الخصائص اللغوية لأسماء المراكز السكنية بقبيلة إسافن (جنوب المغرب): دراسة وصفية تحليلية

Abstract

This study aims to examine the linguistic characteristics of the names of residential centers in the Isafen tribe, located in the Sous region of southern Morocco. The analysis was conducted based on the rules of standard Amazigh, following prior studies from geographical, historical, and linguistic perspectives. The study yielded several conclusions and insights that allowed us to provide a general overview of the features of the local language (a branch of the Tachelhit dialect). These findings highlighted significant results not only in the linguistic aspects related to word structure, their semantic classification, and phonetic features but also in the highly important domain of toponymy. This field focuses on the study of place names, their origins, meanings, geographic identification, and historical characteristics.