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1b. Yennayer
1b. Yennayer
Happy New Year / Blessed New Year
1- Aseggʷas amaynu d amimun 1- asgåas Amaynu d amimun The word “amaynu” meaning:
2- Aseggʷas nnek / nnec amaynu d 2- Asgåas nnk / nnc Amaynu d new, is a neology. Its use is
amimun amimun popular only in this and other
3- Aseggʷas nnem amaynu d aminun 3- asgåas nnm amaynu d amimun similar ceremonial contexts.
Most average Riffian Berber-
Aseggʷas n jdid d amimun asgåas n jdid d amimun speakers still use the traditional
word “jdid” in daily life for the
sense of “new”.
Jdid is from Arabic ()جديد
Note: Every sound written with the letter “d” in these sentences is spirantized.
Moubarik Belkasim