Berber

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Longing song: my white flower

Name of speaker:

Michaʾel Yifrach

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Banker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

51

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Tiznit, Tirsal, Israel

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

Prayer of thanks for the grain

Name of speaker:

Michaʾel Yifrach

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Banker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

51

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Tiznit, Tirsal, Israel

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

Song in Berber

Name of speaker:

Michaʾel Yifrach

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Banker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

51

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Tiznit, Tirsal, Israel

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

A salesman who spoke in Berber thinking Rivka didn't understand him

Name of speaker:

Rivka Shem-Tov (Biton)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1955

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Zerkten

Language:

Conversation topics:

Language, Women

Documentation:

Liri Malka

Song in Berber, the language of Rivka's mother, and a song she sang to her brother

Name of speaker:

Rivka Shem-Tov (Biton)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1955

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Zerkten

Language:

Conversation topics:

Women, Women's songs

Documentation:

Liri Malka

Songs in Berber and translation into Moroccan

Name of speaker:

Rivka Shem-Tov (Biton)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1955

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Zerkten

Language:

Conversation topics:

Women, Women's songs

Documentation:

Liri Malka

Blessing the guests during the grandson's engagement

Name of speaker:

Tamar Yifraḥ

Gender of speaker:

Female

Age of speaker at time of recording:

71

Year of immigration:

1956

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Tirsal

Language:

Conversation topics:

Wedding, Women's songs

Documentation:

Provided to Yaʿel Wecsler by Michaʾel Yifraḥ

Year of recording:

1971

Family song describing life in the village and praises the Lord

Name of speaker:

ʾEsther Yifraḥ (ʾAsraf)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Age of speaker at time of recording:

44

Year of immigration:

1956

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Tirsal

Language:

Conversation topics:

Family, Folk songs

Documentation:

Provided to Yaʿel Wecsler by Michaʾel Yifraḥ

Year of recording:

1971

Translation:

תרגום חלקי:

אתחיל ואשבח את אלוקינו כל עוד נשמה באפי.

כשלא נפגשים עם אדם אהוב זמן רב, והגעגועים רבים.

כשקוראים לעזרה, ומי שעונה הם אחיי הקרובים אליי ביותר.

האיכר משבח את האדמה על שזכה לזרוע ולקצור.

The Berber language

In loving memory of my wife, Raḥel-Rachelle Perets Z”L

Name of speaker:

Ḥaviv Perets

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Farmer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1955

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Aït Bouguemmaz

Language: