aAsqamu uniG n timuz$a

HAUT COMMISSARIAT A L'AMAZIGHITE

Mouloud FERAOUN

Mmis n igellil
Ungal

Tasuqilt si tefransist
Moussa OULD TALEB

Tazwert n Youcef MERAHI

HCA, 2004
Titre original : Le fils du pauvre ©
 Tazwert

Atan yewwev-ed lweqt anda temlal tasa d

win turew. S tezmert d waffud n Moussa Ould
Taleb, ungal n Mouloud Feraoun, ”Mmis n igellil“,
yu$al ar laûel-is. Amek ?
Ayen $ef wayeg d-yemmeslay wungal agi d
tameddurt n weqbayli i yelêan daxel u$erbaz n
uôumi, d ayen ye$ra, d ayen yevran d wamek
isebbel babas taôwiêt-is i wakken mmis - Furulu -
a d-issukes tawacult-is si yir liêala nni deg aydeg
ttidiren, d amek iwala lferq i yellan gar-as d uôumi,
d amek yessawev i wakken ad yelmed tamusni s
tutlayt tabeôôanit mebla ma yettu tutlayt ines
tanaûlit.
Mouloud Feraoun ye$ra geddac n yedlisen i
d-yefkan tamu$li tucmitt $ef tmetti tazzayrit. Mi ar
a nwali ayen d-uran fellane$ “les Gauthier d
Raymond Martial”, a nefhem abrid n tira i yevfeô
wemyaru nne$ i wakken a d-yesbin udem n tidett
n t$erma n tmetti taqbaylit.
Asmi i d-yessuffe$ Mouloud Feraoun ungal
agi ines s iûurdiyen-is (à compte d’auteur) di “Les
Cahiers du nouvel humanisme”, aîas n yemyura
izzayriyen i s-yennan belli amyaru yagi iweooeh
tamu$li-s ala $er temnaî n tmurt n leqbayel ;
nnan-as da$en belli ungal agi yura-t bab-is i
lmend n iôumyen maççi n izzayriyen. Ayagi mazal
a t-id-qaren aôiva, maca Mouloud Feraoun
isbeggen-ed, s tutlayt i yessen nezzeh, s yiwen
u$anib d afessas, tilawt n tmetti taqbaylit.
Assagi, s tsuqilt agi, Moussa Ould Taleb
yefka tagnitt i yal yiwen degne$ i wakken a n$er,
ne$ a nεiwed ta$uri, s teqbaylit - tutlayt nne$
tayemmatt - i wungal agi “Mmis n igellil”. Tutlayt i
yessexdem Ould Taleb d taqbaylit nni timserreêt,
i yezmer ad yefhem yal yiwen. Yessexdem di$en
kra n wawalen imaynuten (les néologismes),
maca asexdem nnsen yella-d s tegzi d
tiêôci n tira. D$a di tagara n wedlis, Ould Taleb
yefka-d yiwen n umawal amecîuê i wakken ad
iεiwen ame$ri (le lecteur).
Mass Mouloud Feraoun ilul di tefsut n 1913
u yettwan$a, s ufus azegga$, l’OAS, ass n 15 mars
1962 netta d xemsa yeôfiqen-is. Yenna uqbel
tamettant-is :
“Zemre$ ad mmte$ ass-agi ne$ ad ttwan$e$
s ôûaû azekka. Ëûi$ belli bbi$-d aciddi deg yiwen
wegdud amnayfi i yesεan lhiba tameqrant ar a
yeqqimen s lhiba tameqrant”.

Youcef MERAHI
Mouloud Feraoun

Ixf I

Tawacult

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Tawacult

A nxeddem $ef wiyav

alma d tewser nne$,
asmi a d-yawev lajel,
lamana a tawev bab-
is. Din a s-nini belli
neôwa lmerta di
ddunit, aîas i nettru,
aîas i neswa n
tmeréuga. Ahat a n$iv
bab-nne$ ?

Tchekov

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Amerray mi ar a d-ikcem tamurt n Leqbayel

a s-teεoeb, ur yezmir wul-is ad yeqqim d
asemmav. Tamu$li ines d tin yessefôaêen, ccbaêa
ines am ucewwiq yezzuzunen. £ef aya i seεεun
ciîuê n leênana $ef leεwayed imezda$-is.
Ur yelli d zzux imi ulac tardast n tmurt ur
yedhin sser, yal ti$ilt tettak acbi $er weltmas, d
ccna yellan di ta i yellan di tahin. Ulac ssebba i
waken ur nettaf ara di tmurt n Leqbayel ayen
nnéer akkmani anda nniven.
Sureft-a$ a yiêewwasen, acku tusam-d att
merêem, tusam-d att kksem lxiq. Tcaxem deg-
habay sεant t$altin nne$ akk d sser d-
yettqudduôen degsent. A d-takim di targit mi ar a
tu$alem s ixxamen nnwen a kken teîîef tidett zdat
wemnaô.
Nekkni s leqbayel, neéra belli neznuzuy
ccbaêa n tmurt nne$. Nêemmel win a yeffren
leεyub-is s ucuffu n uqendur. Nêemmel win a$-d-
icekkôen, xas akken neéra tuddar nne$ $urwen ur
sεint ara ccan imi d-ttakent udem n tid yesqaccew
laé, tugna n tid yeôwan lêif.
Tizi n taddart n sin igiman imezda$.
Ixxamen-is jgugglen wa deffir wa deg yiwet n ti$ilt
am ye$san n wejgu n weεrur n lewêuc uzermezruy
: mitin lmitrat di te$zi. D ameccaq n webrid
yettawin $er tuddar nniven i d azniq ines
amuqran, win yessufu$ s abrid ukeôôus iôuêen $er
temdinin.

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Tehri n wezniq teqqim akken deg mevqan

deg i yettwaéeôôeb s leêyuv deg yiwet n tama :
azal n setta i$allen. Degmi d-bennun sya u sya,
ççan-as-d, dermen-d segs, kemnen-t, yettu$av di
lêebs-is. Ad ikkuffer limmer ulac sya $er da, $ef
yidisan-is, kra izerban issufu$en $er lexlawi.
Amek i teb$iv ad tbeddev fell-as ne$ ad
telêuv deg-s, wezniq yellan d azrib ? Amek a s-
tessuv, abrid nni xaîi ? Deg unebdu, ççuôen d
a$ebbaô di sin, di tegrest yugar-it deg waluv imi d-
ttemlilin akk deg-s l$aci. £ef annect-agi da$en i
yezga yumes. Ma d izerban nni ttaken acbi $ures
imi d arraw-is.
A nnmeyyez ger sin izerban yemqabalen,
yiwen yerra $ef yeffus, wayev yerra $ef zelmev.
Anda ma llan, yettim$ur wemviq-nni. Wissen d
zzheô yeffren isem-is, ne$ d leb$i deg teswiεt-a ur
a$ tekfi ara ad tt-id-nessefru ? Akken yeb$u yili,
imezwura nne$ ur bnin ara din : aqli-kken-id deg
wemôaê amuqran n taddart, “Amôaê ivebbalen”,
d win i d tajmaεt nne$. Ulac am nettat. Adrum
ufella ittasem deg-s.
Zzint-as-d teslavin s-ya u s-ya isenden $ef
leêyuv n yexxamen, ulint-ed $ef lqaεa s lqedd
ivaôôen n wemdan, tehri nnsent azal n sin i$allen,
win ib$un yeqqim fellasent, ama d argaz ama d
aqcic. Yiwet degsent tseqqef; tedduri. Deg
unebdu, ur tt-ikeççem yiîij ; di tegrest ur tt-ittêaz
ugeffur. D tin i d taslaî yelhan imeôôa, temsel u
tecrureq ; beqqun akk ad qqimen degs. Ma s-d-
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terra udem-is $er yiwet n tezribt yesεan lewhi n

εecrin n lmitrat d-iqqeôôeε yiwen wexxam.
Taddart tebva $ef tlata iderma, yal adrum s
tejmaεt-is, yal tajmaεt $ures tidekkanin n yeéra d
teslavin imeslen. Akkmani tiddas llant, ttujeôvent
$ef teslavin. Maca yiwen ur yezmir a d-yini tella
tejmaεt yifen “amôaê ivebbalen”.
Llan di$en sin leowamaε. Maca, ur yuli ara
ccan nnsen am tjemmuyaε. Si beôôa ma tent-
waliv, kifkif-iten d tize$wa i tent-id-isuman. D acu,
zzdaxel, ti$er$ert nnsen temsel, leêyuv nnsen
sel$en s loir ; d imellalen, d ilmawen, d
isemmaven. Im$aren yettéallan din amzun akken
kkan-d di leqrun nni n zik.
Lqahwa tezga-d di beôôa n taddart, di laεzib.
Win yeb$an ad iôuê, ilaq-as ad yeffe$ akin i
tnezdu$in.
Kra n tnezdu$in ulint-ed melmi kan s lmend
n uûurdi d-yettwaêellan di Fôansa. Ssuf$ent-ed
udem nnsent amaynut akk d lqermud nnsent
azegga$ ger ufercec n tiyav. Cemtent, nfaq s
ulame$ nni d uzlig. Tugna nnsent ur telti$ $er tin n
taddart. Tabaε yiwen ur yecrih yissent. Mebεid
ttbanent-ed am ccwami timellalin ireggmen di
tyessetmatin nnsent igan s wakal. Neéra zdaxel
gant am tidak akk nniven. Uklalent aεekki :
“Adaynin n Mnayel s-ufella mellul d acebêan,
zdaxel yeççuô d le$ber d isredyan”.
Zzux ttiεewji i deg nekkat yak, nekôeh win
yessem$aren iman-is, ahat imi nettemyili i meôôa.

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£ef akken d-qqaren, imezwura nne$

dduklen s tmara. Öôwan lmerta n tudert n “yal wa i
yiman-is” iwakken a s-d-ssuksen kra ne$ kra i
tdukli. éidet tmeddurt ma yilin loiran, acku
ttemyafen : ttemyervalen, ttemêamin,
ttemsaεafen. Ssifsusen taεkwemt ; akken teb$u
tili ccedda ma ra s-zzin rennu-tt. Ttagwaden îîiq
am tmettant, keôhen-tt am qevran. Tikwal yettili
akka cwiî umennu$, cwiî n leεyav ger kra $ef lmal
ma yekcem tafarka n yiwen, $ef llufanat, atg…
Maca ferrun m’ara yili lfeôê ne$ lqeôê. Neqqar : “D
loiran i rreêma maççi i nneqma”. Öôeêma nne$, d
ôôeêma n ddunit maca maççi d times.
£as akken yal adrum yekka-d seg yiwen
uéar, ulac fellas, imi yiwen ur yettarra ddehn-is
$er wannect-a. Si zik ttilint tme$riwin ger iderma.
Ass-a amezruy n taddart yu$al amzun n yiwen
wemdan. Ulac win d-yufraren s-nnig wayev.
Nettfeîîin garane$ kra yellan. Izlan, icewwiqen
ttmucuha sduklen asaven nne$ : ama yella d
améiw am wa$zen, d ushil am Bôiôuc ne$ d uêôic
am Oeêêa.
Limmer ad-neddem adrum at wadda, a t-
naf yekka-d seg yiwen umi qaren Maéuz. Wagi
yeooa-d seddus n warrac. Frurxen, fkan-d xemsa
n twaculin, yal yiwet tebbi isem n wergaz, zzdint d
adrum. £ef aya i sen-nessawal : At Rabaê, At
Sliman, At Musa, At Lεeôbi akk d At qasi. Ma d
Ibaciren, jedditsen d imenfi d-yusan si Oeôoeô. Ur
sεin ara s wacu ar a zzdin lqedd s uéar nnsen.
Seg-ul nnsen, êeqren iman nnsen cwiî, maca tura

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yiwen ur d-yecliε degsen, ula d nutni ttmeyizen

amzun kkan-d si Maéuz. Tikwal ma tibrik tegnitt
ne$ ma yil uba$ur di tqaεett, yettili win sen-d-
yessekkefalen tiqdimin.
S nnig iéuran agi yellan zik d yiwen nne$ i$-
yesduklen ass-a, Leqbayel imesdurar yiwet lêala
nnsen, yiwet tmeddurt nnsen. “Yiwen uεekkaz
akk i$-yewwten”. Ur d-yettban igellil wala
ameôkanti.
D tidett llan sin yeswiren n tmeddurt : anda
llan wid yufan iman nnsen : ççan - swan - lsan ; d
wanda wid, ass-a aten-id-iwali yiîij, ass-a aten-id-
idel wagu. Yeskeεbubuc-iten laé, yettsumu
degsen, izeggi-ten am yifer. Ttawven $er lqaε n
lbir, tt$aven bab nnsen yettwali-ten-id. Maca ur
yezmir yiwen ad ibvu garasen ne$ ad ifaq i tmeéla
nnsen s umata.
Imeôkantiyen d wid yesεan tiferkiwin :
azemmur, tineqqlin, azal n xemsa wussan n
tyerza d waman di tferka-s i tebêirin. Di tejmaεt
ma d-addren l$ella n yiwen m’ara d-yawev lawan
n tyerza, yettban-ed wa yecôeh wudem-is, wa
amzun yesqev ne$ yusem. D acu, deg-ceôfan
nne$, yibbwas n tyerza s tyuga n yezgaren,
yugaren cwiî kan akraren, drus n wakal. Amuqran
deg meôkantiyen n Leqbayel $ures azal n waggur n
tyerza. Yessuzur ta$uct-is di tejmaεt, amzun deg-
wexxam-is i yella. Akka i y$il, l$aci teddun-as di
leb$i.
Iwakken as-fken leqder wa d isεu lhiba, imi
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is am win wer nesεi tabruyt. Mi ara yawi imestujaô,

ixeddem annect nnsen, yettlusu am nutni, itett
garasen anagar i$ublan ur ibeîîu yara yidsen.
Ad tafev $ures lmal : tayuga n yezgaren,
tafunast, kra n wakraren d wulli, a$yul ne$
aserdun.
Tanezdu$t-is tezmer ad tesεu sin yexxamen
mqabalen (lewhi n înac i$allen di tehri d rbaεîac di
te$zi), taxxamt ne$ snat i mmis amenzu ne$ i
ynebgi. Lebni n tnezdu$in imeôôa yiwen-is : aéru d
ube$li n wakal, ssqef s u$anim d lqeômud.
Ti$er$ert tessun-as tala$t, zzuzuren-as s ufella
ibruyen n loir d cwiî n win yufafen, tedzentt
mmzintt. Ma tili akken d tamaynutt tettecruruq,
yettcebbiê wexxam. Ma d leêyuv sel$ent-tten
tilawin ukessar, azal n sin i$allen $ef lqaεa, s loir
yemzin, rennunt-as yiwen uzirig qqaren-as
taεmamt, ula d win s loir maca ur yemzi yara; ma
usawen, d tumlilt alama d ssqef. Ur d-ttafent ara
tumlilt akk i sen-t-ilaqen alama cerwent-ett
merri$et, acku d cc$el nnsent, yu$al asent tikwal
d a$bel tikwal d ise$. Asla$ yettnalas yal aseggas
ne$ sin ne$ tlata, ayagi yemxallaf ger ssεaya n
bab-is.
II

Tanezdu$t nne$ tezga-d deg-ixef ugafa n

taddart, deg wezrib n wadda. Adrum nne$ d
« Imaéuéen », tawacult nne$ qqaren-as « At Musa ».
∑emmi d baba ismawen nnsen yiwen
Remvan, wayev Lewnis maca deg wedrum

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sawalen-asen « arraw n Caεban », ur éri$ ay$er.

Nutni deg wasmi d-kkren d igujilen, lad$a baba ur
d-issawev ara jeddi, weroin t-yessin. Limmer kan
sen-sawalen « arraw n Tasaεdit » $ef setti. Laεmum
d xwal nnsen smenyafen, ahat, ad leqmen isem n
Caεban iwakken a d-sbeggnen i l$aci belli igujilen
agi sεan ansi d-frurin, u di sin yidsen ad îîfen
amviq di lufeq n taddart, ama di lfeôê ama di
lqerê, n winna akken yemmuten. Am win yeb$an
a d-yini : « ulac win d-teooa t$alaî ». Di tazwara,
tamu$li-yagi s wazal-is. Di taggara, arrac kkren-d,
u$alen d irgazen. Isem ten yezdin iêeôôem-iten
ciîuê, acku yiwen ur sen yessawal s yismawen
nnsen, u$alen amzun d yiwen yerna ur ttemcabin
ara.
∑emmi, umi sawale$ baba Lewnis yesεa
taksumt d tamellalt yerna rrqiq wudem-is.
Yettêadar u yessizdig iman-is dayen kan. Ula d
askad ines s uεekki. Ttwali$-t ger wallen-iw yezga
s uqendur amellal d waεmam yennev $ef uqerru-s
akken meûwab lêal. Ïîaxeîîa imi a t-id-meyze$ s
ugelzim deg ifassen-is, ibges ta$eggaî m tefzimin
tiwra$in. Tikwal akka yeggar afus-is, maca maççi
seg wul, itteggid kan cc$el-is. D tajmaεt i yernan
fellas. Ssnen-t medden d bu tidett u d bu wurfan.
Awal-is qeîîiε, taêsift-is am weclim yeddem wavu.
Asmi yella d ileméi, yufrar-ed ger tezyiwin-is
imeôôa. £ef ayagi i yeîîef aêric amuqran deg-ul n
yemma-s. Darani d amenzu. Setti têemmel a d-
tesmekti belli iêuma-tt-id di ttôebga n Remvan.
Tam$art tame$bunt, teéra leεmeô tettkil fellas.

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Iban am yiîij uzal belli d netta i têemmel aîas.

Tefka-yas tafekka ackitt. D tin i d tarzeft-is
tamezwarut. Tesbanay-ed iman-is di mmis
amenzu : acmumeê, udem, ta$uct yiwen nnsen.
Remvan di tama nniven yettemcabi swa
swa ar Caεban. D lmektub, ahat, i yeb$an att
isebbeô imi s-d-yefka ger ifassen-is ayen i s a-
ywali udem n babas. D allal ushil swayes a d-
yesmektay win t-id-yeooan. Remvan d imsibrik
ciîuê, yeohed, wezzil yerna zzur $ef gmas. Akken i
d afellaê n tmurt nne$, yebren u yekkunner. « Ma
d udem-is d Caεban kkes-it ffer-it » i d-teqqar
setti : anyir abelbav, tinzert tamecîuêt, ticenfirin
tireqqaqin d leênak. Yesεa anexzuô n babas d
yiwet n lεadda, iteqqen tiî tazelmaî ma k-id-
imiqel. Asmi yella meééi, ayen teεrev setti as-
tekkes lεadda nni, εeddi keç. Tikli ines d taéayant
am tin n yilef ivaôôen mfarraεen. Mi yefka
aqqeddim a s-tiniv d amennu$ i $er iteddu, ne$
$er taεkumt a tt-id-yerfed. Setti terra-t am ubelbul
kan ur n neîîeq ur n smenîaq, ur yelli d win
icerven. Maççi d açeqlal am gmas. D asusam u d
imsetêi. Yettarra kan $er wul-is. Ur yedduqes ara,
ééay ula di lec$al-is. Amzun tura deg wengir-is
tfellaêt, netta da$en iqbel-itt. Xas akken zzur-it
ivudan-is, yekkat tajewwaqt dayen kan, maca ala
tizya-s i yeéran. Iêemmel aîas yemmas d gmas, d
acu yettaoa leêmala nni deg-ul-is amzun akken d
lεib. Tasa-s tettergigi fellasen maca ur sen d-
yeskanay ara. S ôôkuz i yettahay $ef t$awsiwin d
l$aci, dd$el ulac. D acmamaê, rnu $ures lehduô n

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wem$ar azemni. Ar ass-a kra di taddart ttaddren-d

imeslayen-is. S umata, êemlen-t di taddart am
gmas acku d bu tidett ula d netta u yernu yekôeh
ccwal.
Asmi d-lule$, εemmi d tikli a d-yessiwev
xemsin iseggasen di lεemô-is, baba ôebεin. £ursen
di sin dderya.
Ëlima, tameîîut n εemmi, n at ufella. D
tameîîut taçaôant, d tuwεiôt u zuret ta$uct-is.
Allen-is berqent u tikli ines am wemcic. Bih-bih,
te$vel-ed lbeq $ef setti, almi itt tetthabi, tu$al-as
d izem deg wexxam. Yeεyu yekkat-itt baba
Lewnis, akken tugi a tterr avar, ur tettaggad
yiwen. Acengu ines d baba, tekôeh-it am dda,
limmer tettaf ur tt-tettwali yara imi ifaq i txidas-is.
Akken ma nella deg wexxam neéra belli tebbi
daεwessu n tem$art-is, $ef ayagi i s-nettawi u
nettbibbi timeréuga ines.
Yerna d setti i tt-id-ixevben. Babas n Ëlima,
yellan d amddakul n jeddi, yedda d aεsekôiw $er
tmurt iberkanen. Mi d-yu$al di Mada$ecqer,
yebbi-d yides adrim. Setti t$ill-it d amerkanti, tufa
u$ur a tsenned cwiî arraw-is. Teffe$-as tirga
mxalfa, tamsalt texdem tendem degs. Am$ar
amcum yerked di nûib n yellis, ur yerni ara cwiî
yesssufe$ taôwiêt. D acu id-yeooa ? yiwet n cciεa
iôuccen s wewra$ yurez usekref n leêrir azegzaw,
d-ye$lin, di tagara, ger ifassen-iw.
Yemma n at Musa am nekkni, d yellis n
yiwen di leεmum nne$ ibeεden. Ula d nettat s
leêsab i tt-id tebbi setti. Jeddi Ëmed, uqbel ad

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yemmet, yeooa-d yiwet n texxamt d lexlawi i tlata

yessis. Yeooa-yasen-t-id da$en yiwen n lka$ev.
Ibeîîen, yennev deg beênuq, yeffer di tbuqalt
ufexxaô, berrik cwiî maca iûeêêa, ar tura mazal-it.
D lka$ev n tikci n wayla-s i yessis. Yemma
tecfaya-s-d mliê. Maca, ccix t-id-yesse$ren,
yessefra-yasent-id i teqcicin belli ttalasent l$ella
kan di tferkiwin. Maççi d awôat i lebda. Lqavi i t-
yuran, ahat, ur yefhim ara asirem n jeddi, yedda
di leb$i i watmaten-is. Ulac u$ilif imi yemma d
yessetmas ur tent-id-ttawven ara leεmum nnsent.
Llzen s tferkiwin nniven. Asmi ar a mmtent, ad
rnun ad ddmen mebla ccwal ayen d-yeqqimen.
Jeddi Ëmed yeooel. Yeéra ulac u$ur a
sendent yessis. Maca ikukra a sent-yefk lxlawi
ines uqbel ad yemmet, yali dayen a tent-yesdarin
$ef timmu$bent. Yugad $ef ssεaya-s, d l$erv zzat
uûeggad, ger ifassen nnsent. Yugi, $er tagara n
ccib-is, ad yessimes ôôuê-is $er at Musa, ne$ at
îîafaren s wawal. Ur s-yefki yara wul-is ad iwali
wiyav ççan ayla-s, xas ad ilin d ivulanis ne$ d
arraw n yessis. Ah! Limmer yiwen deg warrac at
Musa yu$ yiwet di yessis, tili ad tennefsusi
teεkumt, ad frunt temsal di tudert-is. Ur b$in ara -
anagar, arraw n Caεban, ilem uvεif ! - yeεzem
niqal a sen yeîîef tuêsift. Maca deg wussan ines
ineggura, imeyyez, yufa menyif a sen-d-yeoo akal-
is akken ur εezlen ara yessis, ue tteff$ent ara di
tesqamutt n twacult tamuqrant.

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- Nek ad ôuêe$, i yettxemmim. Yiwen ur s-

yeqqar ççi$ lêeq n watmaten-iw. Tura i yiraw
nnsen, ise$ n lεaô. Ad fernen.
Ilaq ! iban am yiîij uzal, at Musa fernen. D
tacvaî n nnif i ddurin. Ur b$in ara a tent-ssimsen
tulles. Di tazwara, am$ar ifeveê-ed ôôwand-is ; imi
yeεrev ad yefk axxam-is d yiwen di lexlawi-is i
yessis. A$ellet t$ellten s nnig wul-is. Iêun Öebbi,
lqavi yefhem tamsalt. A lxiô ! ma d ayen nniven,
iban webrid-is, maççi d ayen yeffren.
- £urwamt, rremt avar, qarεemt iman
nnkunt $ef lêeôma, i sent-nnan i teqcicin. Cwiî n
tucva, n tiεewji a$ icemmet, ad yessimes isem
nne$ di taddart. Tiyita ad teqseê, lem$ivat ulac.
Aqla-kent di leεnaya nne$. Lêumt qbala. Ayen
nniven, ur d a$ d-tuqiε degs.
Di leεwayed n zik, yiwen mi ar a i$ellet win n
uéar-is, ittnefk fellas ad yerfed tigujilin, d netta ar
a tent-yefken ad ddunt s ixxamen nnsent u ad
irezzu fellasent am yessis. At Musa îîuqten u
ttemyasamen aîas iwakken ad vefôen leεwayed n
tjaddit. B$an imeôôa ad weôten u fkan awal, akken
llan, belli yiwen ur tent-yeooi, ar d ad bedden
fellasent. Ïîfen akk deg wawal nnsent imi yessefk-
ed kan ad garen tamawt $ef teqcicin time$bunin.
Nutenti, mi walant ttwaqurεent, mi
ttεeggiven fellasent leεmum d warraw nnsen,
llzent, acku $illent εuzzen-tent, êurben fellasent.
Akken yeb$u yili, smenyafent aya wala tatut d
tiririt di rrif teîîafaô timêuqranit. D tullas yessnen
nnfeε nnsent, êeôcent. Ur llint d tid yettneqlaben

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am tata. Unfent i leεmum nnsent a tent-kelxen, a

tent-ççen, awi-d kan ur tent-ssufu$en ara seg
wegraw u ad îîfent deg yisem nnsent.
Ger sut Musa, setti tasaεdit tezga teggar
tamawt i tgujilin, êninet fellasnet u temmalasent
ala iberdan yelhan. Ur εeîîlent ara u$ent tanumi
yides, ttcawaôent-ett di kullec.
Tamenzut degsent d Favma, ur tessawev
ara εecrin iseggasen di leεmeô-is. Imiren Remvan
werεad yezwio. Setti terra-ten ger wallen-is a ten
tezdi. Favma ur telli d tin icemten : meééiyet di
lqedd, tevεef u warra$et cwiî, udem-is $ezzif,
tiênakin-is reqqiqit. Maca $ures yiwet n tmu$li
teççur d leênana. Ur tesεi tikli nni n nnefxa n
tezyiwin-is. D tushilt u d nniya. S nnig seksu, ur
tessin ad tenniwel ayen nniven. Setti teôwa
lemêan iwakken as tesseqbel Remvan. Favma,
segmi teéra belli tteoa nni n yilef teççur d tazmert i
lxedma u teffer degs tiêrci tedda di leb$i i
tem$art. terra-d di lmizan ad yili d lewkil i
yessetmas. Tεedda tme$ra di sser kan akk d
sshala. Laεmum feôêen u cekkôen meôôa Lewnis d
Remvan imi bbin tigujilin ddaw leεnaya nnsen.
Favma d Ëlima msekôahent am wemcic d
u$erda, akka i d tinuvin. Ur cukke$ ara setti tlum
kra n wass $ef yemma. Tislit tedder di tili n
tem$art-is. Tam$art meskint tufa-d iman-is di
tegnitt ur nesεi ixef. “Ul-is yebva $ef sin, yeb$a
Ësen yeb$a Lêusin”. Têemmel Lewnis ugar
Remvan, tesmenyif Favma $ef Ëlima. £ef ayagi,

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ahat, i qqimen baba akked εemmi di dduks, ur

bvin ara, u setti tesselêa axxam mebla maêyaf.
Neéra yak belli l$aci teddun s lqis, xeôsum
ayen icudden $er tkufit. Yiwen ur yettanef i
wdeggeô d usexseô. £ef annect-a, yal tawacult
$ures aqerru iwumi tetta$ awal. Isufar $ef ufus-is,
d netta id-itekksen, d netta i yettvebbiren $ef
tu$in d uzenzi ilaqen. Terûa fellas tagust umeûruf.
Sevlamen-t tikwal s ubuddu yettbuddu cwiî iman-
is, maca d tismin kan i d-ihedôen. Yuli ccan n win
ne$ tin a yilin d aqerru $ef wexxam-is. Imeslayen
lqayen d isefra d-ttawin fellas rran-as nnûib.
D tam$art i ywulmen i tukksa. £urne$ d
setti. Ikufan, ur tesεiv win ten-ittmassan. D nettat
i ten-itellin, d nettat i ten-ittemdalen. Ttega-s
lebyan i u$ummu nnsen, cwiî kan akka ad ttisfiq.
Tislatin-is érant d acu tent-yeggunin limmer a ten-
masent. Takanna d ayla-s. tettali akken a d-
teddem tazart, a d-teççar a$erbal n teméin, a d-
tεemmeô zzit ne$ a d-tegzem abruy n tassemt.
tesεa lmizan n yiman-is, leêsab-is weêdes u tceffu
d ayen ur tettamnev. Yiwen ur yezmir att
yessεeddi fellas.

Tilawin ttnawalent, setti tbeîîu. Mi yeftel

seksu yebba, a t-id-tεemmeô, anagar aksum i
ybeîîu mmis amenzu : d cc$el n wergaz. Imi
aksum netta$-it-id kan di leεyudat ne$ mi ara tili

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tmecôeî, êseb d nettat i $-yettqewwiten, am

wefrux nni yettaken lquv i warrawis.
D tidett, d cc$el iêwaoen aîas n tmusni d
leεqel, acku nekkni s leqbayel ur nettεummu yara
di trika. Maca, imi taεkumt ters $ef tuyat n win
muqqren, n win yessnen amek a yeddu i ddunit-
is, nethenna u yekkes we$bel $ef nûib n at
wexxam, u nettkel fellas ad yexdem lwaoeb-is.

III

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Lule$-d deg seggas n 1912, sin wussan

uqbel amervil n fuôaô. - Kkaten-d at zik yiwet n
temεayt $ef ussan imenza n waggur n fuôaô : yiwet
n tem$art teb$a ad tεekki $ef waggur n yennayer
tenna-yas :
- Teééek a εemmi yennayer ! i$iden-iw
ff$en.
Yu$al yennayer issuter di fuôaô yenna-yas :
- Ttxilek a εemmi fuôaô
Övel-iyi yiwen wass d aôeîîal
I$iden n tem$art
A ten-rre$ akk d ticullav.
Lad$a assen yewwet-ed yiwen ugeffur ! yugar i d-
ittalin di lqaεa i d-i$ellin deg genni. Ur teswawi
alarmi temmut tem$art tame$bunt akk d lmal-is.
deg wassen ttkukrun medden asemmiv n tagara n
yennayer -.
Imi d nek i d aqcic amenzu deg wexxam,
setti tettêarab felli d ayen kan, tessawev almi d-
snulfa isem : Furulu. Yekka-d seg wemyag
« FFER ». yettusemma yiwen ur yezmir a yi-wali,
ammer tiî, alama zegre$ amnaô n tebburt $ef
ivaôôen-iw.
Ad twehmem limmer a wen-d-ini$ belli
isem agi, xas akken d amaynut $urne$, ur ttsetêi$
ara yess ger tezyiwin-iw imi lli$ ênine$ u d ushil.
Deg wasmi d-ccfi$, akken b$u$ nuda$ di lmux-iw,
afe$-d leêmala akk d nniya zgant $er yidisan-iw.
Tugna d-ye$lin akka ger wallen-iw d tin n weqcic
amectiîuê di lêaôa nne$, yeqqim $ef yiwet n

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tbuqalt yennegdamen, Cabêa, yellis εemmis

tetturar yides « zelle$mani », a s-d-tesseêsab $ef
tvudacin-is tiéidanin imeôôa ar a yeçç. Akka i
ttwali$ iman-iw, s yiwet n tqenduôt m tqelmunt, d
tamecîuêt, d tamellalt ; tikli n ddac-dac ma d
lehduô ugare$ iéiwec. Akken kan sεi$ tlata
iseggasen.
Baba akked εemmi d igellilen am widak
yellan deg wezrib. Imi d tullas kan ay sεan, ufi$
iman-iw deg wexxam nne$ d ayen kan, ife$ îîaqa
n tezyiwin-iw imecîaê ger watmaten nnsen.
Ëlima, tameîîut n εemmi, limmer tettaf ur
yi-tettwali yara. Maca yemma, yessetma, xwalti -
tiysetmatin n yemma êmlent-iyi aîas ; baba
iteddu-yi di leb$i ; setti, imi d nettat i d lqibla n
taddart, tesseôwa-yi tiéidanin i s-d-ttaken sya u
sya, i nneqma n Ëlima. ∑emmi, yessnen azal n
wergaz u yeéran d acu yeswa di tejmaεt, d acu
teswa tegmatt, iêemmel-iyi am mmis. Xedmen s
nnig lmuêal i ttôebga inu.
Maca, ilaq a d-ini$ belli teffe$-asen tirga
mmxalfa ; ur bbiven ara s iswi nnsen : d aqcic
awêid deg wexxam, $ursen, yura deg qerru-w a d-
rre$ lhiba i twacult.
D taεkumt ééayen i uéeméum am nek, i
wekεur d iyi-cban ! yiwen ur s-d-yusi di lbal belli d
ayen nniven ahat iwumi wulme$ u asirem nnsen a
t-yawi wavu.
Zemre$ ad wwte$ yessetma mebla cceêa,
yiwen ur d i-d-yeqqar ay$er, yessis n εemmi da$en
tikwal tta$ent ti$rit deg-ufus-iw : ilaq ad lemde$

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amek a berne$ lbunyat-iw ! zemre$ ad sxesôe$

awal i win iyi hwan deg wexxam, ama meqqer
ama meééi, ttarran-t d nnecôaêa. Tikerkas dgi i d-
lulent, tukerva $uri i tu$, leêya deg udem-iw
tesfev. Annect-a yakk iwakken a d-ff$e$ d uwεiô.
Yal wa yeéra lewεaôa imawlan tettaoa-d aqcic
amaggad, uêdiq u sellawen am lalla. Maççi d
tamusni ur sεin ara ne$ d imenzayen lqayen i
xuûûen warraw n Caεban : jeddi ad fellas yeεfu
Öebbi.
Faqe$ s lqima inu mi wwve$ xemsa
iseggasen, ssuture$ izerfan-iw u ttεeddi$ tilas.
U$ale$ d εezôayen i wetma tamecîuêt, tugar iyi s
sin iseggasen. Ssawale$-as Titi. Yeqqim-as-d ar
ass-a. Ma di lqedd, ur d i-tugar ara ; tettemcabi
$uri d ayen kan ; d amendil-is akk d temzurt nni
ines tamecîuêt i s itt-ttaεqalen. Wwte$-tt, regme$-
tt, sluqbe$-tt, am weclim yeddem wavu, ur d as-d-
tuqiε ara yakk, tesεa yiwen ûûbeô ur tettaev $er
tizya-s. Ssa$en-as tanumi belli ti$in-is n wawal d
amerwas u addud inu d azref. Yal tikkelt mi
teccekta felli a tt-id-ççen : « Maççi d gmam ? ffôeê
tesεiv-îî ! am t-iêrez Öebbi ! ssfev imeîîawen-im,
εeddi suden-it ».
Si têilett agi, tawinest « a m-t-iêrez Öebbi »
tezga tedda-d yal mi ar a d-tader gmas, teqqel-as
am lêemdu di téallit. Tett$av-iyi ma s-sle$ tettru
yas i yemma :
- d gma, a yi-t-iêrez Öebbi, i yi-ççan amur-iw n
weksum.

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- d gma, a yi-t-iêrez Öebbi, i yi-s$ersen amendil-

iw.
Ih a wetma ! yu$alen ass-a d lal n wexxam,
ddeεwa inem teffe$. Öebbi iêrez-am yir gmam
nni !

Baya, wetma tamuqrant, s wudem nniven i

d-$evle$ fellas lbeq. Nettat tezmer i yiman-is u
teéra d acu i texdem. Tettêami yemma di cc$el
akka tikwal. Teêôec, tewεeô u tesεa ta$ennant ; mi
d-tenna awal d win. Tebbi-d leqder i yiman-is s
yi$il-is. Baya, tebbi-d fellas ayi tessedhu u a d ayi
teggar tamawt. Nek ur bri$ ara i ymeééu$en-iw.
Bih-bih faqe$ belli s leεyav d imeîîawen zemre$ a
d-awi$ ayen b$i$. Qqlen d wid i d imrigen-iw.
D acu, tikli-agi nndemme$ degs, acku t-tett
kan deg wexxam. Di beôôa, i b$u$ ru$, i b$u$
snexxefte$, ulac. Timezwura i yi-d-yennan belli
medden akk ur tent-rri yara tmara a yi-ddun di
leb$i, d yesis n εemmi. Yu$ lêal, yemmatsent, iyi
keôhen am dda, tenjeô-asent-id abrid.
- Wagi maççi d gmatkunt. Kunemti ur
tesεimt ara.
S dd$el i thedeô, d ssem i d-iteff$en deg-
mis. Mazal ta$uct-is teééenéun deg imeéu$en-iw,
tamu$li-s eqqim ger wallen-iw. Ëulfa$ am akken
u$ale$-as d acengu.
Ula deg wezniq, llan sin loiran nne$ d
tizyiwin-iw, d acu nutni îîucnen felli, qevεen-iyi
layas s wayen mi zemren.

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Deg imiren, bbi$-d tikli nniven, tin yeff$en

felli. U$ale$ d asusam, d ushil, sseêmale$ iman-
iw ; ttêezzize$ i wuwεiô, ttake$ u ôeîle$ mebla
cceêa i win ay i d-yessutren ta$awsa. Imawlan-iw
ttfaqen cwiî cwiî. Yeftutes usirem i rran deg-i.
Izem nnsen deg wexxam yu$al d awtul di beôôa.
Tugdi a s-tiniv yess i d-lule$ ; mi ff$e$ i
wezrib nne$ ad ttergigi$ am yifer. Yella yiwen
weéru n tnica, d win i d tilist. Mi yi-yefka akin,
teddu$ ddaw tecvaî n wakli ; d ameddakul-iw.
Imeddukal-is d imeddukal-iw, icenga ines d
icenga inu ; akken i s-yehwa i xeddme$. Yettêami-
d felli u tikwal d netta i yettna$en deg webdil-iw.
Ma d-nu$al s axxam, refde$ iman-iw akken kan a
d-nεeddi i tilist nni i yuran felli. Yetta$-iyi awal u
iteddu-yi di leb$i, u Öebbi yeéra acêal i s-tteddu$
di nneqma.
Mi ar a nexdem ilellucen, d nek i
yettvebbiôen u ayen a d-nessufe$ ilaq ad iyi εoeb.
Tikwal, ma yi-d-ôôsel, ttôuzu$ akk ayen $ef
imeêêen. Ad yettsummu ivudan nni ines ifedren
u ad yessusem amzun kra wer yevri, acku yeéra d
awal-iw a iεeddin, ur ttu$ale$ ara degs.
Iôuê am win yennu$nan mi yfaq d yiman-is
belli ife$-t di tiêeôci. Ula d nek, ilaq a d-ini$ belli di
beôôa yugar-iyi ddreε, yugar-iyi tissas. Nemlal,
nemwata. £ef tikelt i neffe$ deg ijufaô n
tyemmatin nne$. D tajmaεt nne$ i nekcem d
tamezwarut, syin d tid nniven n taddart, tagara
$er lakul.

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Ur éri$ amek, ur éri$ melmi i d-tlul leêmala

garane$. Seg wasmi d-ccfi$, Furulu netta d Wakli i
ttemzu$aren. Deg yiwen wezniq i nezde$, iban din
i nemyussan. Aîas yidene$ i d-nekker akken d
tizyiwin, maca tadukli nne$, yiwen ur yezmir a d-
yini ay$er tdum. Tayuga am nekkni ulac-itt.
Akli d uzyin am teqcict maca asmuncef ines
yugar cciîan. Ur yesεi leênana akk d sshala inu.
Efk-as tavsa, aεekki d umennu$ teooev-î. Ula d
imuqranen ur ten-yettaggad ara, maca teqnen
allen nnsen imi yeççuô d sser. Maççi d nutni i
yeqqaren : “uzyin êemle$-t, aberkan yet$iv-iyi !”
Leêya tettwasfev deg udem-is, leêq-is d nek umi
t-yerna. £ef annect-a i yi-êemlen ula d nek. £ures
ivaôôen d ifessasen annect-ilaten ; izga yeqqar-ed
laqen i umennu$ d trewla. Ayen i yi-ttwakkesen
yella $ures, ayen t-ixuûûen a t-id-yaf $uri. D ayagi i
yeévan leêmala garane$.
Ur ccfi$ ara acêal i neqqim iwakken a nissin
azrib nne$ u a nemyussan d warrac akk ized$en
degs. Akken yeb$u yili, tiremt tamezwarut
nessεedda-tt mebla cceda. Llan kra yetta$en ti$rit
s$ur menwala, win yeddan yesîenîen-iten ; llan
widak $ef tt-tahayen, cwiî uεekki ad yeçç times ;
llan da$en wiyav mi ten-t-sluqbev ad brun i
ymeééu$en nnsen ad kkren di tqaεett. Nekkni
leεmeô d a$-yevri wannect-a. Newwet alarmi i d-
nesbeggen iman nne$. Tta$en-a$ awal : Akli s
ddreε, nek s tiêôci.
Cwiî cwiî, u$ale$ ttawve$ $er tejmaεt
weêdi, tikwal ttaée$ akin alama d lqahwa i deg

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zgan wid i leqqven lebwant. Cabêa, yellis n

εemmi, mi yi-d-tenna qqim a nurar akken, s zzux i
s-qare$ $uri cc$el di beôôa, maççi d axxam i yi-d-
yefnan ; ttarra$ iman-iw d argaz zzat-es, lad$a
nettat ad tebru i uqerru-s, ad tessusem.
Yura di lbext-iw, yal tikelt a êeqre$ Cabêa,
ad afe$ di beôôa win a yi-êeqren, ne$ win a
yeggalen dgi ur kcime$ tajmaεt. Din din a d-
berne$, ur nettεeîîile$ ara. Lad$a ad êrurde$ $er
gara-s d teqcicin nniven ad qime$ a nurar. Ur sent
malle$ ara tihudit-iw, ttefre$-tt deg wul-iw;
sedhuye$ iman-iw akken ad ttu$ ti$rit d-u$e$.
Weroin sen nni$ i ymarrawen-iw a d-êamin
felli mi ar a yi-d-yawev yiwen d tizya-w : ma
zemre$-as a nenna$, ma ulac ad tteîîfe$ d
tarewla. Deg wexxam êekku$-asen mi ar a yili$
kan d amernay, ma sdubzen iyi ne$ u$ale$ $er
deffir ur éerren ara. Acku, anagar yemma, yiwen
ur s-yettak wul-is a yi-d-yefk afus. Tamezwarut a
ten-i$iv akk lêal, syin ad gallen dgi ad mceççawe$
d wefna nni inu. Tεedda felli maççi d tikelt maççi
d snat, lad$a akked εemmi. Ma rni$-t, atan ad i yi-
êemlen imeôôa, a d-vsen $uri. Ma yella
yessexbabev-iyi, terwi $ef Furulu, ad teddun felli
a s-tiniv uvne$ ajeooiv.
Kerhe$ tiswiεin agi am qevran. Yiwen ur t-
tt$ave$, anyir nnsen yekres am akken b$an ad i yi-
rnun tiyitwin. Awah ! d yemma kan i wumi
tettergigi tasa felli, deg udem-is kan i deg d-tufrar
leênana ; tayri ines $uri tugar kra yellan.

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Ma d-yini awal εemmi ur yettu$al ara degs,

am umesmaô di lluê. £ures tlata n wudmawen
umennu$ i yellan u yal yiwen yesεa abrid i yiman-
is. Yezmer ad yili wefna meééi, annect-iw ne$
yugar-iyi.
Tura, ma yili d win meééiyen yettanef-iyi
ttake$-as ti$rit, d acu kan ilaq-iyi ad rewle$ u ad
fre$. Ma usan-d imawlan-is ad berrin dgi, ad yerr
iman-is a yi-ttnadi maca ur iyi ttaf ara ; Lad$a ad
yessedhu winna u ad yeggal dgi zzatsen anagar
ma ur d iyi îîif.
Ma d win yellan annect-iw, ur iyi ttunefk ara
ad agade$. £ur εemmi teqveε, s umeééul-is
igzem-itent-id : ugare$-t tazmert imi t-ife$ akken
tette$ ne$ “babas weroin yewwit adebbuz” - mmis
umaggad ur yesserwal mmis n at Musa, ne$ da$en
“d mmis n taooalt” - iban ur yekkat ara uzzal, ne$
tagara, d mmis n wedrum acengu, tu$alin ar deffir
ulac.
Mi ar a sife$ imeslayen-is, ttafe$ azgen ines
ur yesεi i$isi. D ayen i yi-ssawven ad sεu$ cwiî n
tissas.
Netta da$en ur yettanef ara i win meqqren a
yi-d-yawev ne$ a yi-d-yewwet. Imiren i d-ttarra$
ttaô-iw degs. Qqare$-as-d akk ayen yevran yidi ;
ssawave$-as-tt-id teêma ter$a. Yiwen meqqer felli
a yi-kkes talabilit, s tazla s axxam : imeîîawen,
ileddayen, axlul. A s-ini$ anwa kan, dda Lewnis
atan yekker, tiééifin, asu$u. Ma yefka Öebbi yufa
aqcic nni, yiwen ur s-t-i-ttekkes ger ifassen-is, kra
ibeqqayen, nek zgi$ deg ijufaô-is s usennexfet.

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Awah ! εemmi d argaz lεali, $as di kra n teswiεin

yugar llufan. Acêal iberdan i t-ssuzle$ $ef txidas ur
nesεi lmeεna ! Wissen ahat isuref-iyi, ass-a, mi
yewwev $er wanda a nawev meôôa, azekka.
èri$ belli ur s-yelli yara di lbal i baba Lewnis ad i-
yefk ttôebga tuzligt, ur yesxeseô ara ùmi yeb$a a d-
yessufe$ dgi argaz. Maca iêemmu aîas u yettarra
îîerr $ef wiyav. S umata, ur ufi$ ara $er temsirin-
is. Di îîiq akk d ccedda i d-yettifrir bu yiles di bu
gernin. Alarmi d asmi d-teêdeô tegnitt tamcumt i
faqe$, xas akken meééiye$, ayen teswa sshala.
Yiwen wass deg wussan n Öebbi, di lexôif,
l$aci yakk u$alen-d di tferkiwin nnsen, wa iêucc-
ed i yezgaren-is, wa yeksa, yal wa d acu t-yebbin.
Iîij yeûûenûen. Tislavin n « wemôaê ivebbalen »
ççuôent d irgazen, usan-d ad steεfun ; wa yeééel,
wa yeqqim yettmeslay d wiyav. Ssne$-ten imeôôa.
Bussaεd n Aεmaô, s tûelbuεt-is igan am tvellaεt,
yeîîef tinna yeddurin, iéeméumen uêeccad
ççuôen taslaî. Ikessu yiwen uqecwal. Qqime$-d
$er tama-s, d netta i yi-ççuôen tiî. èri$ iêemmel
arrac imecîaê. Udem-is tesberkit tewser, allen-is
berqent ; ttbanen-d yedmaren-is deg imi
uqendur-is ççuren d icaεîufen. Uée$ $ures, ur t-
ugade$ ara. Aqerru εeryan ; tacacit-is yekkes-itt,
isers-itt, yerra degs iccew ines yeççuren d
cemma. Ka-ka a s-iwwet iôeffiε. Yeîîef talqaεtt nni
uqecwal ger ivaôôen-is am lkkellab, akken i s-
eshel i useqεed. Ikesu u ineooeô kan akken.

