Azul fellawen a wid iqqaren, wid ittaken azal i tagi nneɣ. Ass-a s lferḥ d ameqqran ara wen-d-qeddmeɣ yiwen umyaru. Ahat d amaynu ɣer kra n yemdanen, maca aṭas i t-yessnen. Argaz-agi isem-is Essaid At Maamar. Attan a wen-iniɣ belli tira ines gerrzent d ayen kan, snecraḥant, ttakent-ed asirem deg tmaziɣt (neɣ deg "teqbaylit" akken qqaren kra imedyazen nneɣ). Amagrad agi amenzu ara d-nawi sɣur Essaid, a t-nehdu i tmaziɣin akken llant i lmend n was n tmeṭṭut. Nekkini a t-hduɣ aṭas aṭas i yemma ɛzizen.
Tanemmirt ɣef terzeft nnwen. Ḥsen.
 Dda Ɛmer bu tfenṭazit
A tawaγit-iw, a lqecc-iw d wi tbubbeḍ ay ul ageswwwaḥ!!!
Macahu γef wass-nni amcum, yettaken anzi s ussan-nniḍen kan:
Tekker nna Taferruǧt s asewwi n imensi, aεeqqa n wewren ur izad, ur yenγis. Amzun tettektil-iten ngum a d-kecmen taseksut.
Teftel, terḍem, tesseww, yewweḍ-d lawan n imensi, yekcem-d dda Ɛmer (argaz-is) s axxam.
Yeqqim γef ukursi, yeẓẓel iḍarren-is akken yessefk, yesnejbad akk iman-is akka d wakka, yuγal yenṭeq γef mmi-s, yenna-yas: Yya-d a Mexluf a mmi, qabel-iy-id akka s yahin s učči, meqqar ad sɛuɣ la biti!
Mexluf yekker iqubel baba-s γer ṭṭabla, nna Taferruǧt tessers-asen imensi zdat-sen.
Ččan, swan, rwan, uγalen ttgurruεen si bibṛas, dγa ufan-d γef wacu d-jebden awal:
Dda Ɛmer: Asmi d-newwi tislit si Xnecla i Bextis-nneγ, fkan-aγ-d at Meṛwan kra n imerṣumen n weksum a Mexluf a mmi fi εin cciṭan, wellah ar ugaren amehraz-inna deg ufus n yemma-k. Rnan-aγ-d yiwen lgazuz d aberkan, neswa almi neṭṭerḍeq, nuγal nettgurruε akka am tura. Twalaḍ a mmi li bbun sivinir, jjami u bli jjami teffɣen aqerru n yiwen "ya ma sseεd-k ya faεel lxir" ad yerḥem Rebbi iγsan n at lxir di lğennet!
Mexluf: Am arezg-nwen a ba, terwam-d MANJ TU s iqeffafen!
Lgazuz-nni aberkan ssawalen-as medden Kuka Kula (Coca Cola).
Dda Ɛmer: S bibṛas i t-xeddmen?
Mexluf: Wellah ma ẓriγ a ba, maεna ur cukkeγ ara, d lgazuz d- yennulfan di Marikan, si lazi akin, wissen ma yella dinna bibṛas…
Nna Taferruǧt tekker tejmeε ijeqḍuren ideg ččan yergazen, tesfeḍ-d ṭṭabla, tesdukel seksu d-yugaren deg iḍebsiyen-nsen γer yiwet tqedduḥt, terna-yas kra n useqqi, teqqim γer tγerγert (lqaɛa), acku nettat d tameṭṭut i tella, ur tessin ara i wučči a la Xnecla. Akken tessaweḍ snat neγ kraḍ n tγenjawin n seksu s imi-s, terwa si tmendit imi ur d-yenni ara dda Ɛmer ass-nni izad kra neγ yenγes. Tessers taγenjawt-is (tijγelt-is), tekker tebda asired n leḥwal.
