
5-year (!) postdoc opportunity: Join our Edinburgh team and do fieldwork on the Burun languages!
Deadline for application: 17 December.
Position starts March 1st, 2025
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Deadline for application: 17 December.
Position starts March 1st, 2025
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Des conseils que j'ai regroupés pour ces concours (surtout section 1 2 et 3) : mathurinm.github.io/cnrs_inria_a...
Advice for CNRS and INRIA recruitment | Mathurin Massias' webpage
Mathurin Massias
mathurinm.github.io
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Des conseils que j'ai regroupés pour ces concours (surtout section 1 2 et 3) : mathurinm.github.io/cnrs_inria_a...
In Alur, "do you fight?" is apparently:
îíìíi̋
îíìíi̋
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
In Alur, "do you fight?" is apparently:
îíìíi̋
îíìíi̋
رحمهما الله
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
رحمهما الله
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CNRS cancels Web of Science in order to focus on qualitative evaluation and promoting the development of open databases.
www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'
www.cnrs.fr
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
CNRS cancels Web of Science in order to focus on qualitative evaluation and promoting the development of open databases.
www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
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🪨✋Abnaw n ifanen 🥘
Comment façonne-t-on les plats à cuire dans les #Babors ? Découvrez la procédure traditionnelle #amazighe avec notre vidéo :
▶️ youtu.be/zHL7tGwlcRM?...
Vous aussi, transmettez-nous vos vidéos, nous les diffuserons sur la chaîne @AmazighLanguages !
ⵣ🌟 tinemmirin ☀️ⵣ
Comment façonne-t-on les plats à cuire dans les #Babors ? Découvrez la procédure traditionnelle #amazighe avec notre vidéo :
▶️ youtu.be/zHL7tGwlcRM?...
Vous aussi, transmettez-nous vos vidéos, nous les diffuserons sur la chaîne @AmazighLanguages !
ⵣ🌟 tinemmirin ☀️ⵣ
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🪨✋Abnaw n ifanen 🥘
Comment façonne-t-on les plats à cuire dans les #Babors ? Découvrez la procédure traditionnelle #amazighe avec notre vidéo :
▶️ youtu.be/zHL7tGwlcRM?...
Vous aussi, transmettez-nous vos vidéos, nous les diffuserons sur la chaîne @AmazighLanguages !
ⵣ🌟 tinemmirin ☀️ⵣ
Comment façonne-t-on les plats à cuire dans les #Babors ? Découvrez la procédure traditionnelle #amazighe avec notre vidéo :
▶️ youtu.be/zHL7tGwlcRM?...
Vous aussi, transmettez-nous vos vidéos, nous les diffuserons sur la chaîne @AmazighLanguages !
ⵣ🌟 tinemmirin ☀️ⵣ
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The migrations of the pig from Europe to Africa .
The introduction of the pig happened in the Neolithic period in Northwest Africa from iberia .
The introduction of the pig happened in the Neolithic period in Northwest Africa from iberia .
November 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The migrations of the pig from Europe to Africa .
The introduction of the pig happened in the Neolithic period in Northwest Africa from iberia .
The introduction of the pig happened in the Neolithic period in Northwest Africa from iberia .
Wasn't expecting to find a critique of traditional pedagogy (the "memorise or get hit" approach) in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, but here you are.
www.tonyburke.ca/wp-content/u...
www.tonyburke.ca/wp-content/u...
November 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Wasn't expecting to find a critique of traditional pedagogy (the "memorise or get hit" approach) in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, but here you are.
www.tonyburke.ca/wp-content/u...
www.tonyburke.ca/wp-content/u...
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Excellent Mi’gmaq language flash card.
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Excellent Mi’gmaq language flash card.