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Smuqule$-t amek ixeddem ; caxe$ degs.

Ttaée$ $ures ur faqe$, almi yi-d-iêuz s udem-iw s
yiwen uéeméum uêeccad.
- Aé akin a mmis n Remvan, muqret teslaî !
- Xaîi, ad qime$ da. B$i$ ad wali$.
- Öuê ad turarev d tizya-k. Tebbiv-d akk
izan yellan s udem-ik d wallen-ik.
- Anda i yi-hwa ad qime$. Yak ula d nek
ttalase$ di tejmaεt agi !
- Dayen, dayen. D acu, $urek kan a k-in-
êaze$.
Menwala yeéra belli yettalas di tejmaεt, am
llufan am wem$ar. U yernu, nesmektay-asen-t-id i
ymuqranen s wuger n tem$er n yimi tiéeîî.
Bussaεd yellumet, yessusem, yerra ddehn-is $er
uqecwal-is, yettkemmil.
Iéeméumen nni uêeccad ttemyekcamen s
leêôis. Tikwal kan akka alma yeôôez yiwen. Lad$a
a d-yeddem lmus nni ines uqviε ad yegzem ixef
nni d-yeôzen. Ur éri$ amek i d-tusa : Ëulfa$ s
lêamu di timmi-w i d-tevfeô teqôeê d unezlulef am
tuqsa n wareé. D lmus-is i yi-d-yesenta deg
wenyir-iw. Rri$ afus-iw s-lem$awla, yeççuô-ed d
idammen. Din su$e$. Irgazen akk kkren-d, uzlen-
d $uri. Nekk ttu$u$,, ttjellibe$ am loen ger ifassen
n wem$ar amcum i yeb$an a yi-d-yer deg wenyir
cwiî n cemma. Wayev yennev-iyi-d deg uqerruy-
iw abeênuq d-icerreg deg uqendur ines ajerbub.
Idammen neggin, nekk rennu$ asu$u. Bussaεd
yu$al d awra$, tekfa fellas ddunit. Lmus ye$li-yas,

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aqecwal ur nekfi yennugdam ; netta εerqent-as,

yesteqsay m ur muqret ara tiyita.
- Cwiî ur s-d-sfiv tiî-is !
- ∑eggne$-as-d ? d netta i d-yuéan $uri.
Tevra-d, tevra-d. d acu teb$iv a s-xedme$ ?
- Ad tegrev tamawt. Aêlil. Wissen tura
amek a t-id-mmagren imawlan-is. Öuê s axxam a
Furulu, ôuê ! in-as i yemmak a k-terr i$i$den
ucettiv.
Teddu$ s axxam idammen ttceôcuôen, cwiî
ur yebbi izi$er-iw. Inigan akken ma llan ugin ad
amnen Bussaεd ame$bun yettgallan s ûellaê d
iεessasen ar d cciîan i tt-id-yebbin, maççi s leb$i-s
imi d i yi-êemmel am yiwen deg warraw-is. Maca,
akken yb$u yeggul, yiwen maççi yedda yides,
tthuzzun kan iqerray nnsen, $ave$-ten imeôôa. Ur
nezmir a ncukk degsen, ne$ a s-nini belli b$an ad
smentgen times.
Amezwaru i d-mmugre$ $ef wemnaô n
tebburt d winna akken ur ilaq ara lmektub a d-iger
di teswiεt nni. D baba Lewnis i d-yeslan i su$an-
iw. Yemma tedda-d deg igerzan-is.
Walan-d udem-iw yeççuô d idammen,
taεmamt i yi-d-qnen di tejmaεt tu$al akk d
tazegga$t.
- wi k-igan akka ? i d-yenna baba Lewnis.
- n$an-iyi mmi ! i tu$was yema s wayen
tesεa di ta$uct-is, am win a isu$en « abbuh ».
Ttarra$-asen-d awal s usennexfet. ∑emmi
yexôeb wudem-is.
-£iwel ini-d anwa ? Ay$er ?

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- D Bussaεd n Aεmaô.
- S uεemmed ?
- Ih, yeb$a ay-ine$. Ugaren imeîîawen
lehduô.
Baba Lewnis yesfezwi am terûaût. Ur inuda ur
ittnadi ad iéer amek tevra. Yerra-d ger wallen-is
Bussaεd, n wedrum nniven, d amenza$, yebbi-d
lmus, yemme$ $ef mmis n gmas ur nebni fellas.
Yeb$a ad imêu tawacult n at Musa, ad ine$
aneggaru deg warraw-is, ad igzem axalaf
amecîuê… Yeîîef-itt d tazla, azduz deg ufus-is.
Ulin-as wurfan s aqerru ; yerkem ; di temsalt n
nnif ur yein yiwen. Yeédem ad yesken i medden
amek i tga lêeôma n twacult. Ilaq a d-yerr ttaô : d
tin i d tirrugza.
Yemma tevfeô-it, tezzu$er yides akk at
wexxam. Ïîfen-tt akk d tazla. warεad nebbiv $er
tejmaεt mi tenhewwal liêala : asu$u, rregmat.
Ttu$ ti$rit nni i yu$e$. yu$al-iyi d tugdin, ttargagi$
am yifer. Amôaê idemmek di l$aci a s-tiniv d
aweîîuf. Ggri$-d weêdi. Anda tella yemma ? anda
yella εemmi ? deg yiwet di tebbura n tejmaεt
tban-iyi-d terbaεt n yergazen ttemdeggaren,
εeqle$ yiwen ger leεmum n Bussaεd mi yeôjem,
aéru nni yemmeôdex. Yiwen yu$was. εemmi
nniven yesseêlelli taεekkazt, yeédem $er
tlemmast, yemme$ $er lqaεa ireed-ed yiwen : d
baba Lewnis.
Deg-yiwet n tezribt, tulawin ssekrent-ett
garasent, d ççeqlala d umennu$ ur nesεi sse. Ula

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d nutenti gant yiwet n tusna taberqact i deg d-

tifrar tebrek imendyal d tezwe$ n lefwavi.
Tajmaεt s-immal teççaçaô, yiwen ur yeîîif
ti$meôt. Lkeôh ized$en ulawen yeffe$-ed, tiqdimin
yettnadin kan tasebba keflent-ed. Teêma. Cwiî
kan akka yebbev-ed Lamin. Yuli $ef teslaî. £er
tama-s, yiwen wemôabev, yethuzzu amendil n
leêrir awra$.
- A s-d-tas deεwassu i win a yernun ameslay
ne$ tiyita, i yedεa wemôabev nni, s leεyav d
wurfan.
Imiren kan, yefra umennu$ ger yergazen,
ma d tilawin, ttemyettakent tiyita taneggarut, ulac
tin yeb$an a d-teggri degs. Ul-iw yekkat a s-tiniv
tura ad yetterveq, imetman kfan deg-imi-w,
ta$uct-iw d icenfiren-iw qquren. Ivaôôen-iw
cekklen, iéri-w yekkaw. Wala$ yemma, uzle$
$ures, acebbub-is akk yerwi, amendil-is ye$li,
tettnadi a t-id-teddem degmi yi-d-twala teooa-t,
teîîef-iyi-d di tettust teddez-ed iberdan-is.
Ameééu$-is yettqudduô d idim, setti wis anta i d-
tessençew, yeççuô akk ufus-is d anéaden, Baya
tebbi-d yides tafawett n lfuva n εini, tameîîut n
Bussaεd. Limmer tafent ur êebbsent ara, b$an-t
ad rrnun-t amceççew, êmant d ayen kan.
Sεeégent-iyi s lqub d rregmat i ssawavent i tcunga
nnsent, ula d nutenti ttarran-asent-id s wayen
ssnent.
Simi necem s axxam, at wezrib nne$ meôôa
ççuren-d lêaôa, refden-d yidsen εemmi ur
yettwaεqal ara. Yettwafeooeô s weéru deg uqerru,

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yettwet s lmus deg beôdi. Ula d dadda Qasi, yu$

kra n tyitwin s uεekkaz. Ma d adrum n Bussaεd,
ççan ti$rit uklalen : Bussaεd yessexcawet-it baba
Lewnis, zzu$erent s axxam ur yeéri anda yedda,
gmas, yufeg usevsu ines, wiyav yal wa amek i tent
yu$ : allen cuffent, udmawen xebcen, lêaûun…
Banent-ed akk degsen ccwami umennu$ ;
idammen ttqudduôen, iqendyaô qersen, iεumam
fsin, mi sersen baba Lewnis $ef yiwen ulemsir,
yemma teççuô-asen-d tabuqalt n waman iwakken
ad ssirden.
- Xaîi, xaîi ! i d-yenîeq yiwen. Anefet-asen
akka i yfeddixen, anefet-asen akka i ydammen a
ten-id-afen iôumyen.
- A k-nesserkeb $ef zzayla, i d-yedda deg
wawal amezwaru dda Qasi, a k-nawi $ur lqavi
tura.
- Ula d nutni d ayen a xedmen, ilaq-a$ a ten
nezwir, i d-ileqqem ameslay yiwen nniven.
Yal wa d tamusni-is, yal wa yettmeyyiz
akken iwala, yettak-ed tidmi-s ; maca, imeslayen
nnsen izde$-iten webruy ukukru. D yir tagnitt.
Ugaden i d-tessegray. Kra sqerdcen, ulac tifrat f i
ters nniya ne$ tin yeççuôen tiî. Fkan awal a d-
u$alen tameddit a d-glun s wid nniven. Fellasen
ad dduklen am yiwen. D tagmatt i d-isawlen ; At
Musa mgal At Rabeê, isenned $ef udekkan,
yeqqim. D ileméi yeddan d yiman-is, u yernu “d
tacôaft”.
Imeôôa rran iman nnsen ttun $ef wacu i d-
tusa, amzun maççi d nekk i d madakci. Maca tella

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Ëlima d yessis, smektayent-iyi-t-id s dd$el. Ëlima

trekkem, tezza tasa-s. S nnig wul-is i tedda ula $er
umennu$. Ka-ka a d-tekres anyir-is felli, a yi-d-
tveggeô tamu$li nni n weqjun amsuv. Yellis louheô
tué-ed $uri tebbi-yi-d.
- Muqel εemmik ! Iwenneε. Fellak i d-yevra
ubaxix agi.
Ama d lehduô-is, ama d tubbya ines, $zen
dgi am useffud yer$an. U$e$-tent $er zdaxel.
Imeîîawen ugin a d-f$en, qqebre$. Muqle$
yemma, twala-d kra yellan, ur tezmir d acu a
texdem. I$av-itt lêal, tebra i wallen-is s tmara :
zi$en εemmi ur s-iôuê wacemma, iqeεed-ed iman-
is, isu$ $ef tmeîîut-is.
- Ffe$-iyi sya, s kem s loifat-im.
Tesmermez-ed tekka tabburt.
- Iyya $uri a Furulu. Yak ur k-yu$ wara ?
Yemêaleq-iyi-d $ures, allen-iw ççuôent-ed d
imeîîawen, gre$-d nnehta, snexfta$-d abrid,
îîôevqe$ d imeîîi.
Yemma terfed-iyi-d, teffe$-ed ula d nettat.
Teqqim yides setti akk d dadda Rabeê. Mi s-tvellu
tajbirt yemmas netta yettweûûi dadda Rabeê :
baba ulac-it. Di tafrara i ysewweq $er Tizi-Wezzu
yebbi ttεebga n téurin $ef we$yul. Ur d-yettu$al
alarmi a ye$li yiîij. Ur yeéri acemma deg mennu$.
Annect-agi, At Aεmeô faqen-as. Zemren a s-
zewren, a s-sqiîεen di kra uxenduq ; a s-inin a d-
nerr ttaô imi ten-nesdubez linna. At wedrum nne$
ttzuxxun imi ten nerna, imeôôa akka i tt-walin,
nugar iten i b$un inin. At Aεmeô da$en,

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ttmeyyizen akken nniven, $ursen d nutni i d

imernayen. D acu tidmi nnsen ur d a$ tekcim sya
ur d a$ teffi$ sya, ur ncukk ara deg yiman nne$. D
ayagi i yessawven baba Lwenis yesseggra dadda
Rabeê ur yeddi yara d wiyav. A t-yettweûûi ad
yemmager baba, ad yawi yides imrigen, u ad
yessεeddi awal i kra i$ yettilin, wid kan yebbi nnif,
ad ff$en i taddart u ad aεnun ti$emmaô iwatan i
wesqiîîeε. Tagnitt d yir nettat ! aêezzeb yugar
leqveε.
Mi d-yebbev baba s axxam ur t-yu$ ur t-
yebli, nefôeê imeôôa ; maca lfeôê nni amzun akken
s acu i t ixuûûen ; messus. Annecten n lemêadra,
aqeôôeε nni imeôôa rnu $ures wid ttyeîîfen di
ccedda, kra din akk di rrayeε. Akken yeb$u yili
menyif akka wala kteô. Iêun Öebbi, At Aεmeô deg
wakken yewseε wul nnsen, meyzen belli ugaren
At Musa, ur sen-d-tuqiε deg wayen nniven,
qqimen $ef yiman nnsen deg yexxamen nnsen.
Ti$ersi iεumam d iqendyaô, ixebbicen d
ifexxuôen idammen, ttaken-d udem n îrad d ccwal
; d tamu$li yerran baba d azegga$, yettfuôu deg
urfan. Yettgalla s ‘jmeε liman n yergazen” a
limmer yeêdiô i tme$ra n ûbeê. Amzun akken s
acu i s-iôuêen. Yemme$ $ef yiwen udebbuz, yu$al
iserreê-as irfed-ed ajenwi s yin yeédem $er yiwet n
tmeéyant taqdimt yeddem-itt-id. Abrid-is $er
tejmaεt, tiî-is s amennu$. Setti, Ëlima d yessis
jguglent degs ammer ig-xeddem di beôôa ; setti
temêalleq-as-d di temgeôî, Ëlima d yesis ta deg-
jufaô ta deg-$allen ; yal ta tejebbed degs akken ur

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itekk ara tabburt. Yemma tame$bunt, tessuden-

as ivaôôen, tettεenni $er ssaddatt. ∑emmi yugi a
d-yekkes allen-is degs, maca ur d-yenni zzant
wala r$ant. Ma d nekk urfan-is kksen-iyi tuggdin,
tuzart n ta$ect-is tusa-yi-d $ef wul. Mi d-slan
loiran, kecmen-d u êellen akk baba ; lad$a yiwen
segsen yusa-d s $ur lamin, iceggeεit-id akken a
ten-nerou netta d îemman akk d sin yemôabven n
taddart.
Setti imiren i tekker tessendeh tulawin i
leftil n teôbut n seksu. Nettat s nnefxa d wezday n
lqed i temme$ s acwari i deg yebbi baba tiéurin
$er ssuq tekkes-ed aseεleq n weksum.
- Tura a nwali ixanaben inna imecêaêen ma
s weksum akka am nekkni a seççen agraw agi lxiô,
i d-tewwet deg icunga nne$.
- D lêemmeé aquran a sen-d-sersen, i d-
tedda yemma yides deg wawal.
- Iban fellasen ! d tidett d igellilen i nella,
maca s lεun n Öebbi, irgazen nnkent di ddunit
nnsen weroin u$alen wudmawen nnsen d
izegga$en ne$ nneêcamen ma yilin inebgawen
ne$ ma d-tas tizi n tirugza. Deg annect-a i d-
yettban yise$ n twacult.
Maca d agacur kan, isewweq assenni baba ;
xas limmer ulac aksum, setti a d tesεu s wacu ar a
tessεeddi iman-is, ur tetu$al ara d tazegga$t, ama
d lêemmeé i sen d-tefka ama d ibawen.
Mi d-yebbev yiv, dadda Qasi idegger-ed
tabburt n wefrag, tujjaq uqbel ad-ikcem. Yezwar-
ed igad a yefrun tamsalt. Tura imi a d-asen

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imsefruyen, fiêel ma nga tasmilt n twacult, ur

twulem i wacemma, ad tefru mebla tazla
idammen. Dadda Qasi tennefsusi fellas teεkumt.
Ad isiwel i kra n yem$aren n wedrum nne$, wid
iwezznen awal u yettnawalen taqbaylit, $ursen a d
tili tsarutt. Baba ur yugi ara ; tettwacudd, ilaq a d
tefsi. Dadda Qasi yeffe$. Tulawin akken ma llant
ddzent iberdan nnsent, yefkatent wemnar n
wexxam akin, rrant $er texxamin nniven. Maççi
deg wexxam ideg a yili wegraw ar a qqiment !
anagar setti i yesbirecwen $er lkanun, tugi a d
teffe$, ur tezmir ara ad teqqim ur d-teggar ara
iman-is, awal-is a t-id-tini.
Yusa-d lamin, vefôent-id sin yemôabven d
wazal n mraw imusnawen. Nnven-d akk deg
ibeônyas, kecmen-d $er lêaôa, leêêun s waddud
yewzen yufrar, wa deffir wa. Baba yemmuger-iten
s wawal aéidan, yessuden-asen i lecyax iqqerra
nnsen $ummen iqlemyan. Baba Lewnis isenned
deg yiwet n te$meôt, yettekka $er tesga. Yiwen
weεdil d azegga$ sersent-tt-id, yeîîef akk ti$er$ert.
Mi d-zegren i wemnaô, kksen irkasen nnsen,
sersen-ten din ; yal wa yeεna amviq-is, zzin-d d
tasqamutt. Baba yegguma ad yesers iman-is,
yeqqim s ibeddi, isenned s asalas. yekesmumi
amzun s acu s iεerqen.
Üellan $ef nnbi (yess i d-zeggiren yal inaw),
lamin yekker a d-yemmeslay. Baba igzem-as-d
awal.

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- Tamezwarut, môeêba yiswen $urne$ ; tin

$ers, uvan $ezzifit, zwiret deg-mensi, syin ôôay
asaεdi a t-id-yefk Öebbi.
Ïîemman ôuêen ad gallen, maca d asεeddi
n wawal kan, acku éran ilaq ad ççen, tura ne$
ticki. U yernu ad ççen snat n tikkal, imi ma ff$en s
$urne$, $er yefnaten nne$ u$ur a ôuên. Meyzen
garasen, ufan d Öemvan i yesεan lêeq, limmer ad
zwiren di seksu. Akkagi, ad yers lqut nni s lεeql-is
di tεebbuî weqbel ad ççen wayev. Baba di tama-s,
iwala tamsalt s wudem nniven : yeéra ma teççiv
taggella d lmeleê akked yiwen, yewεeô akken a k-
yexdeε. Iwakken a $-dεun s lxiô u a ttewwet
lbaôaka $urne$, ikmes-asen i sin yemôabven nni
xemsa duôu i yiwen. Aba$ur n wecwari ame$bun
yemmar s ifassen nnsen. Maca ulac u$ilif, ters-ed
lehna. Seksu lεali, aksum aleqqaq, tiéeî n wawal
garane$ d lecyax, tesseqefev-as-d s cwiî n tecrift.
Xas iles ôéag qeôôiê, ad yu$al d aéidan am
tamemt. Tiyersi a d tefsi. Targa idammen ad
tanef amer ad mmaren ger yemdanen yezzin s
weεrur i taluft. Ttif ôôay uzzal.
Ama d at Aεmeô, ama d nekkni, yiwen ur
yettnadi ad yessem$er tisri. Maca, iwakken ad
yeqqim yise$ zeddig, ulac wa yeréen $er wayev. Di
tegnatin am tigi, imuqranen d lecyax n taddart ur
ttarran ara taqejjirt $er deffir ; s werfad uqerru akk
d leqder i d-ttadden, u l$aci imeôôa ta$en-asen
awal.
- Wali zi$ ! At Musa ma d ise$ nnsen nutni i
d-yesεettben timira n wid yettgallan s jmeε liman,

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usan-d ad ssinfen deεwessu. A nessirem ad

awven $er yeswi nnsen.
Di tilawt, ulac win yunzan. Ur yuksan êed i
t-yu$en ! Imêaddan yennumen timsal am tigi,
éran belli, yal tikkelt, tferru s sin imensawen
iéidanen d cwiî n lemleê ufus, ula d win s
wudmawen.
D$a mi fuken uççi, sdentt akken ilaq, swan
s tawant ; εeddan ad fken lfattiêa : yiwet i wid
yeddren, yiwet i wid yemmuten, yiwet i ssadatt d
iεessasen, yiwet akken ad tewwet ûûaba, ma d
taneggarut i yise$ n twacult. D tagi i s-d-yusan i
setti deg wul, tellez am win yefuden yeswa.
Akken llan medden a nili. Iwakken ur n
teffe$ ara i leεwayed n taddart, εemmi yeêka-yas-
d i lamin amek tevra. Atan : « Furulu yusa-d s
axxam yettquddur d idammen, qrib yemmut. Rri$
$er Bussaεd a yi-d-yini amek d-tusa, yerra-yi-d s
yir awal. Nemyuîîaf, nennu$. Azrib nnsen, d ayen
teéram, yezga-d $er tama n tejmaεt, ff$en-d akk At
Aεmeô imi d-slan i wmennu$, wwten-iyi-d s lmus.
Widak nne$ bbven-d, mi walan annecten, ur
cudden ara ifassen nnsen. Tekker. Wwet a d
wwte$. Syin tusam-d ». Tban am yiîij uzal. Darani
$ursen akk axbiô amek i tebda amek i tekfa.
Amezwaru i yellin taqaεett, am akken i s-nefka
leqder i$ yefka lêeq, am akken i$ yefka lêeq a
senyefk di$en lêeq i wiyav. Widak i d-ileqmen
awal-is, nnan-d azun ayen d-yenna. Cebbêen-d
kan ameslay s imedyaten, s yenzan d isefra d-
yebbi umeddaê di teqsiî. Awal tura i lecyax !