Dda Ɛmer iremmeq-itt si teɣmert, iwala tessegra-d kra n iεeqqayen n seksu di tqedduḥt-is, iγil εni tefka axxam-is i uxessar.
Yečča wergaz timess, yesmermeɣ fell-as s leεyaḍ, yenna-yas:
Ssers-iten din ijeqḍuren-nni, ssers-iten din a ddin n yemma-m!
"Yessusef-as γer tqedduḥt, ttfuh, ttfuh!!!" snat tikkal, yenna-yas daγen: Mebla ddin n baba-m, mebla ddin n baba-m, a lukan a d-teğğeḍ yiwen uεeqqa yugar-d, ar d-iferreğ deg-m win ixaqen. Ayen a lmettwet, ṣṣreγ lɛar-im almi d ass-a akken ad tessnegreḍ axxam-iw yerna yal ass qqareγ-am lḥal ilmend n leḥwal, kemm tugiḍ ad tesleḍ. D ayen iɣef d am-ttεeggineγ iɣer tettuɣaleḍ. Yefka-yas sin iqeddimen γer tlemmast n uzagur, yuγal deg-s nnefs tmeɣdurt, teẓẓel deg tlemmast n tγerγert, teṣreɛ. Dda Ɛmer bu tfenṭazit yezzi, yenneḍ sennig uqerruy-is, yebren cclaγem-is, yenser axlul, yenneḥneḥ, yuγal yekker ad yekcem γer tɣurfett-is, yessegra-yas-d imeslayen-agi: A yelli-s n yiẓẓan, lammer a d-yini cciṭan igenni tεawdeḍ i ugejdur yecban wagi, a kem-refdeɣ d tamuddurt, a kem-id-sserseɣ d lmeyyet. Ihi tura nekk nniγ, kemm tesliḍ, ata wansi kkiγ!
Yekcem γer texxamt-is n tguni, yefser iman-is γef wusu, iger-d nnehta, yessaweḍ yiwen uɛemmur n ccemma, annect tettaddam telwaḥt γer ddaw n icenfer-is ufella yellan di tama taẓelmaṭ, yettban-d amzun temγi-d teẓrut ddaw tiṭ-is, yuγal-d acemma γer leεqel-is, imiren yesteqsa iman-is γef wacuɣer d wacu d-yella ccwal-nni deg wexxam.
amagrad ittkemmil
Win iran ad ilmed tamaziɣt (taqbaylit), ad iddu s asmel:
www.apprendrelekabyle.com
Wa iqqar i wa.
Those interested in learning Tamazight (Taqbaylit variant) can do so at the above website. Please share with your friends.
AMUSSU ADELSAN AMAZIΓ N INELMADEN G TIZI N IMNAYEN
ALƔU
Azul d ameγnas ,
Di tazwara. azul ameqran i inezbayen n tidet n ugdud amerruki , azul n tγensa d tẓiḍert i yinekraf isertanen n Umussu Adelsan Amaziγ (MDM) illan g yikurmuten n timmuzdert : Tucka, Sidi Sεid d Warzazat.
Ayyuz i akw winna ikan tudert d idammen-nnsen i tmentilt tamaziγt, salen ar akkan (Meεtub Lwennas, Saεid Sifaw, Manu Dayak, Bujemεa Hebbaẓ,Lγaci….atg)
Ibeddi nga assa g tesnawit n Zayd u Ḥmad (Med V) g Tizi n Imnayen, yusa-d d wass amaḍlan n tutlayin timezwura, 21 febrayer acku nra ad nini i yinelmaden ula medden is iga wawal amaziγ tutlayt-nneγ tamezwarut, d wis ur nri asselku ittegga udabu aεerbeẓri i tmaziγt ula Imaziγen, am uyenna gan isemxan d yiḥeẓẓaren n udabu i yimeγnasen-nneγ ayenna ran ad gen yan ibeddi amalway dat “umni” amerruki ass n 14 febrayer 2009.
