Case Study: Ella Williams – Morocco, 2022

Spending the past six months in Morocco has been an incredible experience, and I’d like to thank the John Speak Trust for supporting me in my journey with learning Tachelhit. When I first decided to seriously dedicate myself to learning Tachelhit back in 2020, it wasn’t clear to me how I’d realistically be able to…

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Ella Williams: My final month – Morocco, January 2023

Gwad iga ayyur amgaru n lminHa nu ‘John Speak’. Zrin dghya sdis iyyurn gh lmaghrib. Walakin ur tga tigira n tajriba nu d tachelhit ashku rad ghamagh gh lmaghrib ba3d tigira n lminHa bach ad skrgh baht inu n ldoctura. Gh tannayt inu, tachelhit inu ghilad tuf bahra tachelhit light b7ra uchkigh ayur wis ttam,…

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Ella Williams: The World Cup! – Morocco, December 2022

Ayyur ad iga ayyur n takkurt. Lmaghrib tga tamazirt tafrikit tamzwarut lli ikchmn ldawr nisf lnihayi n kas l3alam d midn n lmaghrib khullun. Lluqt lli ar imarki fariq amghrbi, tufit a tssflidt midn ar ssghiyun kraygatt mani ghugunus n tgmma nsn. Ba3d match, kun yan ar ar itfugh tgimmi s znnqit. Midn ar ttasin…

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Transport in Tamazirt : Ella Williams, September 2022

Ayyur wis tza gis lhma bzaf zund ayyur wis tam. Zrigh bzaf n ussan gh umoddo bach ad kkgh dar taradin gh idwwarn-nsnt. Imalass lli izrin, ftigh s Tassa Ouirgane, Marigha d Imlil. Amoddo ur irkha ashku ur illa transport direct d laktariya, transport s tamazirt ichqqa immik. Umzgh triporteur s Tassa Ouirgane – ur…

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A Return to Morocco: Ella Williams, July 2022

Hello everyone! My name is Ella, and I was awarded a John Speak scholarship to learn Tachelhit in Morocco. Tachelhit is the language of the Amazigh people of North Africa, who are the indigenous people of this region, found in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Mali, Niger and even the Canary Islands. I started learning Tachelhit in…

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