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Yiwen degsen yeddem-ed adlis d aqdim, yura s

taεrabt, berrik seg wabbu, yennev deg yiwen
ubeênuq : d nnesxa. Ye$ra-d akken cwiî degs ur
nefhim tabruyt. Yedεa-ya$ s wayen yelhan u
yessawel i lbaôaka, yu$al din din, yendeh s kra
yellan d aεessas ar d a$-d-tas deεwessu limmer a
nesmenteg times. Imiren kan setti tekcem-itt
tugdin, tué ar $ures tessuden adlis nni. Ma d
εemmi ilaq-as ad yessers afus-is $ef nnesxa nni u
ad iggal fellas ur inuda $ef At Aεmeô, ur yessem$ar
tisri. Ula d ifnaten nne$ da$en ad ggalen. Fiêel ma
yesla uôumi a yesmeckuklen taluft. Maca imi
yuzlen idamen, lqavi a d-yessekcem tacyaxt-is, d
acu lamin a t-yessedhu s εecrin n duôu a s-yefk si
leεvil di loib-is sya ar asmi a s-tent ne$rem nekkni
d At Aεmeô.
Annect-agi yakk nnan-a$-t-id. εemmi ur t-
id-yuli wawal, yerra s-ul-is ; isewweq ; baba
yellez. Ma d lxiô gara$ d At Aεmeô yegzem s ya $er
zzat. Ulac win sent-igan ccan i tqulhatin agi
imeôôa, awi-d kan a d-ters lehna, ad yekfu îîrad
fellane$.
Im$aren ff$en s $urne$. Rran $er At Aεmeô a
sen-d-sersen talwit am akken i $-tt-id-sersen, u
seg wassagi akin ur nettemlaεi yara yidsen.
Tesqama-a$-d $layet. Nu$al d icunga. Wa ur yettaf
wa, wa ur ixeddem lxiô i wa.
Ma d Bussaεd, xas ad ikkes a$bel i wul-is,
maççi azekka a yi-d-yaf qqime$ $er tama-s
iwakken ad lemde$ amek kesun iqecwalen n
leqbayel.

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-V-

Xwalti zed$ent i snat deg wezniq nne$.

Jeddi Ëmed yeooa-tent-id di texxamt ur nesεi
taεrict ur nesεi addaynin. Di te$meôt iεannec
yiwen ukufi annect ilat iwumi ur zmirent xwalti at
ççaôent. Ssqef yekna-d, ma d tabburt d yiwen n
lluê i d nettat. Tehri n lêaôa ur tεedda yara lqed n
wergaz, te$zi-s dayen i d tasga. Nemdukmaô
zzdaxel am ibuêeddaden di tewrizt. Maca leênana
tufrar-ed : lêiv tmussev a k-d-yeslef amzun a k-
yessinef εinettu, ijeqduren a s-tiniv
ttecmumuêen-d di îlam. Awah, xaîi ! Lqefû ,
teméi-w ur yelli d lêebs, ur t-yezdi$ unu$ni. Ussan
d-ssεedda$ din ufgen am wavu.
Ur ssine$ ara isem n xwalti almi tent ssne$
nutenti s tiad nnsent aîas. Isem, $er $uri, amzun
ulac-it. Ur yesεi anamek. Akka ula $er baba d

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yemma. Nekk $ile$ d nnecôaêa asmi, yellis n

εemmi tamecîuêt tenna-yi-d belli baba isem-is
Öemvan, babas Lewnis, yemma Favma ma d
yemmas Ëlima. Imiren i faqe$ belli d wiyav i sen
yessawalen akagi, wamma nekkni nefka-yasen
awalen ççuren d sser d leênana u yernu n yiman
nne$ kan. Nek $uri xwalti ur sεint ara isem : yiwet
xalti tayev nanna.
Tin umi qqare$ xalti d nettat i d tamenzut.
Ttwali$-tt ger wallen-iw teççuô, $ures tazmert.
Tugar yemma i $er tettak cwiî acbi. Udem-is rqiq u
$ezzif, tiênakin-is zegga$it am usisnu. £ures lqed
d tuzert, allen d sin iεeqqayen uzemmur aseôôaoi,
muqrit u berrikit. Ma d amzur, teskerfit ne$ teooit,
seg wakken yeççuô, yezga cwiî kan $ef tuyat-is,
maççi d ayen tett$umu ne$ yettaîîaf umendil. S
wezday lqedd i tleêêu, akken d tuwεiôt i d tushilt u
d tasusamt am yemma ; d ayen teooa ta i teddem
tayev.
Ma d tayevnin sawale$-as Nanna. Mi sεi$
setta iseggasen di lεemô-iw, nettat tessawev
εecrin. Kifkif-itent di lqedd nettat d louheô, yellis
εemmi, d tizyiwin. Yessis εemmi akken ma llant
qqaren-t-ed tif yessetmatsent di tezyen d ûûifa. Di
leênana éri$. Tioiratin imeôôa êemlent-ett, tin
yekkren a k tini « Yamina nne$ ». Babas iεuzz-itt
$ef yessetmas, tiden u$alent-as am yemmas.
Tennum tta$ent-as awal, tebbi-tt kan akken.
Tesseqdac ula d Favma, xas akken s warraw-is.
Ma d xalti, ur tt-id-ttqamaô deg wacemma, ur s-d-
teqqar la zzant wala rr$ant.

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Ma ttmeyze$ akka tura, afe$ $ursent lêeq

imi s-fkant ôôay i nanna. Yemma yeddren ger
lehmum d i$ublan, yeôwan asawen d ukessar,
yeswan timeôéuga deg wasmi temmut setti, syin
yerna $ures jeddi, teqqel am lexyal n tebêirt ;
aksum yezwi, ôôay yesbek. Ur tettnamar, ur t-
tteddu di nneqma i wid têemmel. Ma yella win
iréan awal-is mi d-tefka tidmi-s akka yiwen wass i
useggas ur s-d-uqiε ara, ad tessusem amzun kra
wer yevri. Ma d xalti, awal sin teîîerveq. Têemmu
am baba Lewnis, maca netta d argaz, yettnwal
taqbaylit. Qqaren : « Ddaw webrid, nnig webrid,
leqrar-is d abrid », $ur xalti xaîi, tezga tecev. S
tikli am ta, d awez$i iwakken a d-ters talwit ne$ a
tt-éev leêmala ger loiran. Xas rrsen-ted, ur
ttdument ara. Maççi d tikkelt maççi d ssnat, xalti
wiî ur tessemsi yessis n Ëmed deg ulawen n
leεmum nnsent. Imeîîawen n yemma ur gin
leεnaya, a$unzu n baba ur d-yeqvi liser, aêami n
baba Lewnis am yile$ n wuffal, ur yebbi ur yerri.
Iêun Öebbi tella « Yamina nne$ ». S lehduô ines
êlawen, Qasi yessuruf i xalti ma yella tennu$
tameîît-is ; Dadda Aεôab yettara iman-is maççi
fellas ma yella yettwargem ; tameîîut n Dadda
Aεmeô tesεuééug i lqub. Iles aéidan iteîîev
tasedda. Tefka-yas-tt-id twenza-s, i nanna !
Tuklal.
- Ur smeêsiset ara i xalti, ay atmaten ! d
tamehbult nne$. D tamhbult nnwen. Ilaq awen a
s-tawim. Ssukkes-t-iyi-d ayen i wen yehwan,
ssukkeset-as-d i Favma. Wama nettat ! ur

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tteççêet ara fellas, anef-as att smuhbel. Bih bih

ad tu$al ad tendem.
Akken i tveôôu. Xalti imir imir
tettendemmay imi tt-yeffe$ leεqel. Lad$a att terr i
ymeîîawen d usmu$ben, att ttlummu deg iman-is.
Afus t$eééa, s tazla i tettôuêu $ures a tessuden.
Tmeççeê kra tessusef. Wid yettna$en akked xalti
ur ttamnen ara iman nnsen, maççi d tameîîut nni
n lina, tikwal qqaren-as ma maççi d tameslubt i
deg d-nemjadal. S umata tferru talft. Akken i s-
surfen ass-a, i éran as surfen azekka. Xalti akken
tesserwat i tessizdig. S sshala i si tgeddel is i
tettu$al. Tettawi-d ccêani tamara ur tt-terri. Di
tilawt, ddeqs i yesmusluben aka am nettat. A ten-
afev êninit wulawen nnsen. Ur teffren acemma ;
ur teddun di nneqma ; ur ttarran nnmara ; ur
sserfuyen yiwen. Ttawin ddeôk almi sen-yu$al d
tucva. Teddun di leb$i i wiyav almi vuôôen iman
nnsen. Imuqranen qaren-as wigi « d arrac ! ». Xalti
segsen. Yura di twenza-s akken a teqqim alma
temmut. Dayemi i ssεuééugen i wayen a d-tini,
teqnen allen nnsen $ef ayen a texdem. Tedder
ddaw n tecvaî n Nanna, tetta$-as awal maca
tikwal s nnig wul-is, s wekras n wenyir, am llufan
nni ur nelliz ara, yesmermuzen kan weêdes ;
akken xalti. Kra n teswiεin tettaf-ed, ma k-d-tini
lêaoa $ef yiwen am umesmaô di lluê, a s-tiniv
tettkacaf. Tettaεqal wissen amek ? Win têemmel
a tesdari $ef wayen n dir, d ayagi. U yernu, ur s-d-
yettas di lbal att-faôes tagnitt iwakken a ttesεu cwiî
n lhiba. Xaîi, tidmi-s teffer-itt $ures ; tabaε ur

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tezmir ara a tt-id-tessefru, i wumi a tt-id-tini ?

Tikwal da$en, ur tuksan ara att-îîef tavsa ne$ a
tteffer imeîîi, tessufu$-ed kra yellan deg wul-is ; d
leêmala ne$ d a$unzu, d lqeôê ne$ d lefeôê. Cwiî
kan akka da$en ad tu$al ad ters.
Ameyyez n xalti ires-as deg ul i Furulu am
teêbult taêmayant di tεebbuî. D tidett, nanna
êemle$-tt nezzeh. Ma yi-terbu deg rebbi-s,
tkemmez-iyi yakk, tssudun-iyi, tettbuddu-yi s kra
yellan. T-tteddu-yi aîas di leb$i. Maca xalti, maççi
akken. Tettwali dgi d amdan am nek am wiyav.
Tettarra iman-is tettmeslay yidi s nniya-s, tettak-
iyi lêeq ma sεi$-t, tessevlam-iyi ma ilaq. Amzun d
tizyiwin, nettemceqlal seg-ul, s tidett nne$ ; u
tikwal nettnecôaê am sin llufanat. Ufi$ iman-iw
yides d ayen kan. D ayagi iyi ooan êemle$-tt.
Asmi kecme$ i tikkelt tamezwarut $er
xwalti, d wetma id-iyi-bbin. Tettbibbi-yi imi akken
sεi$ tamudi n sin iseggasen. D asedhu iyi
tessedhu Baya nne$ iwakken a neoo yemmatne$
ad-telhu d leqdic-is. S yin, teqqel-iyi d tanmi.
Degmi zemrent tqejjirin-iw ad iyi refdent, ttwint-
iyi, amzun ttwajebdent s ddkir, $er texxamt n
xwalti. £er din kan i ttarra$, din kan i ttafe$ iman-
iw, ma xvi$ deg wexxam nne$, ur tesεiv anda a yi-
d-tafev s nnig axxamt nni n xwalti. Baya nne$
ezga $er xwalti, seg wasmi meééiyet. Yu$al d
axxam nne$ wis sin. Nga tawacult nniven
tamecîuêt garane$ kan, s lesrar-is, s wuraren-is, s
wurfan-is. Ma d imennu$en nne$ tessefsaxiten
leêmala am wedfel yessefsay yiîij.

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Xwalti xeddment afexxaô, xedment tavuî.

Lêaôa tezga teççuô d tibuqalin. Di te$meôt, ar
tama n lluê, tsenned taffa n yes$aren i s a d-qdent
asmi a d-yawev lawan. Deg umezwaru n efsut i
beddunt lxedma ufexxaô. Baya d xalti, seddaw
taddart i d-ttemêelfafent s yesnan yeççuren d
tala$t. D tirac itt-fettrent di lêaôa iwakken a
ttekkiw, syin att-ddzent alma tu$al d awren. Att-
ôôucent s waman a d-yeffe$ am urekti, a t-ooent a
d-yekkussem. Mi εeddan fellas sin wussan, a t-id-
kksent, as-sefrurint kra iceqfan n tbuqalin yeréen
a t-εerkent di snat yidsent akken ilaq lêal. Iceqfan
nni yeqden yakan akk d tala$t tamaynut ttken-d
afexxaô ur netteqqiq ara. Tura d afeûûel i d-
yeqqimen.
Xalti, ad terfed abruε-s alma d tigecrar, a
ttxemmel i i$allen-is alma d tuyat ; s ufella n yiwet
n telwiêt, a d-tesers tala$t ; a tt-teddez, a tt-
teεrek, din din a d-tessufe$ talqaεt ama d uskir, d
tarbut ne$ d tabuqalt, d taêbult timdewweôt. Ma
tger iman-is deg ufexxaô, tettarra lwelha-s ala $er
din. Nek éri$ maççi d lawan n lehduô. Ttanef$-as.

Udem n Nanna yezga yecôeh, ur tettêiri ur

yelli. Ula d nettat a d-teîîef ayen mi zemren ad
awin ifassen-is n tala$t, ad treggi, ad tmettel, ad
tberren degs alma yu$al d ajaεbub, yettle$wi
amzun d azrem; Mi meqqer, nettat teéra te$zi i s-
ilaqen, a d-tgezzem d tileqmin, syin a t-id-tezzi s
lemêadra i teêbult nni i d-thegga Xalti. Afegrun
deg ufus, ad tjebbed tala$t nni, ad tessirqiq degs

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alama tεeôôeb-ed telqaεt n lêila teb$a a d-

tessufe$. Mi tekfa yiwet ad tu$al $er tayev, kan
akken, ur tettεeîîil ara tetteqvaε-ed wetmas.
Xwalti, ur d-ttheggint ara sennig ôebεa n
t$awsiwin $ef tikkelt, acku meééiyet lêaôa. Mi
tekfa tneggarut, tamezwarut att-ya$ lêal tekkaw
cwiî, teswa. A d-teddem taûveltt nniven yeççuôen
d arukti a s-tt-ternu $ef yiran. S ufegrun tettekkay,
tessirqiq, tesseεdal tale$t nni i terna. Simmal
tettemsal degs, iran ttalin-d, ta$awsa tettεeôôib-ed
cwiî. Annect-agi yakk d Nanna i t-ixeddmen. S
tvidac-is i d-wezzen lêila nni amer a s-teεwej ne$
a d-teoo iεeôôiben s ibeôôa, teslufuy-as iwakken ad
tilwi$ am win yeslufuyen i llufan ; leênana-s
imeôôa teger-itt degs. Maççi ala tileqwaε it-tteg
Xalti, ula d nettat tessen am Nanna. Maca, win
iddan iéra, tibuqalin id-ittef$en deg ifassen n
Nanna weêdsent. Zgant weznent, qeεdent, tuli-d
tεenqiqt nnsent u sεant imi amzun yeffe$-ed si
lqaleb. D tidak-is i d-yufraren, i smenyafent sut n
taddart. £er tecbeê i cebênt tbuqalin-is, terna-
yasent tefses. Yal tin ixeddmen afexxaô udem i d
as-tettak. Sekn-ed tabuqalt i tneggarut degsent a
k-d-tini anwa afus itt-ixedmen. Degsent, yiwet ur
tegdil Nanna ; Rnu acôah idehnen udem-is deg
wemviq n nnefxa d zzux. £ef ayagi i
tettwaêemmel di taddart, kra d-yeff$en deg
ifassen-is yenza. Xalti, ur tettasem ara di metmas,
mgal tulza i tellez imi tt-tesεa. Neqqar s teqbaylit :
“d ayen yellan deg wul n wemdan i d-yettef$en
deg udem-is”. Deg ul n Nanna, anagar leênana i t-

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ized$en, d tin i d-ittef$en di t$awsiwin txeddem.

Xalti, d tamezwarut i yfeôêen s wetmas, tettaoa-
yas akk ayen iweεôen, nettat tlehu-d d tisebbalin d
wuskiren d tuggiwin.
Lêaôa d texxamt mdekmarent di leêwal, ula
d akufi i$um. Tikli nne$ d acrured am win ileêêun
$ef tmellalin, ambiwel nne$ s lemêadra amer i
nettruéu. Xas akken, nek d Baya ur d a$-d-iris ara
di lbal atent-neoo. Nessedhan allen nne$ s tmu$li.
Xalti, yezga yekres wenyir-is, ma d Nanna ters am
lmalykat. Yal ta$awsa s tmacahutt-is, ama d
tafedreqt, ama d taberradit ama d ayen nniven ;
simmal tettban-ed d acu-tt, simmal tettnerni ne$
t$elli deg wulawen nne$. Tikwal ma d-teffe$ yiwet
tezleg ger ifassen n xalti, nettkaεkiε d tavsa,
nettat imiren a d-yerwi ugellaô-is, att-teîîef att-
tewwet $er lqaεa ad tefruri yakk d iceqfan. Nekkni
d tarewla, a neffer deffir n kra n tsebbalt ibedden
kan $ef cceê, a nettavsa d tufra ; cwiî kan akka,
xalti a s-$lin wurfan.
Mi kksent deg we$bel afeûûel ufexxaô, ayen
iweεôen yekfa. Taεkumt tennefsusi. Ayen d-
yeggran d dhu. Mi qqurent t$awsiwin nni ; ilaq ad
bôeqcen. Tid ur teqdent ara, am tberruday,
tisebbalin, ssedhanent-tent s tumlilt, mezzint-tent
iwakken ad ilwi$ent. Acku tale$t s i ttwaxeddment
tettak $er tewre$ ma maççi $er tezwe$. Ula d Baya
akk d Titi ggarent ifassen nnsent. Amzay ur
yeêwao ara aîas n tmusni, d aslufu s ufegrun ne$ s
uzemzi alegga$ akk d tuksa iεerriben ne$
ikeεruren ma qimen ur sen girent ara tamawt

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tidak ifeûlen lêila nni. Yessetma yebbi-d fellasent

ad lemdent ayen mi zemrent. Deg usberqec ur
tesεiv wa d-iêamin xwalti. Zeggirent di teεmamt, a
s-d-zzint i lêila s lme$ri, syin ad u$alent $er
wesberqec s yemkuéen, ikerdisen d twinas.
Ijeôôiven ireqaqen, anagar Nanna, yiwen ur yezmir
a ten-id-yawi εedlen, weznen, ur zellgen akka d
wakka. Ma twaliv ti$emmaô nni amek i tent-
ttεerrib, a s-tiniv d ayagi kan i d cc$el-is am yiv am
ass. A sent-ed-tezzi yiwet yiwet i texxamin nni d
tiddas nni d-tessufe$ xalti. Weznent u gdant ta
wer tugar ta. Nanna d taéurit d wawal.
Tafsut meôôa sεeddayent-ett deg ufexxaô.
Ala tuqda i ttaooant i wnebdu, imiren i twulem. Mi
ara d-yawev lawan nni, xwalti ur seεunt ugur,
acku d asar$u i d a$bel, nutenti yu$ lêal tεennec
taffa di lêaôa nnsent aîas aya. Ass n wu$ud d ass
asaεdi. Ttεegginent-ett. Ur yettili d lexmis wala d
loemεa, iêeôôem-it Nnbi, i d-nnant ... Letnayen
da$en mêant-ett leεwayed, wissen ay$er. £ef
akken d-qqarent tid d-yecfan, tuqqda igerzen
tettili deg wass n ttlata d wass n laôbεa, axxi kan
ad yelhu lêal. Takummict usigna deg genni ur ilaq
ara ad tili. Cwiî ubeêri yezmer ad ig tawa$it imi di
lexla, beôôa n taddart i ttarrant u$ud. Tasraft nni
yu$alen d lkanun t$um imeôôa s ticcicin, acemma
wer d-yettban degs ala abbu d-iteff$en i nettwali.
Mi ar a tendeh tmes, lal ufexxaô tettergigi am yifer,
amer i d-iveôôun : zzheô uεwij, yir tawenza,
lmektub, ayen $ef wer yebni bab-is, annect-a
yakk yeskaway ifadden. Ajajiê yettenkaren zdaxel

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nsell-as izehher am asif d-iêemlen mi ara

yeskefkuf. Ma yesteôviq tiqejmyaô akk d tiqecrin,
yal wa tasa-s di lkumca-s, acku imiren ig ttfelliq
ufexxaô, yettûeεûiε am weεbaô. Atan ayen
ttaggden medden ; kra imeêêen bab-is deg
useggas, kra yeôwa n lmerta ad iôuê deg yiwen
wass. A d-ggrin d iceqfan : wa yebva, wa yewwet
degs i$isi, wa yeffurem, lêaûun... Alamma d
Öebbi ma yerra tiréi. Ur d-yett$am uba$ur. Yella
deg wawal : terreé-as deg u$ud. A d-ggrint wallen i
ymeîîi.
Mi ar a twenneε tuqda, yemma d baba
icerreh wudem nnsen amzun d tame$ra $ursen
maççi $ur xwalti. Yekkes unezgum n lqut, akufi
nni amuqran n xwalti ur yett$imi ara d ilem, xas ur
yettaççaô ara alama d imi, ayen is ar a ssεeddint
tagrest yella. Nnûib nnsent yusa-d. Lêilat timecîaê
ttnuzunt s wayen ttawint n teméin ; tibuqalin d
tberudday s wezgen umud, isugam d tsebbalin s
umud. Baba tennefsusi fellas yiwet n teεkumt,
yeéra ula d arraw-is ad ttekkin di lqut nni, maca
yeqqen allen-is, maççi s ufaôes ne$ d dd$el, d acu
amzun d yiwet n tawacult. Darani, aêami yettêami
tilewsatinis, ur yelli $ef udem n medden kan, seg
ul zeddigen i yeggar afus-is. Itellez mi ar a $ektent
tidi nnsent, ur meênent ara di rrayeε ; muqqer
ussis wer yumis. D netta i d-yettawin iqjemyaô, d
netta i yettqeddiren tiqecrin, d netta i
yessendahen yemma akk d Baya iwakken a d-
awint tale$t u ad êamint xwalti di leqdic afessas n
wexxam. Ass n wu$ud yettqerriε $ef user$u nni

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amer it yettawin, yu$ lêal srusuyent tameddit,

ttheggint i wzekka nni. Akken kan a d-yenqer yiîij,
xwalti di snat ad krent ad $iwlent $er din. Ma
ssi$ent times, baba yettili yidsent. Mi tekfa tuqda,
amviq nni yettu$al d ôôeêba n tlawin d tullas.
Ggarent meôôa ifassen nnsent, ttêamintent deg
siwev. Maca, llant tid umi zzur wudem, tid umi
$uzzif ufus ur nettêezzib i tukerva. Xwalti iteffe$-
itent leεqel deg wannecten n lhul. Baba di îîerf
yeggar tamawt, kra yellan $ef tiî-is.
Ur d-tezzi yara dduôt ne$ snat, kra din
yenza. Timéin kecment-ed, yu$al fellasent
u$ummu, yal wa yufa leêsab-is. Amdukmer yekfa,
laé nezzi-yas s weεrur.
Ma d azeîîa, xas ur yettawi yara amviq aîas,
yeêwao nnveô. Ggarent-ett di tesga ; a d-sbeddent
snat n trigliwin, ifeggagen ad wwten si trigla $er
tayev, asegru a ten-yeîîef am cced. Ala azal ideg a
yεeddi wemdan i s-ttaooant garas d we$rab. I
yeb$u yekkit, ulac win yerza u$bel-is. Mi ar a
zeîîent, a d-sersent alemsir ne$ tagertilt ad
qiment fellas, ad sendent $er lêiv. Mmeslay $ef
yiman-ik : êku-d tamacahutt, awi-d timesaεraq,
ssefru, ur tvurrev yiwen. Amzun d asedhu i
ssedhuyent iman nnsent degs ma ulac cc$el
nniven. Uqbel a iger uzeîîa, xwalti sqerdicent
taduî. Mi ttgant d tibnavin, ad ttelment s yeédi
syin s truka. D ulman yesεan inze$ i yettu$alen d
ided. Nanna tessufu$-iten-id d ireqqaqen am
imezran uεudiw, tesse$may-iten, u tesberqic
azeîîa am akken tesberqic afexxaô. Ma d xalti, a s-