Day, ar nettini i Lmexzen ad d-irẓem i yinekraf n Umussu Adelsan Amaziγ d ad iwdu asselku ittegga i Imaziγen ula i tmizar g tsul tedder tutlayt tamaziγt: Anẓul Ugmiḍ, Rrif, Tiniri…
Seg tama yaḍen, da nessutur ad tili tutlayt tamaziγt d tutlayt tunṣibt g tmendawt n tmazirt-nneγ tili g akw iγerbazen d tsuda, ar diγ nesγuyyu γef yiselmaden imeksenmaziγen g tesnawit-nneγ isxuben aḍu i yinelmaden isawalen γef tmaziγt.
Ar nesskan tiwizi-nneγ d yimussuten n yinelmaden imaziγen g Ulennif, Bumal n Dades, Tinγir, Walmas, Nnaḍur…atg
Ittug g Tizi n Imnayen ass n : 09-02-2959 / 21-02-2009
“ Skud mazal tarwa n leḥlal Ur as-nkennu i lqid ”
Lexicon / Amawal
Amussu: Movement
Inezbayen: Those who resist
Tamentilt: Cause
Tasnawit: High school
Amaḍlan: Related to entire world
Aεerbeẓri: Arabist
Amalway: Peaceful
Anẓul Ugmiḍ: Southeast
Tunṣibt: Official
Tamendawt: Constitution
Tisuda: Institutions
Imeksenmaziγen: Amazighophobes
Attan yewweḍ-ed lawan a negg tameγra n Yennayer di New York. A d-tuγal tafat γer temdint n New York ay atmaten! Ihi anṣuf yisswen γer tmeγra as n ssebt agi zdatneγ. Awit-d lwacul d imdukal nnwen. Siwelt i wid tessnem meṛṛa! Aseggas ameggaz!
Yennayer in NYC is finally back. Please join ACAA to mark the comeback of our New York community to the center of the action!
Here is the announcement for ACAA's NYC celebration of the Amazigh New Year.
Date and time: Evening of January 31st (see pic below).
Also I ask that our members and readers contribute as much as possible by informing friends and relatives about this event. Grab the phone and call and forward this email to your acquaintances.
Happy Yennayer!
 English Version Follows
Tiddukla tadelsant tamaziɣt deg Marikan tera ad tekmasi aselmed n tmaziɣt i imeẓyanen ak d imeqqranen. Am akken teẓram imaziɣen deg tmurt n Marikan bḍan am tasa n wuccen akken qqaren. Ihi, akken a nezmer a nessali kra hatta wacu nessaram a t-nexdem:
- Ilaq deg tal tamnaṭ ad ilin ddeqs n wid iran ad ɣren akken a d-nesbedd tarbaɛt n wid ara yeɣren.
- Ilaq a d-naf wid izemren ad slemden (ad izmiren a d-asen ɣer wemḍiq n temlilit n terbaɛt).
- Issefk yal/tal yiwen/yiwet ad yeqbel ad yeǧǧ kra seg lǧiha-s. Seg mi yal tamnaṭ ad yili yiwen kan n umḍiq, ihi ad ilin wid ara d-yeddun 15 min, ad ilin wid ara d-yeddun 60 min neɣ ugar.
- Nessaram ad ilint aṭas n yemdanen, akken a nesmed aṭas n trebbaɛ.
- Ilaq yal yiwen a d-yefk afus, aṭas aṭas deg wayen yerzan aselmed n imeẓyanen (ama deg tiɣtin n wayen ilaq I uselmed, ama deg lefḍur neɣ taɛessast n imeẓyanen, neɣ aɛiwen n wid isselmaden.
- Akken a d-nesbedd aɣerbaz agi n tmaziɣt, ilaq wid iran ad lemden, a ɣ-d-fken kra n telɣutin I waken a nheggi ayen ilaqen.
