Transportation

1. ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ⴰⵏⵙⵎⴰⴷⴷⵓ?

   Manza ansmaddu?

   Where is the bus?

   Usage

   Asking where the bus is.

   Grammar Note

   Composed on the pattern of the corpus sentence ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ⴰⴷⵍⵉⵙ? "where is the book"; no copula is used.

2. ⵔⵉⵖ ⵟⵟⴰⴽⵙⵉ

   Riɣ ṭṭaksi

   I want a taxi

   Usage

   Looking for a taxi.

   Grammar Note

   Composed as ⵔⵉⵖ + noun. ⵟⵟⴰⴽⵙⵉ is a dictionary headword with no corpus examples.

3. ⵔⵉⵖ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵍⵜ

   Riɣ tanfult

   I want a ticket

   Usage

   Buying a ticket.

   Grammar Note

   Composed as ⵔⵉⵖ + noun. ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵍⵜ is a feminine noun in the dictionary with examples in both corpora.

4. ⴱⵉⴷⴷ ⵖⵉⴷ

   Bidd ɣid

   Stop here

   Usage

   Telling a driver where to stop.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from the imperative ⴱⵉⴷⴷ (2 zgh, 9 Tashelhit hits) plus ⵖⵉⴷ "here".

5. ⵎⵍ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ

   Ml iyi aɣaras

   Show me the way

   Usage

   When you need directions.

   Grammar Note

   Composed by adding ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ "road" to the attested ⵎⵍ ⵉⵢⵉ "show me".

6. ⵊⵍⵉⵖ

   Jliɣ

   I'm lost

   Usage

   Saying you are lost.

   Grammar Note

   First person of the dictionary verb ⵊⵍⴰ "to wander, get lost"; Tashelhit has Jliɣ and zgh has the form 6 times. Plural: ⵏⵊⵍⴰ.

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