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tafev ixef-is di lxedma ufexxaô, wama deg uzeîîa

tesferfuc d nnger. Ma teddez s uyaéil, tikwal s
lem$awla tikwal s ttawil ; ur tesεi yara yakk
lmizan. Mi teêbes, xas in-as d yiwen deg ulman
nni i tesse$res, ilaq-as at-cudd. Ur tbeqqu yara
Nanna, maca limmer a s-d-tesbin ne$ att-kres
fellas anyir-is, xalti imiren ad tdegger kullec u ad
tekker din. £ef ayagi i teb$u tessexseô wetmas
teqqen allen-is Nanna. Iwakken ad tekfu ayen
tger, ama d aεdil ama d abernus ama d ayen
nniven, Nanna tezga tettεawaz $er teftilt tader$alt
n yiwen lmeûbaê aqdim. Maççi d tikkelt ne$ d
snat iyi tezzuzen s tuddza uyaéil, i îîse$ ger xalti
akk d Baya. Ma wer a$-d-iris ara naddam, ma tili
Nanna tzeîî nekkat-ed timucuha u nettwanas-it.
Zemre$ a d-ini$ belli timucuha jebdent-iyi
$ur xwalti am ddkir. Baba akked yemma weroin
sen-sli$ wweten-a$-d yiwet kra n wass. £ursen d
timucuha n ddunit kan i yellan : ta tûubb ta tuli, ta
tezleg ta tselles ; êala ayen umi ur éri$ tigert. Di
kra n teswiεin d tuççit n weksum di loaô ne$ deg
yiwen i$-yettilin i wakken ad yemsu deg ul-iw.
Aεiwez yidsen ur yesεi lbenna $uri. Maççi am xalti,
ma d-têekku nettu$al nek yides d wiyav. Tettlal-
ed tefsut deg meslayen-is xas d agris i ygezzmen
di beôôa. Tkeççem dgi tmacahutt. Limmer ttafe$
ad ççe$ tasa-s d tazegzawt i ugellid d-i$evlen
rrebrab di tmurt-is ; tettrusu-yi $ef ul tmettant n
tteryel s ufus n Mqidec ; $ellin-iyi-d iberquqen ma
tili ya m bab teooa i laé arbib-is yeggujlen s
yemmas u tagara ma d-yas wergaz-is a d-tesbib

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tilufa $ef weqcic wer nednib ad yernu ad ya$ ti$rit

; tikwal ssarame$ ad ili$ d igellil d-yufraren s
tiêôci-s ger tezyiwin-is i tefren yellis ugellid nni mi
yeslef sser. Ayen beεdent nnehtat d werkas n
wenyir imawlan-iw ! Tamacahutt tettquddur deg-
ymi n xalti u tesse$-tt am aman unebdu. Wala$
uêric d nniya, bu tissas d bu tasa n tyaziî, bvi$ ger
tidett d tkerkas, ger ûwab akk d targit. Xalti
tezmer a yi-d-tessevs am akken a yi-d-tesru.
Wissen ma yi-$iv win i yittilin am akken iyi tt$aven
isaven n tmucuha ? Ma ten-t-id-kkat xalti, t-tettu
iman-is amzun tettamen yissent. Ula d nettat
tettavsa u tettru yidi. Ma ttili d tmacahutt i$-
yesnu$nin neggan ulawen nne$ qebren, ma d tin
yessexlaεen ttergigi$ am yifer êerûe$ $ures a yi-
tekkes cwiî n tugdi. U$ale$ sne$ d acu i d anza, d
acu i d tawkilt ; lfal n temôeqemt, n bururu, n
wemcic aberkan, n wewtul ... Ddaw weεlaw, i
lêamu ger Baya nne$ d Xalti, tabburt n wefrag d
tin n texxamt sekkôent send a d-ye$li yiv,
imeééu$en-iw llin, kra yellan iqbel-it lmux-iw. A
mendeô ma ylaq-iyi ad ff$e$ $er lêaôa weêdi?
Aksum-iw ad yeccirew, ul-iw ad yekkat
amendayer ma d i$esmaren-iw ad ceîîêen ; cwiî
uskerwec n wemcic ne$ n wavu ad su$e$ ne$ ad
qare$ din amzun d kra i d-ileêêun $uri ne$ i yi-d-
yesbecbucen. Lexyal yellan a t-wali$ d alaxeôt ne$
d awa$zen-iw. Awah ! Xelûe$-t $lay lawan nni
aéidan n tmucuha acku ar tura teqqim-iyi-d lxulεa.
Asu$u n tekεebt ne$ n bururu tthabi$-ten, êala yir
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b$u$ nedôe$ iman-iw, tamu$li n lmegget tezga

tessexcawat-iyi, ne$ ahat ad zegre$ timeqbert n
Tizi deg yiv ur yi-d-teccef ara tidi tasemmaî ? d
awez$i.
Akken yeb$u yili, tajmilt n Xalti muqqret imi
yi-tessekcem tirga, imi yi-tesselmed di teméi-w
amek a d-snulfu$ tagelda deg i ttelze$ ma xaqe$,
tagelda m tsarutt n wewra$ yettwafren u tin mi
medlent tebbura anagar i nek.

- VI -

Ccfi$ am ass-a i tikkelt tamezwarut mi

zegre$ amnaô n lakul. Üûbeê nni, lli$ seêmuye$ di
lêaôa, akken kan tekcem yemma s axxam a d-tawi
ôôefεa n lemleê d wuraw n seksu, baba yusa-d di
tejmaεt ; yecôeh wudem-is u yetqelleq. Tifedôeqt
uyefki trekkem s ufella n lkanun. I nek umi d-
tεeddel yemma d acu ara ççe$. Maca, i wakken a
yi-d-iûaê imekli am win n wassen, ilaq a t-ssefk
teswiεt : ad yili seksu, a d-yagar uyefki u da$en
zzehô-iw ad yili d adrar,wetma tamecîuêt ur tettili
yara din ; acku ula d nettat a d-tessuter amur-is,
ayen a yawin yemma a$-d-ternu ne$ a$ tebvu
winna yellan, u ma ulac aîas, d asqav kan a $-
tesqev. Assagi tevsa-yi-d. Weêdi i εence$ zzat n
tfedôeqt nni. Xas akken ttnudume$ u allen-iw
ççurent d tirtaw, aεebbuv-iw yuki-d.
Qqaren : ala ayen yuran kan a teççev ; d
tidett. Segmi d-yenîeq baba, yufeg felli naddam,
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ed. Yessefrawes-iyi. Imiren kan uki$-d am win iyi

d-iôuccen s waman.
- £iwel, $iwel, i s-yenna i yemma, ssired-as
tifettusin-is d wudem-is, tamgeôî-is d timeééu$in-
is. Tenniv-as ahat ccix ad yeqbel ibki am wagi ?
- Ula d tabeônust-is tumes. Anef-as ar
azekka a s-tt-sirde$ ad iôuê d azedgan.
T$illev yella kra umi sli$ deg wayen d-tenna
yemma !
- Teb$iv ad izewwer abîal i t$uri ines.
Azekka ad ttwaîîfen akk imukan. Nnan-d weεôen
iôumyen, u yernu ala netta i nesεa. Ur ilaq ara ad
ya$ ti$rit $ef demma nne$. Darani ; maççi ass
amezwaru a nawev d ineggura. £iwel, $iwel.
S lem$awla iyi tessared yemma. Imiren kan
bbve$ $er lakul. Amôaê yemdukmer deg warrac
am tzemmurt di zzerzuô. Mazal-iyi îîeglile$. Ah !
Anda-t imekli inu ... Deg wexxam, wetma
tamecîuêt, titi, ad taf iman-is ; weêdes a
tessewlellef tifedôeqt nni n seksu d uyefki. Ass am
ass-a ad as-tecfu. D tawenza-s i s-t-yefkan.
Ass amezwaru, dduôt tamezwarut, aseggas
amezwaru, ur d-ooin ara lateô dgi. Ayen b$u$
nuda$ di lmux-iw, ulac i d-yufraren. £urne$ sin
lecyax, d arraw n tmurt di sin. Yiwen d azuran, d
awezlan, d bu leênak, a s-tiniv yezga yecmumeê
wudem-is. Ma d wayev d bu $enjuô, d areqqaq, d
a$uzfan, xas akken meqqrit icenfiren-is, d
asusam ; ula d netta igerrez, yes$aray imecîaê
acku d netta i d ameéyan. Zgan s ikustimen d
ibernyas icebêanen am wedfel. Tban-iyi-d tmelsa

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nni tif akk tiyav, teqqim-iyi ger wallen-iw acêal d

aseggas amzun akken tufrar-ed nnig-sent, tebbev
taqacuct n ccbaêa. Ma d lecyax, ar ass-a, seg
wezday lqed, di tikli, di lhiba sεan i ttwali$ udem n
ccix n lakul di tuddar nne$.
Lli$ êeôce$ ne$ εuggne$, lemde$ aîas ne$
drus, ur éri$ ara, ur cfi$ i wacemma. D acu, lakul
ur tekôihe$ ara. Nek d wemddakel-iw, Akli, i
neddukul; yu$ lêal yezwar-iyi s useggas. Yettêami-
d felli am zik, seddaw n tecvaî-is i ttili$. Übeê a yi-
d-isiwel, ad i-yarou zzat n tebburt a nûubb akken.
£ef leêdac a d-nu$al da$en di sin. S wul afessas d
nnefxa i d-kkate$ amecwaô nni yellan ger lakul d
wexxam nne$, am win d-yeqvan ta$awsa, am win
d-yekksen ayen t-yeggunin deg we$bel. Akli, akka
akka itett yidi imekli. Tikwal, d uraw ini$man i s-
tettak yemma, tazwara yettagi, simmal simmal
almi s-tu$al d tanumi ; di lbal-is yessas-iten-id imi
yettêarab $ef Furulu. ∑adde$ $ef udem-is ger
tezyiwin-iw, yiwen ur-yi-d-yettawev acku
ttagaden-t. Ma d imuqranen ula i $-d-yasen
segsen, nettkalay $ef gmas yeqqaren yidsen. Xas
akken meééiyit, cceêna akk zed$ent imawlan
nne$ di teméi ar tem$er nnsen. Deg wezrib nne$
îîuqten warrac, garasen llan wid meqqren
yettaran ger wallen nnsen wid n wedrum nniven,
xas akken lli$ d amaggad u d mmis n ccuq, ur
êusbe$ ara am wiyav asmi kecme$ $er lakul acku
yella yidi wembbanes.
Ur s-tegga$ yakk leêsab i t$uri. Ttôuêu$ imi
ttôuêun warrac nniven. D tame$ra nne$ ma

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tendeh d leêdac, a d-nali nnahet $er seksu i $-

yettôaoun yal wa deg wexxam nnsen. Yella di$en
wurar, maççi s lakul i ten-nessen, netturar mebla
yess. Mi muqqre$, éri$ belli yezmer bab-is ad
yelmed aîas n t$awsiwin di lakul, ad yessexdem
alla$-is fiêel ma imeêêen. Llant tirayin tifessasin
ur ncudd $er lmerta, tid i s a-yaki, a llint wallen-is,
a-yfiq i ddunit. Annect-a yella, ula d im$aren ur
ne$ri umnen yess. N win d iyi ccban, Aqbayli
amecîuê n sebεa iseggasen ur yeêwao ara yakk
tigi. D tugdin akk d nnif i t-yesduqsen. Ad iqeôôeε
iman-is $ef te$rit n ccix d uεekki n tizya-s t-yifen.
Syin $er zzat, ta$uri a s-tili di lbal, ad yissin d acu i
d azal-is, a d-ifaq, tuggdin a s-tekkes. D ayen i d-
iyi-vôan. Igad ur nfaq ara, ttnamen tiyitwin, u$alen
ur tent-ttaggaden ara, ddubzen, ma d nnif nnsen
ttaooant di beôôa : êeôcen deg wurar ne$ kkaten
ddreε. Ma d-neffe$ di lakul, yiwen ur yettzuxxu s
wayen d-yelmed. Deg wezrib nne$, d yiwen bu
feôvas ur qbilen ara di lakul i d aqerru fellane$ deg
wurar. Ur yeêqir ara iman-is zzat nne$. Darani
$ures lêeq. Lecyax akk d imawlan nne$ a s-tiniv
ur sen d-tuqiε ara degne$, ur ggaren ara tamawt
$ef wayen nxeddem di lakul. £ef waya i d-a$-yu$al
wurar d a$bel amuqran. Yal lawan s wurar-is,
alma yezzi-d useggas. Deg mezwaru n tegrest d
labil, d ibellav n tqeffalin, d tisedray akk d ibulîa
ad ttuqecmen meôôa, syin $ers d tizerbuvin. Ma d-
tawev tefsut, d timeéyanin s warwuri i d-ngezzem
deg wasif. Di tagara nettu$al $er iqewwasen d

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tjewwaqin u$anim. D tigi i wumi cfi$ aîas, ooant-

ed dgi later ur t-sfavayen iseggasen.
Yiwet n tikelt, akk d kra n terbaεt n warrac
annect-iw, sεadda$-d meôôa tameddit n wass di
beôôa n taddart. Mi s-qqle$ s axxam, tajewwaqt
ger ifassen, kate$ kate$ a d-awi$ yiwen ucewiq
akenni lemde$, ulac. Baba yella $ef wemnaô,
itekkes icifav, imiren i d-yu$al di lexla. Yu$ lêal,
yemma teêwao-iyi, tettnadi-yi kra tekka tmeddit,
almi ur d-iyi-tufi yara, aεni tecekta-yas i baba.
- Atan, atan, i s-yenna, ur ttaggad yu$al-am-
d. U yernu s tjewwaqt ! Lêmdu llah, meqqer ma ur
yelmid acemma di lakul, ur yettveggiô ara lweqt-is
d yemdukal-is.
- Akka dgek ! i yi-d-yenna. £ef ayagi i d-
iberra fellak ccix-ik. A ttwali$ dgek tedhiv, yezha
wul-ik. Zi$en $ures lêeq imi ur k-ibeddel ara lakul,
yenna-yi-d.
D tidett, ilindi i kecme$ maca ur εedda$ ara
$er lakul wis sin. Yesla. Qqure$ s ibeddi mi yi-
yenna. Iban d ccix i s-ihedôen felli. Rri$ di lbal-iw,
fre$ ger xemsin n yemdukal dgi qqare$, atan zi$
yessen-iyi mliê, yessen baba. £ef akka, yessen
akk arrac yes$aray ihi ! Iêemmel uêôicen, yekôeh
iîeglulen. Maca ur itegg maêyaf garane$, ur d-
yeskan belli yesmenyaf yiwen $ef wayev. Ayen
wwte$ a d-afe$, εeddi keçç ! Anef, ayen yevran
yevra... yesεedda awal i baba, win i$il a d iyi $iv
lêal mi d-isu$ felli. Deg wul-iw feôêe$ imi sli$ di
lbal, imi yga a$bel $ef nek d-yezgan d anegaru,
imi maççi ala ccix i yesmuqulen sani i ssawve$.

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Cwiî umennu$ nni yerra-yi-d ul i leqraya. Ula d

nek sme$re$ kan tisri. D acali i ttcali$ i $ef yerfa
baba wala ayen nniven. Zemre$ ad gre$ afus-iw di
tmes ar s zzher ne$ d awal kan i d-yebbin wayev
mi llan ttmeslayen i s-yehdeô ccix felli, maççi d
acetki. Akken yeb$u yili, d taswiεt nni i yi-beddlen
tikli : seg wassen êeôce$ tu$al-iyi leqraya am
akken teshel.
Tabaε d ayen i yi-wulmen. Yal tikkelt i deg
a$-d-inin di lakul d acu neb$a a nexdem sya $er
zzat, ne$ d acu nessaram a nili mi ar a nim$ur,
zgi$ ttecmumuêe$ u skada$ deg yemdukal-iw d
nek nella u d acu nxeddem. D ayen i sehlen. Llan
wid yekkaten abunyiw, $eîlen-d lbeq di lakul ma
sen-yehwu. Nettqadar-iten akken ma nella. Llan
içaqlalen, ttarran-tt ala i wurar d tazla, skarayen
rdiê d tevsa. I ysusamen, nniyat, imaggaden,
yegra-d wemviq n loid : leqraya d lefhama. D win
mi meqqer uzal $er $ursen acku ala win umi
zemren, tuîîfa ines d iswi nnsen. Nek, imi lli$ d
ushil, d uêdiq, di terbaεt tamezwarut yekkes-iyi-tt
ddreε, di tis snat tekkes-iyi-tt leêya. Ilaq-iyi ad
îîfe$ di lêaoa, u$ale$ bbi$-tt-id d amezwaru di
leqraya. Acêal n wid i neqqen iman nnsen akken
a yi-d-rren $er deffir, ur uεin ara, acku tikwal nnif
n wedrum yettrusu-d di ôôeêba.
Yekfa kan useggas nni, lhi$-d ala d leqraya.
Lemde$ seg ul. Imawlan-iw, yiwen degsen ur d-
yeggar tamawt dgi, ur d-cliεen imeôôa. Wissen ccix
ma yella kra n wass i s-yenna i baba ? Ur éri$. Wid
yettegririben akken a d-awin a$rum, akken a d-

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sseôwun tiεbav ten-yeggunin deg wexxam, tefka-

yasen teswiεt a d-lhun d walla$ n dderya nnsen
?...
- VII -

Yeôwa lmerta baba iwakken a d-yawi lqut i

yat wexxam. Ma yili$ di lakul, ttêellin-d amur-iw n
seksu d tazart. Ur yelli d tikerkas i êemle$ ad
leqme$, maca cfi$-as-d. Lad$a deg-unebdu, zgi$
deg-wexxam, yemma tettêiri ad ifak ttriê.
Smeckukulen am nettat am baba, ssexdamen
tiêila d tiêeôci, ur tt-cuêêun i tezmert nnsen
akken ad rnun tameddit.
Arraw n Caεban ur d-ufin ara kra n lweôt ne$
trika s$ur babatsen. Kkren-d d igellilen, liêala
nnsen rqiqet. Segmi a yali wass alama ye$li yiîij,
nutni d lxedma, akken aseggas meôôa. Astaεfu
ulac. Laé nnsen d ushil, zemren-as ; xas akken
nnêafen, skanen-d iman nnsen $er beôôa amzun
ttεummun di tawant. “Mi ten-id ssuf$en lsan, ur
érin $ef wayeg nnsan”. Asmi nella di dduks, $ef
tuyat n setti i ters teεkumt ; d nettat i d-itekksen i
nnwal, d nettat i ybeîîun. Tesselhuy axxam s
nnver, meééi meqqer tta$en-as awal.
Temmut aseggas nni deg i kecme$ ar lakul.
Werεad ssine$ mliê d acu i d tamettant. Tislatin-is
ttrunt fellas cwiî $ef udem n medden. Imiren
rrant-ed ger wallen nnsent tilelli, akken ad ilint
amek b$ant. Arraw-is neîlen-tt s wayen mi
zemren. Deg-iv nni εawzen fellas azal n tlatin
ixuniyen, ttdekkiôen almi yuli wass. Nezla ikerri,

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nsebb seksu, d lweεda i deg i ççan akk ime$ban n

taddart. L$aci yakk ddan $er tmeqbert, imôabven
$ran fellas kra n tûurtin din uqbel a tt-rren s-
axxam-is n lebda. Acemma ur ixuû. Im$aren d
tem$arin yettwalin ass nnsen la d-iteddu ssarmen
tanîelt am tinna n setti. D ayen sen yekksen lxiq i
baba akked εemmi. Mi tt-id-ttcekkiôen ne$ mi tt-
id-ttaddren medden, qqaren-d akk d nettat i d
lsas, i d tigejdit n wexxam. Ur εeîîle$ ara fehme$
anamek. Tameddit nni kan, Ëlima d yemma
nnu$ent $ef lqec n setti tame$bunt. Ayen i yi-
swehmen aîas d εemmi akk d baba i sent-yeddan
di leb$i, i sent-yeîîfen afus. Maççi kan d aya, ula d
tugrin gren-d iman nnsen yal wa yettêami-d
tameîîut-is.
∑eddan kra n wussan, labud-as leqrar i
wexxam. Tlaq-as tmeîîut a t-yeîîfen. Llant snat. D
amyezwer bbaygarasent. Tioiratin sseêmant
iôidaê, smentagent times ger yemma d Ëlima.
Tiyessetmatin n ta yakk d ta zgant ttweûûint
degsent. Tagra baba yeooa di leêq-is, yefka-yas
ôôay i tmeîîut n daddas. Iquder gmas ameqran.
Baba Lewnis yeéra azal n leqder, iga-yas ccan
gmas amecîuê, yellez wul-is u yecôeh wudem-is,
ma d tameîîut-is ur s-d-tuqiε imeôôa, $ures ur
yebbi ur yerri. Yemma ur tessiger iman-is, ur tebri
i yfassen-is. D beîîu i teb$a. Darani $er wannect-a
i t-tteddu, ula d tanuî-is d ayen i tettnadi. D acu
teb$iv ay ader$al... Awah ! Ur tdum ara tdukli nni.
Tameîîut n εemmi ur tzewwer ara nniya, terra-tt i
tukaôva. Tin $ezzif ufus-is ma d yemma berqent

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wallen-is. Ur tεeîîel ara yemma tfaq-as, tenna-yas

i baba. Cwiî kan akka yeîîef-itt s ucedluê n lεid
deg-ufus-is. Acedluê nni $er beôôa i yteddu maççi
$er tasilt nne$. Teîîerveq. Tevêa-d b$an akk beîîu
seg wul. Ur d-tegri tudert n dduks deg wexxam
deg i yekfa lxiô, deg i yezde$ îîiq deg wulawen,
deg i yenfa laman. Zi$en $ef aya i d-qqaren d setti
i d tigejdit n wexxam, imi akken kan temmut
tenîel yides nniya.
D acu ar a bvun ? Ur izad wara. Tella
tnezdu$t : degs axxam d snat n texxamin t-id-
iqublen, tekka garasen lêaôa. Axxam nni meqqer,
$ures taεrict teççuô d ikufan, d iqnac d yecbula n
zzit, adaynin yettawi tayuga n yezgaren, amerkub
d sin waxfiwen. Baba s lemqadra yeooa-yas i
daddas yeffren, win yebbi axxam nni. Yemma
tekker dges tmes, irkeb-itt lehwil. Snat n
texxamin nni i d a$-d-iûaêen, nekkes-asent lêiv
nni garasent, u$alent d axxam annect n winna
nniven. Lêaôa nebva-tt di tlemmast s wemrar,
f$ent-ed sya u sya snat n leêwaôi timecîaê di tehri,
d acu $ezzifit. Llant da$en snat n tferkiwin : yiwet
d l$ella, tayev tesεa azemmur. Bvan-tent s leεdel.
Tajenjart agi ad tili d abandu, qelε-ed tilisa sya
ééué-itent $er da, kecm-ed di tama nni ufella, ..
lêaûun yeîîef-asen beîîu n tferkiwin dduôt meôôa.
Syin u$alen s ijeqduren, $er lmal akk d îîlaba n
medden.
Kra tekka dduôt tulawin ce$lent, dhant.
Udmawen nnsent yedhen si lfeôê. Tioiratin ta
deffir ta i d-rezzunt $ursent, yal ta $er tin d-tusa

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tessaram-as tudert n lehna deg wexxam-is

amaynut.
- A Favma, i s-d-qqarent i yemma, êmed
Öebbi, tura aqli-kem-id $er yiman-im, xas teççiv
akal yiwen ur kem yeéri. Yemmam d tameîîut
lεali, tebbiv degs lbaôaka, s lxiô i d am tdeεu.
- A m-iêrez i tesεiv, i m-ttarra$ di lxiô. Am
ass-a, ma irad weênin, a nase$ $er lfeôê-im, i
sent-tettara yemma.
Leêdaqa d lekyasa ttquddurent garasent.
Atmaten êussen-as, te$li-d rrehba fellasen.
Taεkumt εebban di sin, tu$al-asen $ef snat, zik
akken teb$u taéay zzin-as ; i wzekka ?
Tessexcawet-iten tmu$li-s ; ttwalin immal nnsen
t$ummit tagut. Afud yebva, laé ad yennerni.
Mmu$ebnen. Mi ara bvun watmaten, neqqar :
beîîun ccwal. Xas tadukli yewwet-itt i$isi, tagmatt
ur t-ttceqqiq, ad tdum i yeb$un yevru. Ussan nni
imezwura, ttemyencaden s imensi. ∑emmi yezga
yessawal-iyi-d ad ççe$ imekli $ures. Ula d Ëlima
tettbuddu-yi, ur tfaq d yiman-is. Tura mi tebbev
$er wanda ur d-tettu$al ndemmen deg wayen
xedmen. Simmal ttεeddin wussan, tatut tettrusu-d
am buberrak, tiêsifin ttekfalent-ed, imennu$en
ttlalen-d ttleqqimen $ef wiyav, rnu $ures tismin,
yella deg wawal : tismin n tnuvin...
Baba akk d baba Lewnis ttazalen yal wa $ef
wexxam-is, lhan-d d we$bel ten-yeggunin ; a$bel
n we$rum. Ma ur sen-yefki wul nnsen ad
mbudden ayen n dir, ur sen-tefki teswiεt ad
mêamin. Msakit, “yiwen meεduô, wayev aêlil“.

