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Regional tradition
Tuareg — Ahaggar
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Lexical meaning: Not independently established here.
Source spelling: AMMA. Haddadou catalogue 647.
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Stable ID: hca-647-amma. Sources and methodology.
Medieval
Central Atlas · Chaoui
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Lexical meaning: Not independently established here.
Source spelling: BADIS. Haddadou catalogue 24.
Legacy note — review pending: Name borne by medieval Amazigh rulers
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Stable ID: hca-24-badis. Sources and methodology.
Ancient
Region not specified
Proposed reading · specialist review pending
Lexical meaning: Not independently established here.
Source spelling: BAMMAM. Haddadou catalogue 113.
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Stable ID: hca-113-bammam. Sources and methodology.
Ancient
Region not specified
Proposed reading · specialist review pending
Lexical meaning: Not independently established here.
Source spelling: DAMMAR. Haddadou catalogue 245.
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Stable ID: hca-245-dammar. Sources and methodology.
Ancient
Central Atlas · Ouargla · Tashelhit
Proposed reading · specialist review pending
Lexical meaning: Not independently established here.
Source spelling: SAMMAC. Haddadou catalogue 935.
Display spelling and transcription review are incomplete. Language variety and pronunciation have not been verified for this record.
Stable ID: hca-935-sammac. Sources and methodology.
Ancient
Central Atlas · Ouargla · Tashelhit
Recorded variant · review pending
Lexical meaning: Not independently established here.
Source spelling: SAMMAG. Haddadou catalogue 935, 936.
Display spelling and transcription review are incomplete. Language variety and pronunciation have not been verified for this record.
Stable ID: hca-935-sammag. Sources and methodology.
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