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…
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…
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…
Ella Williams: A month of weddings – Morocco, November 2022
Ayyur ad iga ayyur n timghriwin. Ftigh s snat timghriwin gh Talat n Yakoub d tga tiklit tamzwarut ligh ftigh s tamghra tamaghribit. Tamghra tamzwarut tga tamghra n Samira, tafruxt lli illan gh drs inu n tinglizit gh 2019. Gh lmaghrib, bzaf n middn ar krrun timilsa n tamghra d…
Putting my language skills to use: Ella Williams, Morocco October 2022
Imik s imik, bdigh ar tmyurgh ghid gh lmaghrib, khsusan lqwalb n lmaghrib. Krayatt ass iga mughamara, d ghilad ufigh ad ḍṣṣagh f mayad, l3aks n agigi aghama l7al. Mathalan, rzmgh compte bancaire gh lmaghrib gh isizwur n ayyur wis tam, walakin orta yyi fkan carte bancaire d ur ufigh…
Learning the art of Moroccan patience whilst waiting for transport
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…
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.…
