Directions

1. ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ⵜ?

   Manza t?

   Where is it?

   Usage

   A short question about where something is.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus; ⵜ is the pronoun "it".

2. ⴷⴷⵓ ⵏⵏⵉⵛⴰⵏ

   Ddu nnican

   Go straight ahead

   Usage

   Used in giving or hearing directions; an imperative.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus.

3. ⴷⴷⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵥⵍⵎⴰⴹ

   Ddu ɣr uẓlmaḍ

   Go left

   Usage

   Giving or hearing directions to the left.

   Grammar Note

   Composed on the corpus pattern "ⴷⴷⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵜⴰⵔⴰⵎ" (go west) with ⴰⵥⵍⵎⴰⴹ (left) from the dictionary; Wikipedia has "ⵙⴳ ⵓⵥⵍⵎⴰⴹ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴼⴰⵙⵉ" (from left to right).

4. ⴷⴷⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴼⴰⵙⵉ

   Ddu ɣr ufasi

   Go right

   Usage

   Giving or hearing directions to the right.

   Grammar Note

   Same frame as the left card. ⴰⴼⴰⵙⵉ (right) is a dictionary headword used on Wikipedia but rare in the conversational corpora; ⴰⴼⵓⵙⵉ is a variant.

5. ⴷⴷⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵜⴰⵔⴰⵎ

   Ddu ɣr utaram

   Go west

   Usage

   Giving a direction by compass point.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus. ⴰⵜⴰⵔⴰⵎ (west) is frequent on Wikipedia; the dictionary headword is ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵎ.

6. ⵓⵔⵔⵉ

   Urri

   Go back

   Usage

   Telling someone to go back the way they came.

   Grammar Note

   The imperative of "to return"; the corpus has "ⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⵙ ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵜⴽⴽⵉⴷ" (go back to where you came from).

7. ⴱⵉⴷⴷ

   Bidd

   Stop

   Usage

   Asking someone to stop walking or driving.

   Grammar Note

   The imperative of the verb "to stand, stop", attested in the corpus.

8. ⵉⵙ ⵢⴰⴳⴳⵓⴳ?

   Is yaggug?

   Is it far?

   Usage

   Asking whether the place is far.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus; for a feminine noun it is "ⵉⵙ ⵜⴰⴳⴳⵓⴳ?".

9. ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵥ?

   Is d yaẓ?

   Is it nearby?

   Usage

   Asking whether it is close.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus.

10. ⵓⵔ ⴱⴰⵀⵔⴰ ⵢⴰⴳⴳⵓⴳ

    Ur bahra yaggug

    It isn't that far

    Usage

    Answering a question about distance.

    Grammar Note

    This exact sentence is in the corpus; negation is ⵓⵔ plus the verb (stative verbs keep their form).

11. ⵎⵍ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴳ ⵜⴽⴰⵕⴹⴰ

    Ml iyi g tkaṛḍa

    Show me on the map

    Usage

    Asking someone to point out a place on a map; an imperative.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from the corpus "ⵎⵍ ⵉⵢⵉ" (show me) and "ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵇⵇⵓⵍ ⴳ ⵜⴽⴰⵕⴹⴰ" (he is looking at the map).

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