Wid iran s yiman nnsen ad ɣren, neɣ ran a d-awin arraw nnsen ad ɣren tamaziɣt, ilaq a d-ačaren takaramt-a icudden seddaw. Tella yiwen n tkaramt i imeẓyanen, tayeḍ i imeqranen. Ačaret-ed tikaramin, taznem-tent-id ɣer tensa n tiddukla (ẓer “Contact Us”). Tanemmirt
The Amazigh Cultural Association is in planning a pilot program for teaching Tamazight. Courses will be organized depending on needs for children and adults. However, as you know Imazighen in the US are scattered around the four corners of this vast country. This makes it hard to organize courses everywhere. So here is what we are planning:
- In each region there have to be enough people who wish to learn the Tamazight language so that we can organize the courses.
- We have to find enough teachers qualified enough to teach both adults and children.
- If we want this to succeed everyone is expected to sacrifice something. Some people may have to commute only 15 min. to take the course, but others maybe 60 min. or more.
- Everyone is expected to help in a way or another (school needs for kids, food and snacks, coordination, logistics, teaching material, teacher aides, etc.).
- To efficiently organize this program we need to collect enough information from those who are interested.
Those who are interested in this program are asked download (see below) and fill out the proper application forms (there are forms for children and adults). Please fill out the form completely and return to ACAA (see Contact Us for address). Thanks.
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 English version follows
Tafaska tis-snat n Usaru Amaziɣ n Los Angeles ad tili as n wis-10 seg Yennayer (amasiḥi) 2009. Tezga-d deg tmeɣra n imaziɣen irkelli: tameɣra n Yennayer. Tafaska agi issudes-itt-id Tazzla Institute for Cultural Diversity (www.tazzla.org) s tallalt n Tiddukla Tadelsant Tamaziɣt deg Marikan.
Di laɛnaya nnwen rezfet ɣer wesmel n tfaska www.laaff.org akken a d-tawin tilɣutin ilaqen. Nessaram aṭas n imaslaḍen nneɣ d imeɣriyen n wesmel-a ad izmiren ad ddun ɣer tfaska agi ad ɛemmṛen ṛṛeḥba dinna, ad –walin kra n wudmwen n yedles amaziɣ ur ẓrin ara yakan.
The second annual Los Angeles Film Festival will take place on January 10th 2009. It coincides with the celebration of the Amazigh New Year or the Yennayer celebration. This festival is organized by the Tazzla Institute for Cultural Diversity (www.tazzla.org) and co-sponsored by the Amazigh Cultural Association in America.
Please visit the festival's website www.laaff.org for more information. We encourage our members and readers to attend the festival to discover the many facets of Amazigh culture that are going to be shown to you on the big screen. It is a one of a kind opportunity in the US. We wish the festival a great success.
 The end of summer 2008 marked the end of the Kabyl Folktale Theater Project directed by Taous Claire Khazem and sponsored by ACAA.The Kabyl Folktale Theater Project was created to celebrate the rich oral tradition of Kabylia by combining theatrical performance with Kabyl folktales (timucuha). Young Kabyl women from the region of Bgayet created a theatre rooted in Kabyl folktales.
The project lasted approximately three months but Taous arrived in the Kabyl capital Tizi-Ouzou in mid-May 2008 to visit family and friends and plan her project. During her first week she already started asking her relatives for folktales.
Challenges
Arrived in Bgayet, Taous met numerous challenges. One of these challenges is lodging. In Bgayet, rent is very high during the summer months. In fact it is as high as in any major American city. Through ACAA and friends, Taous managed to find a place where to stay. The other major challenge is finding the right candidates for this project. An ad was posted at the City Universitaire with the help of Beza Bencheikh. Taous planned to audition young candidates from highschool but it was not easy as by the time she got there all highschools were closed for the summer vacation. Finally Taous settled with seven candidates who previously worked with Bgayet Regional Theatre Director Omar Fetmouche on another show. The seven recruits will go through the full training and take part in the final performance. For Taous it was not an easy task but she was prepared.
