I always want and for always, ta share my culture, with the whole world, as I wish to, you made us share yours.
At every bivouac, unavoidable « tea of the desert » will be the opportunity of the exchanges. Every guest at this ceremony must drink three glasses, the fisrt one is bitter like death, the second one soft like life, and the third one sweet like love.
For us, the touaregs it won't be the contents of the glass, which will import, but the quality of the conversation which will take place around the fire.



Little lexical to beggin in Tamahaki

How are you?

MA TOULED ?

I'm fine

NADJODAY

Good morning

TOUFATE N’ELKHERE

Good night

EHAADE YAHOUSSAYEN

What 's your name ?

ESSEM N’AK ?(m.)/ESSEME N’EM ?(f.)

My name is...

ESSEMIN….

Good arrival

YAHOUSSEY ASSASSOU N’AOUEN

Please

IN HAUD

Thanks

TANEMERTE

Thank you

TANEMERTE ENNEK

Where are you going?

MANI S’TEKED ?

Where do you come from?

MANI SED FALED ?

Where is he?

MAYDJA ?

Where is your camping

TIMEZARH ENEK, MANI D’ILLAANET ?

I don't know

WAR ESSENARH

Do you want some water?

TARED AMAN ?

See you later

ARE SAGHAATE

See you tomorrow

ARE TOUFFATE

Goodbye

AD YEDJE AMENI

Have a good travel

ASSEKELLE YAHAUSSAYENE

Guild

EMESSAKNI

Camel (s)

AMISSE, AMADJOR (IMENASS, IMOUDJARE)

Camel driver

WAY LAWEYEN IMENASS

Water

AMAN

Well

­ANOU

Tea

CHAHI

Eat

EKCHE

Drink

ECHOU (ou ESSOU)

Sleep

ATTASS

Day	AAHZELLE (ou AAHAL)

Night

EHAAD

Sun

TAFOUK

Moon	­ O : AYOR / C : TALLIT ­

Star (s)

­ ATRI ( ITRANE)

Sky	­ ADJENNA

Sand	­ AMADALLE / AKALL­

Walking

­ TEKLEE

Way	­ ABARAKA

Saddle

TRIK

Slowly

­ SOULAN

Fast	­ HIKE / ZIKE­

Let's go

­ NEGLLA­

what's that?

­AOUAGH MAMAUSSE ?­

What are we eating?

­ MANEKA TETATE ?­

Yes

AYO

No

KALA

1 – HIYEN (fem. HIYET)

10 – MARAOU (fem. MARAOUET)

2 – ESSIN (fem. SENATET)

20 – SENATET TEMAR WENE

3 – KARAD (fem. KARADET)

30 – KARADET TEMAR WENE

4 – EK'KAUZ (fem. EK'KAUZET)

5 - SEM'MOUSS (fem. SEM'MOUSSET)

100 - TEMEDDE

6 - SAD'DISS (fem. SAD'DISSET)

200 - SENATET TEMADDE

7 - E'SSA (fem. E'SSAHET)

8 – ET'TAM (fem. ET'TAMET)