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Tulawin nnsen sseknent-ed εinani udem nnsent.

D tibeôaniyin i snat, weroin myeêmalent. Ur uôoint
yiwen a tent-iweûûi akken ad msekôahent.
Ssuf$ent-ed kra yellan deg ulawen nnsent, di
tezmert nnsent. Hebrent deg iv deg wass,
sseêôacent dderya nnsent, ttêamint irgazen
nnsent di cc$el, ssarament ad awvent $er leb$i n
wul nnsent : d askan i medden belli ur a $-iôuê
wara mi nebva, tura i nufa iman nne$ wala zik, u
yernu menyif nekkni wayev.
Baba d afellaê, d akal i d cc$el-is : ikerrez,
iferres, ittleqqim, itteééu... Kra iseggasen kan,
tiferkiwin nne$ fkant-ed udem nniven. £urne$
tayuga n yezgaren, a$yul, ta$aî d sin wakraren.
Izgaren maççi d ayla nne$, n yiwen umaôkanti i
sen-t-id-yeooan i baba di tefsut. Nesεelfiten u
nkerrez yissen lexla nne$. Di lexôif ad nnzen wa
nawi amur wis tlata deg uba$ur. Lmal nniven ur
a$-yettalas degs yiwen. A$yul netteêwio-it d ayen
kan. Kra n ttεebga yellan fellas : is$aren akk d
leêcic si lexla s axxam, le$beô seg wexxam $er
tmazirt. Yettawi da$en baba fellas acwari n téurin
ne$ tacekkaôt ini$man $er temdint, yettara-d
timéin fellas ma yewεa iman-is a tent-id-ya$.
Lawan n lxuvôa, tettεebbi yemma fellas ifelfel,
îumaîic, taxsayt i teznuzuy i sut n taddart s wazal
nnsen n lêebb.
Akraren d nekkni i ten-yettôebbin. A ten-id-
ya$ baba d izamaren, mi d-yezzi useggas a ten-id-
yaf lêal mmden. Yiwen a t-nezlu di lεid, wayev a t-
yezzenz wa d-yerr azal nnsen di sin. Akka yal lεid

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tamuqrant, nzellu ikerri mebla ma iûeôôef baba

acemma fellas. Maççi ala i wyefki umi nettôebbi
ta$aî. Tezga tettak-a$-d yiwen ne$ sin i$iden i
yettawi baba, s lfeôê, $er ssuq mi ara yawven i
uzenzi. Ttilint teswiεin i deg ntett akka yiwen. “Ur
ttweûûi ara agujil $ef imeîîawen”. Igellilen am
nekkni, mi ar a yili uqelwac ger wallen nne$,
maççi d ssebbat i yxuûûen akken a t nessexbibev.
Yemma ttafen-tt sin ne$ tlata waîîanen, d acu
weroin d-banen fellas. Kra ma d-téur, d aqelwac i
s-d-ceôven iwakken a tteêlu. Zzheô nne$ d adrar!
Acku yal tikkelt, d aqelwac bu yini s i yeberqec
win yeggunin deg udaynin nne$ i d ddwa ines. Ma
maççi d yemma, d baba i yekkat tikwal îîaglal.
Neéra akk belli aîîan agi itekk-ed si leonun.
Iwakken ad ff$en, ilaq ad azlen idammen, yernu d
widen uqelwac. Da$en, cceôî ad yili am winna
nne$. Wis tlata i fi$ef yettazzal ujenwi $er temgeôî
uqelwac ame$bun d amenzu n wexxam. Ma
dyessetma, leonun nnsent sehlen, d tuzya n
tmellalin kan i ylaqen. Iwakken a$-d-ya$ baba cwiî
n weksum di sssuq, yal sin wagguren ne$ tlata, d
aêellel degs dduôt meôôa. Ma yili d aqelwac d-
nôebba, ur s d-tuqiε ara, ini-yas kan atan yezla-t.
Akka yakk i gan ifellaêen n tmurt nne$.
Rrqiqet liêala nne$, êercawet ddunit, îîaxeîîa win
d-yetta$en aksum. Nessawev εad keçç i weksum !
lqut nne$ n yal ass d seksu. Ma d aseqqi, ççaô tugi
d aman, veggeô-as takummict ibawen ne$
lêemmeé, abruy n tassemt ma tella, tanfev a d-
terkem. Akka tikwal, nrennu sin ini$man d zzit.

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Iêun Öebbi llan lexlawi, ççuôen d tuzevla, waêrir,

bibras, tizwal atg... akk d waman n leêlu d-
yettqudduôen di leεwanûer, semvit deg nebdu u
êman di tegrest. Ma d lberquq, ifires d ttefaê,
akken d azegzaw i t-n$eéé, awi-d kan as-izmirent
tu$mas. £urne$ win ur nezmir i lêif a t-yawi wasif.
Lêif d ddel maççi d atmaten, acku ddel nugi-t
meôôa ; $ef ayagi i muhabit. Zgan qaren-a$-d :
“Tweεôem kunwi s imesdurar”. D lawan i yweεôen,
ilaq ad tiwεiôev yides ma ulac ak-ye$vel. Aéar
yeîîafar aéar. Win ur nebbi iri d teméi-s, ur t-id-
tettaf tefsut n tnubit. Ma d win mi zzur yi$es-is, ad
yagar tameddit, yezmer ad yehtuti di tagara-s,
udem-is ad yucnan uqbel lawan, maca ad yidir. D
tin i d lfayda.
Ma d-nu$al s at Musa, Öemvan yekkat s
wayen yewεa, s kra yellan di tezmert-is akken a d-
yawi a$rum i yat wexxam. Mi ara kfun lec$al n
lexla, tayerza d tmegra akk d userwet, lawan nni
garasen, iteddu d amsetjaô s wass. Ixeddem d sin
ibennayen. Lad$a asmi yessuli yiwen umeôkanti
lemεineûra tamezwarut di taddart nne$, ccfi$-as-
d. Baba yessεedda din tnayen uεecrin n wussan.
Vebεen deg qerruy-is.
Deg menzu unebdu, icebba-yi Öebbi, is
rran lsas, werεad d-neffi$ di lakul. Yebna-tt bab-is
nnig wanda neqqar, teffe$ cwiî i taddart. Ger wid
ixedmen din akk d baba, yella dadda Qasi - yiwen
n εemmi - d dadda Aεôab. Arraw nnsen, Saεid
nne$ d ∑acuô, qqaren yidi. Ass amezwaru, akken
kan d-neffe$ di lakul, Saεid i$emmez-a$-d,

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yennak ma nalit $ursen. Nemyesmuqal nek d

∑acuô, ur nefhim ara mliê acu$er, nu$al nenna-
yas : Lêu. Maççi $ef leêdac i yêebbes wemεellem
lxudma akken ad yeçç imekli ? Ye$ra ciîuê ;
yeb$a a tt-id-yawi am iôumyen, itett di lawan.
Imestijaô-is da$en akken. Ne$li swa swa fellassen
mi sen-d-εedlen imekli. Ibabaten nne$ u$alen d
izegga$en, ma d amεellem ênin wul-is, yenna-ya$-
d qqimet. Nebra i yqerray nne$, ntett. Nesqev.
Nesevêa maca ntett. Zzwaren-d di leêmis n
lbaîaîa s yiwet n teêdert tamuqrant n temtunt, s
yin $ers d seksu n smid s weftat n weksum. Deg
wannecten n lxiô, lfeôê yerra-d $er deffir leêya.
Akken ddre$len iεebbav nne$ si laé i ddre$len
walla$en nne$, d ilmawen di sin. D ti$ri n iεebbav
nne$ umi nnsel. Simi tent-id-nssed, neîîef-itt-id d
tarewla, awal ur d a$ d-yuli ama din ama deg
webrid. Nettceôcuô d tidi si leêya d tuf$a n leεqel.
Ayen d-nessagar n temtunt d weksum negla-d
yess. Mi d-nebbev anda ur d a$-d-ttwalin ara,
tu$al-a$-d teôwiêt. Yal wa yesken-d d acu d-yebbi
deg urawen-is. Uqbel a nemsefraq, s nnig wul i
ncekkeô Saεid imi $-yemla abrid. Ula d netta
yessεuééeg. Nnger di temda ilu$en ! neéra ulawen
n ibabaten nne$ ad qebren s wurfan ; allen nnsen
a d-brunt i webruy n leêzen. Anda-t wudem a ten-
immagren tameddit ?
Akken i ttebni$ i teffe$. Baba ikres-ed anyir-
is felli, yeçça-t wul-is. Yerfa $ef tedyant xedme$,
maca ur s-tefki yara tasa-s a d-isu$ aîas amer ad
iyi ssnu$ni. Yeggul, ar yal tameddit, ar d ayi-d-

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yeglu s umur amuqran n wayen a t-id-iûaêen deg

mekli. Ula d nek ggulle$ ur u$ale$ ad rzu$ fellas
$er din. Yeîîef deg wawal-is, nek xaîi. Rréi$ awal-
is u êente$.
Azekka nni di lakul, yiwen di tlata yidne$ ur
d-yebdir ivelli nni. Amek i sent-tevra i Saεid d
εacuô zzat ibabaten nnsen ? ur éri$ ur ten steqsa$.
D acu éri$, uyr llin d arraw n ccuq... £ef leêdac mi
d-neffe$, amzun nem$unza, yiwen ur imuqel
wayev, yal wa yeddez igerzan-is s axxam.
Yegguni-ya$ seksu n teméin, ala win i yellan, ilaq a
nesteqneε. Nestummen-as limmer ur neεriv ara
lqut nni. Teggumma ad tekkes tiéeî-is deg
imawen nne$, nezga nettmekti-tt-id.
∑eddan sin wussan, Saεid ur yezmir ara ad
yeîîef, di lakul iyi-d-yemmeslay $ef leêmis nni
ameεzuz. Tikta nne$ mmlalent, ur iban wi yeddan
di leb$i i wayev. Imeddukal nne$ imeôôa fkan-d
tameééu$t, mecêen icenfiren nnsen a s-tiniv atta
zzatsen. Yak tura dayen, ayen yevran yevra,
nezmer a nemmeslay $ef yiman nne$. Maca anwa
degne$ a yinin i wayev a nu$al ? D tidett, cedha$
lqut am win, ûeqve$, maca cukke$ Saεid yugar-
iyi. Acku, uqbel a d-yas $uri, iεedda $ef εacuô
“yeksa-t-id” ciîuê, yufa-tt $ures qerriêet. Aεni
werεad semvet tyita nni. Nerra-t di rrif, ur
nettkalay ara fellas. Nek sehle$. Yesxedm-iyi-d
kan cwiî, fki$-as azu$er. Simi d-neffe$ $ef leêdac,
inîev-ed dgi am llazuq, yedda-d deg-ijufaô-iw am
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Nebbev s anda mmlalen iberdan, nnbedd.

Ur zmire$ ad îîfe$. Öuêent wallen-iw $er
lemεineûra a s-tiniv d ddkir i tent-ijebden. Netta
da$en ur yuksan ara, am nek, d aεebbuv-is
yexwan i ywehhan tamu$li-s $er din. Yezzi-d $uri,
mmlalent wallen nne$, nemsefham. Yeîîef-iyi-d
deg ufus, nesse$res am teôûaûin $er ixeddamen.
Ur nuki d yiman nne$ almi sen-nnbedd $er içumar
nnsen. A tawa$it nne$ ! Nôuê a neffer deffir yiwen
waggay usa$ur, yu$ lêal dayen ! walan-a$-d.
Dadda Qasi isu$-ed fella$ a nebren syin, Saεid
yesfezwi s axxam, anexzuô $er deffir ulac. Nek
tfuk felli ddunit. Baba yekker-ed s leεqel, yenna-k
ur ttembiwil ara din. Qqure$ si tugdin, kfan dgi
idammen si leêya. Yebbev-ed $uri, isers-ed s
lemêadra afus nni ines yeççuôen d abe$li $ef
tqerruyt-iw, yenna-d :
- Anef-as ad iôuê. εeddi ad teqqimev $er
dadda-k Qasi, ad teççev amur-iw. Ad ali$ s
axxam, ad serse$ cwiî i$san-iw. Tabaε, assagi ur
lluée$ ara.
Rréag deg-imi-w imekli n wassen. Dadda
Qasi d Dda Aεôab smuqulen-iyi-d s-ddaw tiî,
kkaten deg wid ur nessin ad ôebbin dderya nnsen.
Faqe$ dgi i d-lhan, ttu$ale$ d awra$, d azegga$ ;
limmer telli lqaεa ad kecme$ degs. Iwakken ad
ssεeddi$ iman-iw, nni$-asen belli baba ur yellué
ara. Ssedha$ kan ul-iw, acku mi d-bbve$ s
axxam, ufi$-d taqedduêt nni inu taberqact ger
ifassen-is. Imiren i yekfa seksu nni inu aberkan.
Ass-nni, yu$al $er lxedma taεebbuî-is texwa,

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maca tasa-s yeççuren d leênana $ef mmis teôsex,

i lebda, deg-ul n Furulu.

VIII

èri$ tura acu$er yemma akked Ëlima

ttnadint beîîu garasent, acimi b$ant ad u$alent yal
ta d aqerru $ef wexxam-is. Gant leêsab, acemma
ur sent-yensir.
£ur yemma kullec yebrez : Argaz-is d
amaéué, ala asiger a d-yemger ma yeqqim di
dduks. D netta i ymeééiyen, d netta i yesεan
tazmert. Ma zik, ixeddem $ef sin yexxamen, ass-a
ad yesnerni di tissas acku d arraw-is d lwacul-is a
i$elten tidi-s. Yemma, tessen iman-is d tuûbiôt $ef

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Ëlima, u yernu akken meééiyet warraw-is $ef wid

n tnuî-is i meééiyet tεebbav nnsen. D aba$ur kan
a s-ad-yeglu beîîu.
Maççi d aεraq i s-teεreq i Ëlima, ne$ yella
kra yeffren fellas. Twala u téra amek teddunt
temsal, ur dre$lent ara wallen-is. Xas Öemvan
ixeddem, Lewnis issen aîas n medden, yeççuô d
imdukal a t-id-yallen di tizi n îîiq. Tettkel fellas i
yeb$un yevru-d. “D amusnaw” wergaz-is, ulac
agraw a yilin ur s-d-ssawalen ara. Darani, “ma
qessiêet terest ad tefk adfel”. Ma ulac ula d netta
ad ixemmel i y$allen-is, ad iwet aqabac am gmas.
Teéra belli a t-id-têami s wayen mi tezmer, ad tili
$er yidis-is, ma tenkamer ad teîîef amviq-is, ay$er
xaîi ? Yak i yessis maççi i medden ! Ma ddant s
ixxamen nnsent, taεmamt n Lewnis, ma ur sent-
id-tefki yara twenza nnsent, tifettusin nnsent
teêwao-itent Ëlima.
Tamenzut degsent d Louheô, $ures εecrin
iseggasen asmi nebva. D tareqqaqt u d tuwεiôt,
allen-is d ifeîîiwjen ; d tuccent di tiêeôci. Tezmer
weêdes i wexxam s leqdic-is d nnwal-is. Telha-d d
yemma : tettqaraε-itt, tettnamar-itt u teggar-ed
fellas ixerriven. Tu$al-as d tizemt di lêaôa.
Melxiô d taqelluét kan. Tettak acbi $er baba,
mad îîbiεa terra-d $er yemmas. Baba Lewnis
yeéra ulac win a tt-yawin i mmis. Medden zgan d
alaqeb degs, nettat tezga d amennu$ yidsen.
Ëlima teb$a a s-tesselmed lxudma ufexxaô d
uéeîîa. Tin tettmeêêin di ôôuê-is alarmi telmed,

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xas tiha n babas akk d tismin n yemma

smeckuklent-as taswiεt.
Smina d tizya n Baya, wetma tamenzut.
Mmsekôahent am wemcic d u$erda. Amennu$ d
ccwal yellan ger yemma d Ëlima, tismin d u$unzu
yezde$en ulawen n tnuvin, zerεen degsent. D
nutenti i d lemri n tyemmatin nnsent. £ef akken
wala$, itt-yettawven. Baya nne$ tettarra-d ttaô n
yemma degs. D lêif n tyita n wuzzal i s i tessugut
awal Smina, ala asu$u i wumi tessen. £ures
aqemmuc meqqer, s unamek yugdan d win
iwehhan. Ma tt-teîîef Baya nne$ ger ifassen-is,
txeddem degs ayen ixeddem wemger deg yiger.
Smina meskint, imeîîawen ileddayen axlul,
acebbub yerwi, s usnexfet d usfe$nen i d-
tettlaqab weltma, tdeεu-yas-d u zunik tettgalla
degs.
Cabêa, xas d tamaéuét ger yessis n εemmi,
tugar Titi, wetma tamecîuêt. Yiwen ur d-yelhi
yides, gedlen-tt meôôa. Amzun îîfen-as tuêsift mi
d-tlul, u nettat am akken tedda-yasen di nneqma
acku teckuntev di tmeddurt. Teêôec d ayen kan.
Mebla ma yella win s-yemlan, telmed afexxaô ugar
wetmas Melxiô. Ala nettat i têemmel yemma, acku
ul-is zeddig $uri. Ur tesmeêsis i wmennu$ n
imuqranen, ur tesmuqul i ccwal iten ized$en, ur
tettak tameééu$t i leεyav nnsen. Yegguma a s-
yekcem di tqerruyt nni ines tamecîuêt ay$er d i
tekôeh yammas. Acêal aya deg i temmut Cabêa
tame$bunt, Cabêa nne$ tukyist, maca ur zmire$

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ara ad tt-ttu$. Zdi$ yides leêmala n llufanat, d

nettat i d tamddakelt-iw tamezwarut.
Degmi nebva, Ëlima ten$a iman-is s cc$el.
Teb$a ad tezwi lêif $ef tikelt, ad terbeê deg yiwen
wass. Tessufe$-ed tuccar-is, ur tcuê i tmeddurt-is
wala i tin n yessis ; yeçça-tt wul-is $ef timmu$bent
ines, t$il wwet-it kan tebzeg tiî-is.
D acu bvan watmaten ? D acu d-iûaêen i yal
yiwen degsen ? d acu yellan di lmizan ? Deg yiwet
n tama : snat n tferkiwin yiwet uzemmur tayev n
tneqlin, di tama nniven : îlaba d usenker n
dderya.
Aseggas amezwaru, iwakken a d-tesbin
iman-is Ëlima tifa$, têettem deg wergaz-is ad
yeîîef snat n tferkiwin uzemmur n yiwen εemmi
ameôkanti. Annect-a yezga $urne$ : bab n wayla a
k-yeoo lexla d-yezgan deg wemviq flan i deg llant
acêal n tzemrin. Fers-it, εass-it, leqv-it, mi d-
tezvev azemmur nni ad yawi amur-is n zzit. S
umata, sin yeêricen di tlata. Yal wa yeéra d acu
yurwent tzemrin-is, amek iga lêebb nnsent, acêal
a d-fkent n zzit u amek-itt. Llant snat n tal$iwin n
tuîîfa uzemmur. Tamezwarut, uqbel ad tefru
l$ella, bab n wayla a k-ed-yecrev amur-is n zzit ar
a yawi. Ma d lkareε i yella, yezmer ad yexlu win
ye^^iîfen ayla-s. Maççi d tikelt maççi d snat i
rrnan îlaba, nniyat mmsakit, s-nnig umermed
nnsen d win n dderya nnsen deg gersan d
isemmaven n tegrest. Ur sen-d-yerri yara
uzemmur leqven azal n zzit i ylaq ad fken di
tazwara. Tis snat, bab n wayla ad yawi amur-is di

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l$ella. S umata, sin imuren di tlata. Win a yeîîfen

taferka n yiwen at yaker cwiî, akken yeb$u
yexdem bab n wayla nni. £ef ayagi i ttkukrun l$aci
ad fken ayla nnsen d ucrik, u ma fkan-t, fernen
ger wid sen-yettilin, teqnen allen nnsen fellasen.
Qaren-as, anef ad yerbeê fellane$.
£as akenni, ur s-ttaken ara tizemrin yelhan
ne$ tid iqerben taddart. Rnu $ures, ma wer
yettsetêi yara win a yeîîfen taferka. Acku ilaq-as
ad yefk tameîîut-is d yessis $er tferkiwin n
medden ad leqvent azemmur. Maççi di tudert n
setti i tezmer Ëlima a d-tawi abrid d-tebbi ass-a !
£ur setti, nnif yufrar-ed, yugar kra yellan. Llant
tilas ur izegger yiwen.
Leêya icudden ifassen n baba Lewnis di
tazwara isfev-it usirem uba$ur. Yeîîef sin lexlawi
nni s tis tlata n zzit. Bab n wayla yettili-ya$.
Leεmum nne$ meôôa lhan-d d baba Lewnis, yal wa
amek yeb$a a t-iêami, ulac win d-icelεen di baba,
amzun stehzan degs. Yemma tettfuôu di tismin,
baba ixemmel i y$allen-is, u yesban-ed tazmert-
is. Di lawan i deg i yemma d Baya nne$
ttêawacent-ed cwiî n tzemrin nni nesεa, yiwet
yiwet, leqvent-ed aεqa aεqa, ttaçaôent-ed ass-a
aqecwal ass-a taqecwalt tamecîuêt, Ëlima d
yessis ur qviεent ara. Lmuden kkrent, nsell-asent
ma ttheggint iman nnsent. Aoadaômi garasent d
Ëlima i sent ibeîîun cc$el. Timeîîuôfa yakk d
nutenti a tent-id-inadin. Azemmur ye$lin s i$zeô a
t-id-leqvent, amviq warεad nefris a t-id-fersent i
wzekka nni. Bab n tferka d bu cci, ur d ineûûeê