Training and Folktale Selection
It’s the beginning of July and for about a week actresses and director hit the road and scoured the surrounding villages to collect as many folktales as possible. They talked to relatives and friends with knowledge of old Kabyl tales. Director Khazem and her students selected three folktales each telling about the life of a different woman. The tales were all about the courage, the life struggles and the role of women in Amazigh society. The young actresses would end up learning a life lesson while experiencing the joy of theater as well as through the stories themselves.
Ø The first tale was about the seven sisters and the ogress. The youngest of the sisters would be the one to read through the ogress’s monstrous plans and save the day.
Ø The second tale was about a girl who was buried alive by her family. She had eaten a snake egg that hatched in her belly. Saved by a stranger, she came back to haunt her mean step-mother and redeem her father.
Ø A man swore to marry the girl whose hair he found at a fountain. The girl’s name was Drima and she unfortunately was his own sister.
During the same month, the aspiring actresses explored different styles of play, improvisation and creating scenes and characters. Then came the time to write the dialogues, learn and rehearse them. To challenge the actresses, Director Khazem brought in an audience several times in order to prepare them for the final performance.
Performances
The actors performed four times: twice at the Bgayet Theatre Regionale, once at the Maison de la Culture of Ait-Smail, and another time at the Maison de la Culture of Bgayet.
Conclusion
This project was the first of its kind for ACAA. ACAA is very grateful to Taous for putting it together and working very hard to see it through. ACAA is very grateful to many other people, members and non-members, who contributed financially or otherwise to this project. Special thanks to Bgayet regional theatre director Omar Fetmouche, Mohand Ameziane Bencheikh, Amor Nouri, MAK Sweden, Nora Cheddad, Nordine Saidi, the Adel Family, Lyazid Abdi, and Samira and Ghania Challali. Last but not least let’s us thank our seven participants who sacrificed their summer vacation and worked hard and performed beautifully.
Many lessons have been learned from this project both for Taous and for ACAA. According to Taous, more effort and time should be devoted to recruiting. Certainly, more housing does require a larger budget in cities like Bgayet where rent skyrockets during the summer months. Another area that may need additional attention in the future is a stipend for actors to increase motivation and help during recruiting.
Overall the project was a success. The goals set for the project were achieved despite the many challenges. Taous and her actresses created a new style of theater in Kabylia that is rooted in the Amazigh tradition and values.
More Info (Coming soon... Please visit the projects section)
1) Kabyl tales used in this project
2) Photos
3) Clip from the show
4) Taous Khazem's project blog
5) Algerian newspaper clips about the project
 The Amazigh Cultural Association in America Celebrates the Amazigh New Year, Yennayer 2959/2009
Saturday, January 17th
6:00pm – 11:00pm
at
YWCA
7, Temple Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
The program includes: Dinner (traditional Couscous), Amazigh Live Music & more cultural programming.
Admission plus Dinner: $15 ($5 for children under 12)
Please help the organizers by purchasing your tickets in advance at:
The Moroccan Caravan Store
285 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143
Or online at www.moroccancaravan.com under specials
For more info, please call Addi at 617-314-7002
Or email: azruhammar@gmail.com
 Timlilit n useggas 2008 - ACAA 2008 Annual Meeting
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Days Inn Bridgewater, NJ
1260 US Hwy 22 East
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Hotel Tel: (908) 526-9500
For directions, please use mapquest or google maps.
Tagburt / Agenda
· 10:00-10:30 - Coffee
· 10:30-10:45 - Welcome
· 10:45-12:00 - Report by the executive team
o Financial Report by Rabah Seffal, Treasurer
o The state of ACAA current and future by Hsen Larbi, President
· 12:00-1:00 – Break for Lunch
· 1:00-1:30 – Question/Answer
· 1:30–3:30 - Open forum / Discussion
· 3:30-4:00 – Elections
To our members:
The annual meeting is an opportunity to meet you fellow ACAA members and discuss issues related to our organization and the causes it defends. We also cast our ballots that day for the upcoming elections. Those who cannot attend can vote by proxy (via regular mail). Please note, this is a members only event. If you would like to bring a guest, please send us your request ahead of time.
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