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Ammar Negadi
Ammar Negadi (19432 December 2008) was an Algerian Berber linguist and writer known for his fervent advocacy for the Tifinagh script. Biography Born in 1943 in Bélezma, Merouana, in the Aurès region of Algeria, Negadi played a pivotal role in shaping the discourse and activism surrounding Amazigh rights, particularly during a time of cultural suppression and political adversity. in the late 1960s Negadi moved to France and became actively involved with the Berber Academy. He was one of the few Chaoui members, and he quickly distinguished himself as a vocal advocate for Tifinagh revival and recognition. in 1973, Mohand Arav Bessaoud vouched for him to chair the academy as secretary general. Negadi's tenure was marked by his prolific writings and advocacy efforts, Afterward he started distributing Tifinagh publications in the Aures region. However, in 1975, Negadi left the academy, citing 'infiltrations by agitators' as the reason. In 1980, Negadi, alongside Profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tifinagh
Tifinagh ( Tuareg Berber language: ; Neo-Tifinagh: ; Berber Latin alphabet: ; ) is a script used to write the Berber languages. Tifinagh is descended from the ancient Libyco-Berber alphabet. The traditional Tifinagh, sometimes called Tuareg Tifinagh, is still favored by the Tuareg people of the Sahara desert in southern Algeria, northeastern Mali, northern Niger, and northern Burkina Faso for writing the Tuareg languages. Neo-Tifinagh is an alphabet developed by the Berber Academy by adopting Tuareg Tifinagh for use for Kabyle; it has been since modified for use across North Africa. Tifinagh is one of three major competing Berber orthographies alongside the Berber Latin alphabet and the Arabic alphabet. Tifinagh is the official script for Tamazight, an official language of Morocco and Algeria. Outside of symbolic cultural uses, Latin remains the dominant script for writing Berber languages throughout North Africa. The ancient Libyco-Berber script was used by the ancient north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belezma Range
The Belezma Range, also transliterated as Belzma (), is a prolongation of the Aurès Mountains, at the confluence of the Tell Atlas and the Saharan Atlas in northeastern Algeria. It is separated from the main Aurès Range by the Batna, Algeria, Batna-El Kantara basin. Geography and vegetation The ridge is roughly aligned in an E-W direction. It is located at the western end of the Aurès Range, with the Hodna Mountains to the west. The highest peak, at , is the Djebel Refâa. Other important peaks are high Djebel Tichaou and Djebel Touggourt (meaning 'Cedar Peak'). The Belezma Range has one of the most important natural Atlas Cedar forests of Algeria. It is qualified as a 'dry facies' pure forest owing to its location and the influence of the large deserts nearby, being located only north of the El Kantara gorges, and there has been a high mortality of the trees in recent times. The Belezma mountains have been traditionally inhabited by the ''Houaras'' Chaoui people. There is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