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ara meôôa ayla-s, anda yewεeô yettaooa-t, ur yeéri i

yellan degs.
- Ger tamawt a yelli, wagi yakk d aba$ur i
nekkni, i tettweûûi Ëlima di yellis.
“A win ihedôen a win ifehmen” i neqqar. In-
as awal i Louheô telqef-it. Tefhem leb$i n
yemmas. S umata, d i$ezôan i d tilisa. Amek a
tεeqlev azemmur-ik deg win n loaô ? Louheô d
yammas ur tent-izeggir yiwen. Fersent kra yellan :
tuzzutt teqleε, aéru yettwakkes, asennan akken.
£as ifassen ttwaxebcen, lfeôê iεum ulawen. S
tevsa a naker loaô.
Melxiô d Smina akken i xeddment. Tezga
yemmatsent d aweûûi degsent. Tettceggiε-itent
$er lexla nniven. Imi ur tettkalay ara fellasent,
ttelqavent-ed ala imevqan nni tefres nettat.
Sennig uzemmur d-ttawint tameddit s axxam di
ôebεa yidsent, yal yiwet ilaq a d-ternu ayen umi
tezmer deg yes$aren. Cwiî cwiî almi tessawev
Ëlima taffa user$u annect-ilatt. Ulac win yesεan
deg wezrib taffa yugaren tin. Aîas i tesqev.
Werεad d-tettifrir tafat ma d-sseêmunt imekli, s
umata d seksu ne$ d berkukes. Ad zzint $ef
tfedreqt nni yeêman, s lemêirat n win yegguni
cc$el i sεeddayent ayen yellan. Syin Ëlima a sent-
tebvu cwiî ini$man s lem$awla. Ad rrent tabburt,
timlilit ar tameddit.
Ula d Cabêa tamecîuêt tettenkar-ed
yidsent. £ures acu texdem. Llant snat n tzemrin
ddaw taddart, $er rrif n webrid. Deg-iv, yesse$val-
ed wavu azemmur $er din, fellas ad tezwir

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imsebriden u a t-id-telqev skud ur teεfisen. Mi ara

d-tu$al yemmas tameddit di lexla, tufa-d
azemmur din yettwaôkev, in-as Cabêa tame$bunt
ad tεeddi di tessirt.
Atta ger wallen-iw, Cabêa meskint, s
tqerruyt nni ines tamecîuêt yesburren amendil
aqdim. Acebbub-is ur yemciv, yettawi-t ubeêri
akka d wakka. Tiênakin-is yessizwi$-itent wavu
am ilizaq. I teb$u tsuv di tvudac-is zgant gersent.
Tinzarin-is ttquddurent. Tettergigi am yifer daxel n
tqenduôt nni ines tawejnaêt. Yettaàaô wul-is d
lfeôê ma d-teççaô taqecwalt-is d azemmur.
Tleqqev s icewwiqen d ccna. Mi tekfa, tessefqad s
axxam, xas akken tu$al tabburt, tella lêaôa akked
taffa user$u. Tessedhuy iman-is di beôôa, tetturar
d tizya-s. Am wefrux i tleqqev lqut sya u sya, da d
talqimt n we$rum, da d ta$enoawt n seksu, da d
takummict ini$man. Ma d-iεeddi zzerzuô, ur s-
tettaooa ara ad yers $ef tizemrin-is. Att-teîîef d
tazla a ten-tesêaêi s ta$uct nni ines tareqqaqt d
yiwen svel ger ifassen-is swayes teskaray ahôiêu.
Lêaûun, tεus igenni terna lqaεa.
Di tama nniven, Ëlima terra-yas-d ul i
lxedma i baba Lewnis. Ula d netta yeb$a a d-yifrir.
L$aci n Tizi ttwalin arraw n Caεban lhan-d d cc$el
nnsen am zik asmi llan zdin. Imiren teddun tayett
$er tayett, teεkumt refden-tt di sin, i teb$u taéay
zzin-as. Tura yal wa ijebbed $er tama-s, yal wa
yessεuééug i wayev, tezzi-d fellasen ddunit u
tezmer att-tesker garasen, acku i$eblan-is
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Acêal iberdan i yeqber Öemvan seg wurfan.

Itett-it wul-is ma iwali daddas ihebber s uqabac.
Ur yezmir ad yeûber, yettixiô syin u yettbeddil
cc$el. Ibeqqu a s-yekkes agelzim nni a s-yini ôuê
ad tefruv timsal n taddart. Twulmev i wefsay n
tyersiwin maççi wefras n tzemrin ; tgiv i wewzan n
wawal maççi i wexbac n wakal. Yenna-yi-d baba
belli d netta i yfersen i baba Lewnis tineqlin inna,
d netta i s-ineqcen ti$mert inna dahi, maca ur s-
tefki yara teswiεt a d-yelhu d lexlawi meôôa am zik.
Beîîu qeôôiê. D asenker n dderya i yezwaren.
Zman êercaw, ilaq a s-yeddu bab-is s nndeô. A k-
tessiwev tegnitt alama tenniv-as : “Darani, yal
yiwen i yman-is”.
Tameddurt n baba Lewnis tettifsus simmal.
Tameîîut-is d yessis εawenen-t-ett aîas. Yu$al am
zik d îîamen di taddart ; Agraw yevran a s-d-
siwlen. Ma deg wexxam tella Ëlima, kullec ileêêu
$ef ufus-is. Tikwal yiwen ger leεmum nne$ ne$
yiwen ger yemdukal-is yettak-as-d tayuga ad
yekrez. Lmal ? Sin zgan $ures : ta$aî d ikerri n
lεid. Yessis lhant-ed d ufexxaô akked uéeîîa.
Afexxaô tettbeddil-it yemmatsent s teméin, ma d
ayen grent deg uéeîîa, mi yuli kksent-ett-id
yeznuzuy-it netta di ssuq.
Anagar baba Lewnis, ulac win ifernen di
lqut ; ama d tameîîut-is ama d yessis tettent kan
ayen yellan. Ma nmeyyez, a naf Ëlima têebbeô-
asent meôôa. Limer s-terni nniya d tiéeô n wawal a
d-tifrir $ef yemma.Argaz-is yennum-itt, yessen-itt.
D lbext-is i s-tt-yuran, ula i yexdem. Ibub-itt am

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win ibubben taεrurt. Neéra yakk tettaker asmi

nella nezdi deg yiwen n wexxam. Aεni tbeddel tikli
? ur itettu uvebbal ahuzzu n tuyat ! Tura d argaz-
is i tettaker. Kra d-ikecmen s axxam - d zzit, d
tazart, d tavuî, d timéin - tekkes degs cwiî ad t-
zzenz i yiman-is. Tikwal trennu asniger $er texôiî n
wergaz-is. Tga taεzzult. Ass-a a d-ta$ ameqyas ne$
amendil i Louheô, ass-a d timengucin ne$ d
timeêremt i Melxiô. Teznuzuy s-ddaw n ssuma,
tetta$ sennig ssuma. D tamara itt-yerran. Tetta$
tasusmi n wid u$ur d-qevvu d wid umi teznuzuy.
Ulac s wacu ur tbudd tim$arin itt-yesqavayen a s-
d-afent irgazen i yessis. Tiyemmatin n yelmeéyen
warεad nezwio tseççitent yiwet yiwet. Ur teooi
imôabven, ur d-gin leêruz terra ddaw n tsumtiwin
n yessis, i txav di tqendyar nnsent. Ur yelli
uêeckul ur tεelleq zzat n wexxam tessarem i yiwet
degsent. Kra din ur yebbi ur yerri. D yessis n baba
Lewnis d yedrimen-is i yett$aven ; nutenti qiment,
widen ur qimen ur d-qvin.
Baba Lewnis ifaq i leêruz d ikururen n
Ëlima. Akka yakk i xeddment tulawin $urne$. Aεni
nettat ad tanef i webrid nnsent ? Yessen-itt, maççi
d tizizwa itt-yeévan ! Ula d nettat tessen-it ; teéra
limer ad ivil $ef ikururen d leêruz i txeddem ad
isew idammen-is. Tamcumt tqureε-it, t-tteddu-yas
di leb$i. Netta yeεya, maççi d yiwen wass. A d-
yernu i$eblan $er tewser ? Iserreê-as, yunef-as
anda teqqen ad tebru. Darani iêûa-tt asmi meééi,
yura deg wenyir-is, ur yettu$al ara d amaôkanti.
Yak maççi $ef aya i tebna ddunit !

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Ulac d acu a d-rnu$ $ef tmeddurt n baba

Lewnis, Ëlima d yessitsen. Nu$al am loiran i$-d-
yezzin. Simmal ttεeddin wussan yettim$ur
wegdal, tettnerni tatut garane$. Neéra i$eblan
nne$ yiwen nnsen, tamu$li nne$ tewwet $er yiwet
n tama, ssεaya nne$ tugda. Ur yelli s-wacu nemyif,
ur tesεiv d acu nemyuffar. Tuff$a n leεqel d
lemêirat yeîîfen yemma d Ëlima di tazwara fsint
am waman n wedfel. Qqiment-ed tismin
ttenfufudent degne$, llzent di tudert taqucaêt deg
i nettexbibiv.
Leêôaôa n wussan imezwura i kecmen
ibabaten yeréa-tt uêebbeô d unadi $ef we$rum.
U$alen am yezgaren nni ufôiden. Di sin d
izelmaven.. Lqut n dderya nnsen icudd $ursen
am uzaglu $ef tuyat. Asmi zdin, ssnen abrid,
zemren i ccedda. Tura, wa yekkat ad iεeddi
nniges, wayev ddaw-as. Azaglu ten-yeqqnen ééay,
anzel yeççan ibeôdiyen nnsen qerriê. Tegguni-ten
tmeddit, ilaq att-rrnun. Yessefk att-mmed tiremt !
labudd ad kfun avôef.
Yessis n baba Lewnis ad u$alent ad ddunt
ahat s ixxamen nnsent, am yessetma. Akka i d-
yeooa Öebbi ddunit. A d-nlal, a neg axxam, a d-
nesεu dderya, a nu$al s afus n bab nne$. Tikwal
neggar-ed nnhati, nesteqsay ul nne$ $ef ayen ur
yeéri. D acu a yexdem bab-is ? Anef i ddunit ad
telêu.
S umata, teméi n Furulu, mmis n mmis n
Caεban, tεedda s sshala am îaqa n tezyiwin-is,
tenser d tasellawt, tecrured d tilemt ur tufiv i d-

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yufraren degs. Ma d-ttmekti$ iseggasen nni ttafe$-

ten d isemmaven, ur ten iôuc webruy n lfeôê, ur
tent dhin tiqit n sser, ur sen yettwazuzer uεeqqa n
lmelê. Ttwali$ iman-iw s yiwet n tqenduôt sfesxen
iseggasen n tarda, tacacit tamamust yulmen di
leryuf, ivaôôen êafi ma d taserwalt Öebbi a d-yawi,
acku $uri yezga d anebdu. Udem-iw ye$ma si tidi,
iqejjiôen-iw seg u$ebbar, accaren-iw seg wakal,
allen-iw zegga$it ma d ifassen zegzwen si leêcic
am leryuf n temda seg udal n waman. Ass i deg ar
a yeccucef Furulu, yettban-ed d nek n tura, kkes
tamart d ccla$em. Timmi tazurant, allen
tiberkanin tesself tmu$li êlawen, tinzert d tin n
yemma ma d imi d taçamart d Öemvan Kkes-it
ffer-it. Ma smuqule$ ger warrac s$araye$ ass-a,
ttafe$-d iman-iw, asmi lli$ annect nnsen, ger
wuêdiqen, uvεifen, wid ur nesmuncuf ara, igad
yettaken tameééu$t, ikeôhen urar, yesmeêsisen i
ccix u yettnadin ad leqven cwiî n tmusni.
Ussan n tafat d-yu$en $ef teméi-w, tafsut tt-
yesberqcen d tament tt-yeééaéden ur ggunint
amnaô, ur εencent di tesga, ur zdi$ent deg
wexxam nne$. Atnan îîsen, dlen, yuli fellasen
wabbu di teεrict n texxamt n xwalti. Iêun Öebbi
sεi$-tent ! a wi yufan ussan n din d acmumeê
akken ma llan ! £as tikwal ttlu$en, irezzuten-id
le$mam, akken yeb$u yili, leêlu yugar lqares.
Llufan ur yeskad ara $er tayri imawlan-is.
Yeéra tezde$-iten. D tasa. Ur s-iteg ara ccan
amuqran. Yezmer ad yeεyu degs ma yella
ttbuddun-t s-waîas. £ures tina tusa-d s ufella,

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amzun d timerna. Limer d leb$i ad yaf tayev.

Yessaram $er leêmala tis snat, yettnadi-tt deg
wuden n wid s-yettilin, yesnulfuy-ed imeddukal ; s
umata yesseêmal iman-is. Yessenday urawen-is, i
telli ul-is, yezmer ad yexdeε yemmas u ad
yesmenyif yiwen nniven $ef babas, awi-d kan ad
yaf leênana. Asirem ines d nniya ines yekkat-iten
wugur, acku yiwen ur sen-yeggar tamawt.
Imuqranen teqqnen allen nnsen, llufan yettarra
$er wul-is, yett$av-it lêal : yettjeôôib teréeg. Lad$a
ma yilin aîas yidsen d arrac deg yiwet n twacult,
ttarran-tt ala i wmennu$ garasen. Ma d imarawen
nnsen, idegger-iten wakud, tdehem-iten teswiεt ;
a$bel nnsen : d lqut n yal ass akk d lqecc n
leεyudat. Ïîuqten wulawen n llufanat tezde$ tevsa
d nnecôaêa, ulawen ineflen di tayri, tayri ur nufi
tavwiqt ad teôôeεôeε am ujeooig nni n tefsut.
Win d iyi-cban, nek $uri zzheô. Imi ala nek i
d aqcic deg wexxam nne$, kkre$-d s ttnefcic, rwi$
tiéidanin mi ar a ilint. D aqcic n ccuq ! Di beôôa
ufi$ da$en tayri tis snat iyi-zuzunen. Ar tura ma d-
ttmekti$ ussan nni d-ssεedda$ $ur xwalti idehhu
wul-iw.
Ur éri$ ara belli Nanna tezweo almi d asmi
muqre$ ssne$. Argaz-is yunag $er Fôansa, qqaren-
as εumaô. Xwalti ttaddrent-tt-id tikwal, maca ala
deg wayen n dir. Xalti ur t-êemmel ara yakk.
Nanna ur tezmir a d-têami fellas. Nek $uri, udem
n εumaô icudd s udem n yemmas. Warεad
tessine$ netta asmi yemmas teb$a ad tefsi tiyersi,
ad tenîel cceêna taqdimt, ad tefru nettat d yessis

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n Ëmed. Afexxaô ileêêu, yettnuzu, $ures azal-is !

Tam$art d tuêôict : εumaô yeooa Nanna kra n
wagguren kan segmi zewoen, iôuê $er Fôansa,
yeqqimen din, yewwet-itt $ef yiwen ubeôdi.
Ddnub-is i yiri-s ! Maca yemmas teqqar-ed belli
tu$alin n mmis $er tmurt d a$bel-is. Anta yugin
argaz-is ? Anta t-yerran $ef yiri n wemnaô, lad$a
ma yugi berru ? Iban belli xalti maççi s tiéeî
umeslay ne$ s uslewlew i temmuger taveggalt.
Maca, d acu yellan deg ufus n Nanna meskint ?
Tefka yiwet n tmeééu$t i tem$ert-is, tayev i wul-is.
Tella meééiyet, tezyen, teεceq, tessen argaz-is, ur
tuksan ara ma wer tezmir a t-ttu !
Atan $ef wacu ur faqe$ amek tevra, almi
qqle$ ttemlili$-d $ur xwalti tam$art weroin ssine$.
Nettat teêdeq almi d ulamek, nekkni fella$ ad tt-
nεuzz. Mazal ttwali$ taîîucin-is : muqqrit am tid n
tfunast u berrikit am tbuxin. D loenn-iw ma d-
rrsent felli, keççment dgi am terûaûin. Di tazwara
ttagada$-tt, syin u$ale$ keôhe$-tt am qevran.
Limer ttafe$ ur ttmagarent ara wallen-iw udem nni
ines aquran, a s-tiniv ulac degs ôôuê. Amzun d
alaxeôt usevsu ines mi ar a d-tecmumeê.
Yal tikkelt ma tekker ad tôuê, Nanna ne$
Xalti a s-tekmes awemmus i tettarra s lfeôê s-iciw-
is. Ass-a d tazart, ass-a d awren ne$ d timéin.
Almi d yiwen wass, atan yejba-d εumaô deg
inig, yerra Nanna s axxam nnsen. Yusa-d
leowiban ttûeffiôen, ifassen d ilmawen. Yedduri
tacvaî n imawlan-is, yeqqim ddaw ivarren nnsen.
Ayetmaten-is d yessetmas dullen-t, ur s-fkin abruy

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n leqder. Ula d Nanna glan yis, rran-tt am netta,

acku xalti, mi d-tegra weêdes, ur tufi d acu a
tekmes i tem$art tamcumt. Cc$el ééayen d εumaô
a yembarrazen yides. Yewqa i xedmen asmi tt-
yefka i jjiê ! Yeéra maççi d tafenîazit i yexdem,
maççi d tafaliêt i s a yelêu s wezday n lqedd ;
iseggasen yessεedda di Lpari ôuêen-as am wavu ;
ma d tura ad yemger i yezreε, ggran-as-d wussan
d iberkanen. Yellumet, yebra i ymeééu$en-is, d
acu deg walla$-is trekkem trewla ; d tin n lebda,
tamu$li $er deffir ulac. Yessεedda-yas-d awal i
tmeîîut-is. Ula d Nanna meskint temceê ayla-s n
teréeg, tbubb amur-is n ccêani.
Ur cfi$ acêal tedda akken, almi d yiwet n
tmeddit n tagara n tefsut ne$ umezwaru unebdu,
yu$ lêal ye$li yiîij maca tiziri am zal, neqqim nek d
Baya nne$ akked xalti di lêaôa ines, a$-d-têekku
tamacahutt umekôev. Ahat d tikelt tis εecrin i d
a$-tt-id-twwet. Ass-a d imekôev d tuga, ass-a d
win n tsita, ass-a d aôeêwi amednus. Yal tikkelt d
acu n wudem a s-tefk ; maca tikti ines yiwet.
Öebbi ma yeb$a a t-yefveê, yettakas-d takkεebt
teîîafaô-it s isu$an-is, seg useklu $er wayev. £ur
xalti, askeεwew n tekkεebt d yir lfal.
Cwiî kan akka, nesla i wesîebîeb di lluê,
Baya tuzzel telli-t-id. Nanna akked εumaô
drebzen-d s nnhati, amzun ulin-d asawen. Nanna
tebbub-ed awemmus annect ilat i deg i d-terra
meôôa iceîîiven-is. εumaô yennev-ed deg waεdil,
yewwi-d deg yiwen ufus tasumta deg wayev yeîîef-
ed ayen d-iεebba $ef tayett-is : aεlaw d yiwet n

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tsenduqt taberqact i deg tettaooa Nanna

imeqyasen, timengucin akked lfeîîa ines. εeqle$-
tt tsenduqt nni. Anagar tin i weroin d-i-teooi Nanna
att-lli$ ne$ att-masse$ s ôôay uqerru-w. Tegla-d yis
asmi tedda d tislit. D acu-t uhewwel agi ? Di tafat
n tziri, banent-iyi-d wallen n xalti ttberriqent si
lfeôê, udem-is yecôeh. Zi$en $ures lexbaô.
Nekcem i xemsa $er daxel, yal wa anda yeqqim
ger lqecc nni. Fki$ tameééu$t, almi d ass nni i gre$
tamawt i εumaô. Sakde$ deg udem-is, ttwali$
udem n yemmas, allen d tiberkanin, imi d
afermac; ur d-yessefruy ara mliê imeslayen, am
win umi itennev yiles. D areqqaq u di lqedd ur
yugar ara Nanna. Weroin t-yebbi wul-iw ; xas
akken ur t-ttagade$ ara, ur t-êemle$ ara. Maca
deg iv nni i$av-iyi, lad$a mi yebra i wqerru-s, i$um
udem-is, s wecvav ubernus nni s-teéva Nanna,
yesnexfit. Yettru garane$, nemmesmuqal,
neggugem. Nanna tekkesmumi maca teîîef
imeîîawen-is. Mi d-yerfed aqerru-s, texseô ûûifa-s,
yerwi wudem-is ; allen nni ines tiberkanin u$alent
d tizegga$in am tid d-yeççuôen d idammen.
Weroin wala$ argaz yettru. £ile$ d ayen wer d-
nveôôu yara akk di lqaεa Öebbi. Tugi ay i tekcem
deg walla$. Amek ? Ttrun yergazen ? Zi$en ur yelli
i muqqren di εumaô, amzun annect-iw i yu$al. D
tizya-w, am wamddakel-iw. Mi nwala iéri n Nanna
yettceôcuô, nserreê-as nek d Baya d imeîîi.
Xalti ur d-mremcent ara yakk wallen-is ! D
urfan i tt-id-yulin. Limer a d-te$li akka tura ger
ifassen-is tem$art nni tamcumt ! a s-terr tunîict-is

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alma tenfel lêila ; ama di lemôaô i s-tessew s

ubuqal, ama deg usawen i s-tessuli s weεrur. Ma d
imeîîi i wacu-t ?
- Qimet i sin dagi, yella littaε. Yak
imarawen-ik ugin-k ? Anef ! Sekn-asen-d belli keç
d argaz d wawal ! Ur ttaggad. Di snat yidenta$
acemma ur k-yettxaûûa...
Ma a s-yehwu att-ssedhu yiwen, xalti
tessen. £ef nneqma n tem$art a tt-tveggeô iman-is
$er wannu iwakken ur s-yettu$al ara mmis. εumaô
yezde$ $ur xwalti, nutenti teddunt-as di leb$i,
netta yufa iman-is. Yufrar-ed fellane$ am zzit $ef
waman. Maççi d ayen iy i-d-yusan deg wul, tetti
teswiεt felli. Tam$art tessufe$ awal di taddart belli
mmis wwint-as-t yessis n Ëmed. Yemma
tesεuéeg-as, baba yekres kan anyir-is, ulac i
yellan deg ufus-is. Ma d xwalti sssuf$en-t-ed
tuccar nnsent $ef wayen yeεnan εumaô.
Ur iban amek i smeckuklent almi i s-
semdent azal n rrekba. Yiwen wass yehna-tt $er
Fôansa, ur yelli d inig i s-yellan deg wul, d jjiê i d-
yerra ger wallen-is. Deg wassen, ulac win t-id-
yuddren. Ahat tura yemmut. Akkagi i heddôen
medden. Ma d nek, ama $uri lêeq ama xaîi, ur s-
surufe$ ara. Yekrez di tasa-w avref amezwaru n
ubaxix.
Ccfaya n teméi amzun yuli-tt wadal, kra n
tfawtin kan i d-yeqqimen. Tidenni man tent-id-
yeleqqev walla$ a tent-yettcuddu yiwet yiwet,
idehhu yisent wul. Ger yektayen d-yeooan dgi
ccama umi d-ccfi$ nezzeh : yiwen wass lli$ nek d

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yemma deg wexxam ; d tagrest. Asemmiv di beôôa

yessufe$-ed tisuqas. Azeqqur n tasaft iεennec di
tlemmast n lkanun, kra n tqecrin uzemmur zzint-
as am umeqyas, times ineddhen degsent tefka-d
tafat am tiziri unebdu u tettemεirriv i wzeqqur nni
ansi a s-tezwir. Attaya Nanna a tetteêtutuy deg
usemmiv. Terra-d qbala $er garane$. Tuéam
awal, s acu n we$bel tt-id-yecqan. Telsa-d yiwet n
tqendurt tamellalt s-berqcent tjeooigin tizegga$in
timecîaê terna-yas-d lfuva d-cudd s usaru. Ur
tettlawi tisfifin teqnent akk tizya-s. Tferreε
ivaôôen-is d-yessezwe$ usemmiv u d-yeselxes
ugeffur a tent-sskiw, tesmenteg times u terfed
abruε-is amer a t-ser$.
- Têussev s taéayt ? itt-tesseqsa yemma.
- D aεrur-iw i yessebraqen.
- D agur wis sebεa ?
- Xaîi ! Bdu-d si tεacuôt. Wagi d wis tmanya,
i s-d-tenna Nanna.
- A s-tiniv ur tefidev ara yakk !
- Tawalav ! Amzun akken d tussda i tt-id-
ssde$ s lqut. Maca nek éri$ belli iqreê-iyi.
Yemma tecmumeê. Nek muqle$ Nanna,
icenfiren-is bezgen, allen-is cuffent, udem-is
warra$. Ur telli bxiô, aîîan tt-i-zed$en maççi d
ushil.
- Tadist tamenzut ur tesse$val aεebbuv. Ad
teérev sya $er zzat sser a kem-idehnen. A t-yegg
Öebbi kan d aqcic !
- Ahbuh a wetma ! Tenjerv-iyi-d abrid s
tlata yessim timenza. Awi-d kan a$-d-tessiger

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teswiεt. Üûiê agi i gezzmen dgi seg yivelli, kukra$-

t. £ef waya i d-usi$ $urem.
- £as kkes a$bel i wul-im, ad yu$al a kem
iεeddi, i s-tenna yemma.
- Ala yir turga i ttargu$ ussan agi. Am
qqaren slan-as-d di tejmaεt mi tettsu$u tinna
akken d-yeooan takniwin.
- Aqla-kem ger ifassen n Öebbi a yelli. Ur
tesεiv a tagadev. Tella kra n ddeεwessu i txedmev
? D nnuba-m a tt-feôêev cwiî, u yernu yidem a
yili$. D nek am-d-yefken afus, xas ur tegg ara
a$ilif.
Caxent di lehduô. Tikwal s lemεani i d-
ttveggiôent awalen, ur fehme$ tigert. Tu$al Nanna
tesken-d aεebbuv-is. Ur yelli degs lεib wala leêya.
Yak nek d idammen n idammen nnsent...
Deg usaru n ccafawt inu, tugna d-ivefôen d
ta: d tameddit n wass, ageffur yekkat, izenqan
ççuôen d aluv ; aman n ssaqiya rnan-d aceôceô
nnsen. Iberdan n taddart wwten i$ezran di
tlemmast nnsen. Ixxamen myeêôasen mbu
garasen, wa yeffer wa, sseméin iman nnsen
seddaw wagu ten-yedlen, di le$mam d-ye$lin
fellasen send iv. Rri$ $ur xwalti, l$aci maççi d kra.
S-ufella ukufi yers lmeûbaê ; zdaxel n lkanun
yetteka uqejmuô ireq. Akken bedde$ $ef tebburt,
Baya nne$ temmuger-iyi-d, warre$et, tεeggen-iyi-d
ma yerra-yi wemnaô $er daxel. Xaîi ! Ur tef$e$ ara,
dagi a qqime$. Yemma teîîef-ed Nanna seddaw
te$rut, teb$a a tt-id-tesbedd, att-tesselêu. Udem n
Nanna yeffer felli, $umment-ett tulawin nniven.

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Yiwet degsent tettâmi yemma. Xalti tesser$ay, deg

yiwen uceqquf yeççuren d tirgin, isufar d-yettaken
abbu d yiwet n rriêa taqesêant. Yiwet n tem$art
tessendah-itent meôôa. Allen n xalti rsent-ed felli,
maca éri$ ur yi-d-twala yara. Din rewle$-d.
- Azekka ad tessudnev mmis n Nanna, i yi-
d-tesbecbec Titi s ameééu$ mi d-wwve$ s axxam.
D ayagi umi ccfi$. Ur éri$ d acu xedme$ nniven,
amek i neîîes mebla yemmatne$ u ayen yevran
deg iv nni.
D isu$an akk d imeîîawen n yemma d
yessetma i yi-d-yessefrawsen. Kre$-d ufi$-d
lamana tewwev bab-is, Nanna aεzizen tessufe$
taôwiêt. Awwah ! Ur zmire$ ad sefve$ di lmux-iw
imeooiden n wassen, ne$ ahat ad ttu$ tugdin nni
yi-d-yessekren? Yi-d-yessuf$en deg usu u d iyi-
ooan su$e$ s wayen yellan di ta$ect-iw ? Deg
wassen, mi sli$ i tmeîîut tmeooed $ef lmegget ad
yeccirew weksum-iw, a yi-tekcem tergagit, acku
yezga yezzenzun deg walla$-iw imeîîi i cergen
tasa-w, yi-d-yessuf$en deg usu s udduqes, iyi
mmlan tamettant n Nanna.
Werεad d-tufrar tafrara, Nanna tbeddel
axxam. Ger ifassen n yessetma yeffe$ leεqel i
tesselqef. Kra yekka yiv d amerret.. £er yidis-is i
yers llufan d-turew. Tagara, mmzu$aren $er
tmuqbert ; xaîi, yezzu$er-itt yides ! kra εawzent
fellas, nettat tettnusu am tcemmaεt, teffe$-itt
tezmert cwiî cwiî almi tu$al d acettiv. Iéerman-is
ttijiqen, idammen tt-ceôcuôen degs am umizab. D
ayen i s-yura lmelk. Yura di twenza-s ar ttessufe$

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ôôuê ma tekker a d-teoo ôôuê. D ayen i s-yuran di

ddunit, ur t$av bab-is. Teîîef almi d tikli ad yali
wass. Texsi teftilt-is mi yexsi yetri n ûûbeê ;
yemmut yiv tedda yides.
Ttwali$ Nanna ger wallen-iw mi tt-éélen di
t$er$ert, tessa aεdil, t$um s ubeênuq amellal,
amendil awra$ n leêrir icudd-as a$esmar u yennev
$ef uqerru-s. Allen qnent, udem werra$ am
umendil s-rran. A s-tiniv d ives i teîîes, maca tban
belli maççi d taguni itt-tewwet ; acku tella tguni
taéayant n εeggu, taguni tafessast n westeεfu, ives
n tmara n win yulwan. Tamettant d ayen nniven
akk. Degmi éri$ aîas n wudmawen n lmegtin,
udem n Nanna ur t-yekriz wurrif, ur s-yesself
wecmumeê, ur t-yessekmumec εeggu. Ulac d acu
i t-idehnen, ur d-iban wara fellas. Win aεzizen
fellak i$eééa iles-is, ur ittnadi i t-icudden $ur-k.
Abernus ittwaεelqen di tesga, nettwali degs bab-is
ugar tafekka-s tasemmaî. D acu d-yettfuôun deg
udem n Nanna, udem yevsan i medden meôôa,
udem êemlen akk l$aci ? Tamettant tesfev kra
yellan. Yegra-ya$-d lexyal d-ibedden am tise$lit
zzat lemêayen i$-yurzen ne$ am u$alad d-yerran
tili i wbaxix i$-yedlen akked teqreê yezzan tasa.

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-X-

Ayen i$-yevran, $er imezda$ n taddart, ur d-

yennulfa degne$. Ulac axxam ur nsebb nnεi-s.
Tezga tmettant tettêuccu medden di tefsut n
tudert nnsen. Ad isaê yeéri, ad tebbeêbeê ta$uct,
ad yexreb wudem, tagara, a s-nini mmôeêba s
tikci n Öebbi. A d-tezzi dduôt ur tunif terga yenjeô
lbext nne$. A nnfaq neggra-d, ilaq a nefdu iman
nne$, a nesfi ti$ezza yessebben degne$, imi yiwen
ur yezmir ad yesfev ayen yuran. Aôôan ur nesεi
ddwa, fessus, ur yelli d taεkumt, imi yura deg
wenyir.
Yemma tedder i gmas, yessetmas, yemmas
d babas. Twala-ten akk mi mmuten. Tennum
anu$ni d tasusmi. Tu$al am uêeccad d-yem$in
deg ubabder, igemmun s nnmara, ur iεeggeb
we$éaé n t$eîîen d uqeccem imeksawen, ur
ser$en igersan wala izilan. Mi s-tendef tfidi i
yemma, ad t$ezz deg icenfiren-is. Teççuô d tissas
ne$ teddez tasa-s, anwa i yeéran ? Taluft agi ad
tesbeô i tyita-s, ur tt-t$eîîel. Ad tεeddi am
timezwura, u skud zerrin wussan tettrus-ed tatut.
Tin iêussen aîas i tyita d Xalti, tawa$it d-
yersen d nettat i tu$. Nanna ur telli dwetma-s kan.
D a$eric degs. D aêric ameqran. Akken kan
tessufe$ ôôuê Yamina, tamu$li n Xalti teqqur.
Tesmuqul ur tettwali, tleêêu am umaîîas, ur
tettarra awal i yiwen, tôuê am tεeééugt. Deg uzal,
ger usnexfet d imeooiden n sut taddart, ur s-d-

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te$li tiqit imeîîi. Teqqim $er ivaôôen n wetmas, ur

d-cliε di tmu$li n yemεazzan wala deg mùennan
nnsen. Tesεuééeg i kra yellan ; teggugem am
yes$i, tesbev am weblav. Yemma d-yelhan d
leqdic, tikwal tettveggiô tiî-is $er Xalti, tfaq yeffe$-
itt leεqel, tugad fellas. Yewwev-ed lawan i deg ilaq
a d sirdent lmegget, win yellan din fellas ad
yeffe$. Xalti tegguma. I b$unt êellent-ett, tugi ad
tembbiwel. D awez$i att-id-terrev s abrid. Tamu$li
ines d tader$alt. Yettekesmumi uqadum-is am win
yeccarwen. Mi kkren ad ûubben lecfaô-is a d-
tefriwes ; mi ôuêent ad qnent wallen-is a tent-id-
telli s lem$awla. Tezga d aôεiεec. Mi d-wwin nnεac
ad refden Nanna a tt-awin s axxam-is aneggaru,
teôvqent-ed wallen-is d imeîîawen. Iberquqen d-
yettezririgen $ef leênak n xalti d igugamen. Idel
wudem-is lêaf asemmav.
Tulawin îîafaôent lmegget sent-yettilin alma
n taddart. Yemma, yessetma, yessis n εemmi,
lêaûun sut Musa meôôa gant taqufett deffir Nanna
Yamina yeîîfen abrid-is $er tmeqbert n Tizi. Tegla
s aéekka-s, ddaw n tzemmurt nni d-yecfan i jeddi,
s sser-is, s wecmumeê-is, s tieêôci-s d leênana-s.
Tegzem tasa n sut taddart. Ttrunt fellas seg ul. Ah
! limmer a Nanna ad twali tiî-im imeîîawen agi
yakk yemmaren fellam d wannect-a n l$aci
yeddan yidem, ahat, a m-yekkes cwiî n lxiq, imi
maççi s tufra i tôuêev.
Xalti ur tevfiô ara wetmas $er tmeqbert. N$il
tessggra kan taqejjiôt. Mi faqent yemmad
yessetma, yu$ lêal terra-d $ef yiman-is tabburt n

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texxamt akked d tin n wefrag. Yiwen ur yezmir a

tt-id-yessufe$. I neb$u nesîebîeb, nessawel,
nsu$, ulac. Xalti tesεuééeg i wêellel d imeîîawen
amzun rrebg tt-icudden $er ddunit yegzem, ur d-
tegri lbenna wala tiéeî. Tezza tasa nne$ meôôa,
t$av-a$ d ayen kan. Yemma teqqim zzat n
tebburt, almi tuyes. Ifadden-is kkawen, ta$uct-is
teqqur. Tagara lem$ivat nni tu$al-as i yemma d
urfan, maççi $ef wetmas, tin mi iceqqeq wul, tin
mi tejreê tasa, tin yessexbabev lmektub, maca
$ef lmektub nni s timmad-is d-isersen taggest-is n
nnεi u yettnadin asfel wis sin.
Teîîef-iyi-d deg ufus :
- Yyaw, yyaw a tarwa, i$-d-tenna mi i$-d-
tezzu$er s axxam. Ma d keç a bab igenwan, ooi$-
ak-tt. Attan $ur-k. £as awi-tt, d aya i s-d-yeggran.
Tabaε attan am igider ameréu. A d ise$-ik ! a d
cciεa-k ma terniv-tt $er tin iôuêen !
Te$li-d rrehba deg wexxam nne$.
Tioiratin, t$av Xalti, εervent a tt-id-sneîqent
ne$ a sent-id-lli tabburt ulac. Ula d Baba akk d
baba Lewnis ur sen-d-tefki udem. Mi d-ye$li yiv,
yemma tuqaε di ttelbiba, tugad $ef wetmas
yettamnen s tmucuha n tteryel, ad teîîes weêdes
deg wexxam deg i yeffe$ asseni lmeôêum. Tu$al
$ures i tikkelt taneggarut a s-tessawal. Tefka
tameééu$t tesla-yas tettawi tettarra di lêaôa.
Yemma teqber ; tu$al tεeggev fellas imi tugi ad
tesbeô s wayen i d-yefka Öebbi. Tettna$-itt imi
teqqur tasa-s fellane$, telha-d kan d yiman-is.
Tsu$ fellas akken a$-d-telli tabburt a neîîes yides

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ne$ a d-tas ad teîîes $urne$. Xalti ur tt-id-yuli

umeslay. Teêbes tikli. Nesmeêsis ur nesli i
wacemma d$a neooa-tt din.
Lewhi n wezgen n yiv, terra-tt xalti i lehduô
d tevsa. Leêwal te$vel-iten-id, akufi te$li degs s
tyitwin. Syin tcennu s îîelq n ta$uct-is, tettawi-d
tibu$arin a s-tiniv tella teslit yides umi tteqnen
lêenni, tikwal d asihel n tayri d ccbaêa ne$ d
adekkeô di ûûellaê d iεessasen. Tessaki-d meôôa
loiran, yiwen ur yezmir a t-id-yas naddam seg
wannecten n leεyav. Usan-d $urne$ a$-d-εeggnen
belli xalti tekcem-itt tiselbi. Neggugem u neqqur,
cudden ifassen nne$. Di beôôa i neqqim, nettôaou
zzat n tebburt almi d tikli ad yali wass. Akken kan
d-yenqer yiîij, xalti tessebôaôeê-ed tibbura u
tekkeεkeε d tavsa.
Nedderbez s axxaml. A tawa$it d-yersen !
ijeqduren meôôa mmwezzaεen di lqaεa, tincirin d
tilmawin, usu yakk yexôeb. Di tafat nni n tafrara,
ttbanent-a$-d t$emmar n texxamt ççurent d lqec
akked leêwal : tasebbalt tenneggdam u amnaô
yeggelgel d aman, timéin wezzεent u gant tirect
$er yimi ukufi d-ye$lin ur yuklal. Ger wannecten n
temterwit, xalti tesbedd lqedd-is, amzur yevleq si
tuyat almi d ammas. Yufrar-ed sser $ef wudem-is
u tennerna di ccbaêa. Yemma d tulawin nniven
walant ûûifa nni n tsekkurt iêrqan maca faqent
belli tame$bunt n xalti tôuê degsent: alla$ yunag,
ûwab yeooa-tt. Trevqent d imeîîi. D abaxix am
wagi i tkukra yemma. Am yivelli nni, l$aci ggugin-
ad s axxam, lêaôa ur teqqim d tilemt, tdemmek.

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Yeggul Öebbi deg At n Taddart ar mazal ad slen s

yessis n Ëmed time$bunin.
Kra n innerza nnan-d belli ad yu$al a s-
yekkes, acêal d win $ef i tεedda akka. Tevra
maççi abrid maççi sin. Neqqim di lêaôa n xalti,
nemyeêôas wa $er wa, nettqaraε-itt. Neskad ma d-
yifrir cwiî n ûwab di tmu$li ines isewqen, ma d-
yebru waddud ines ajelwaê i webruy n leεqel.
Nettnadi ma anaf tabburt i wesxeôwev tt-ized$en.
Aharao n kra yekka yiv yessefcel xalti.
Tekkaw. Teqqim $ef yiri n wemnaô teîîafaô s yir
tamu$li wid d-yettasen. Tikwal, a d-tessers $ef
yedmaren-is imezran-is a d-tessekkraf degsen.
Tdehhu, a s-tiniv ters, cwiî kan akka alma
tessencew acebbub-is ; udem-is ad yekkesmumi
afus-is ad yeççaô d anéaden, a ten-twet $er tmurt.
Seg wakken teclex iman-is mi teqqim, banen-d
meôôa imeûûaven-is. Yemma tué $ures a s-tûub
abruε-is a s-tessemlil ivaôôen, xalti tekker, tu$was
u tcemmeô almi d timiî-is. Irgazen zzin allen
nnsen, tthuccun iqerray nnsen, kkan tabburt,
ooan tulawin garasent. Xalti tebra i wqerruy-is,
texmet. Nekkni nettqaraε degs, acemma ur d a$-
yensir. Am win ma d-yeggri yiwen uéar n leεqel
yessexdam-it tikwal, akkeni xalti, tfaq-a$ belli
neggar-as tamawt. Mi tserreê i yiman-is s
lemεanda tban tundi-tt. Wissen acu n ôôay s-yellan
di lbal ? Ma d yemma, ur nuyis, mi d-yeggra
uéenéun usirem, tekkat akk yissent : teîîef-iyi-d
deg ufus tewwi-yi $ures.

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- Muqel-it-id, yak têmmleî ? Yak ur ilaq ara

kem-yaggad ?
Trefd-ed $uri allen-is, d ibeôôaniyen. D
tamu$li yugin a yi-twali, d allen yettneqlaben ger
wid yettfeooioen am teftilt d wid idel l$im. D
tamu$li yettrusun u tkeççem dgi akked tin
isewqen. Awah ! Allen umeslub, mi tent-éri$ ad
yendef wul. D nutenti i d lemri n ôôuê ageswaê. D
nutenti i yettnadin ayen yennesren i wul d wayen
yufgen $ef walla$. £ef aya i ssexxlaεent, i
ttaggadent u tt$ivent. Öebbi d-yeooan Tisselbi,
ayùer ur yeqqin allen i wid ùef i d-ters ? Ahat at-
tifsus fellasen tµakkwemt ?
Ikecm-iyi rrebrab zdat xalti, tin d iyi-
ûemlen, yi-bubben u yi-zzuznen, tin d iyi-slemden
aûemmel n tissas d ime§§i n lemùiôat.
Tfaq-iyi ugadaù-tt neù d zzher i d-ifeôûen tihudit-
iw ? Akken yebùu yili, tjebd-iyi ùures tessuden-iyi
sya u sya, tezzi aqerru-s, terra-tt i teôsa.
Tulawin, s yiles aâidan d wul afessas i
ttwennitent tasudent nni n xalti. D lawan nni i
tefren nettat i trewla. Tezger lûara, tekka tabburt u
te§§ef-itt d tazla deg wezniq. Tamuùli ùer deffir
ulac.
Nekwni deffir-s. Aqerru-s µaryan, amzur ùef tuyat
yettawi-t waôu, taqendurt mebla agus tewweô-as-d
almi d igwerzan. Rewlen akw warrac tt-id-
yemlalen ; yiwet n temùart tebùa a s-d-tegzem
abrid tufa-d iman-is di lqaµa ; tezzuùer-aù almi d
beêêa n taddart. Arrac nneù, yuù lûal yeffeù

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wawal, ôefren-tt, §fen-tt-id u rran-tt-id ccil assuùu

fellasen, rregmat t-tyitwin degsen.
Maáái ùer texxamt-is i tt-newwi, s axxam
nneù. Nerra-d tabburt n wefrag neqqim yides.
Allen-is ttberriqent, udem-is d-iwet ubeûri
asemmaô n tafrara yeñquddur d sser. A s-tiniô
teñgalla degneù, am win yebùan a d-yer ññar,
te§§ef-aù-ñ t-taûsift. Ur tberru i wallen-is anaggar
zdat baba ma yekres anyir-is fellas. Nebùa-t ad
yezg yidneù^acku neqwel neñagwad-iñ, maca ur s-
tessefk ara teswiµt i baba ad yeqqim deg wexxam
imi yeggni-t cùwel n beêêa. Xalti teñecmumuû
amzu terra-d s lexwbaê. Yiwet n tikelt, cfiù am
assa, xalti tsenned ùer lûiô nek beddeù ùer tama
n wemnar, din I yi-teshel trewla, Titi twala amdiq-
iw yufrar-d nnig win te§§ef, tella teqqim di tesga,
tebùa a d-truû ùuri, akken kan d-tµedda zdat
xalti, tin temmeù fellas s aqarru tgebd-iñ-id deg
wcebbub :
- yyaù ùur xaltim ! Ayùer tt-tugadeô ?
Titi texbabeô tuùwas. Nek d Baya nesfezwi
ùer lûara. Yemma tegr-d at-tûud yellis tegla yess
xalti. Ûlima, yessis akw túiratin slant-d i ysuùan
nneù uzlent-d. Zzint-as i xalti §§fent-tt, qurµant-tt
almi d-yewweô baba.
Ayen râagit wussan nni ! Tamsalt n xalti tessaweô-
aù almi d tikli nettu nana meskint, tin mi werµad
yeqqur uâekka. Tura µarqent-aù, negwra-d
newqaµ. Amek a s-neg i xalti ? Ala yiwen wexxam
i ùurneù, anda a tt-nesgen ? Anida a tt-neûbes
maáái ? Acku m’ur tt-ncudd ara ammer i txeddem
neù at-terwel. T-tarewla i ykukra a§as baba. Sliù-

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as mi sen-yettmeslay i xwali ; ugaden i yôaôôun ma

terwel. Ma tecceô ar nexnunes! W’iâran ?
Tame§§ut meââiyet, ma tejba ùer tmurt
tabeêêanit tezmer at-teññukellex. Imeksawen
§§uqten, yurz-iten weùbel di tmeslubt ? A d-
tegwri d ccama i twacult. Ma deg wexxam, baba
yugad fellaneù, i limmer at-tencer ? Ulamek a
yilin akw d xalti imeqwranen kra yekka was.
Taswiµt-a tifrat-is d cced iôarren sya ar t-teûlu neù
ar t-ters.
Azekka nni ffùen imarrawen nneù ùer lexla
úúan xalti yidneù, nek d Titi. S temrart yeksan s
cµar n taùa§ i tt-cudden, ùer tgejdit n taµrict, deg
ôarren almi d ammas. Tejreû tasa nneù. Cfiù-as-d
i weltma, mi ters ti§-is ùef xaltis at-te§§erdeq d
ime§§i. Negguma an-neffeù ùer beêêa an-urar,
ur d aù-yefki yara wul nneù n llufan a tt-neú
weûdes, tùaô-aù. Neqqim yides almi d-uùalent
yemma akw d Baya.
Deg yiô nni, di taµrict ay §seù nek d
yessetma. Baba yefsi-yas-d i xalti akken at-teáá
imensi. Slaµyaô i s-yettmeslay, ttemyexâaren am
sin yebùan ad nnaùen ; ttwaggaden. Cwi§ kan
akka terra-tt xalti i wsuùu, baba yunef-as. Tuùal
temmeù ùer tfedêeqt nni n seksu tsers-itt-id s
irebbi-s, ttett s ufus ; s lemûirat, tijùwelt teùli ger
iôarren-is. Imiren kan tessµadda kra yella di
tfedêeqt u send a d-yekker ùures baba, tewwet-itt
ùer tesga tebôa d iceqfan.
Yemma teûzen maca ur yelli i wacu mi
tezmer. Ur nessaweô an nerfed tameslubt nneù
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imarrawen nneù d uzlig. Wagi d ayen d-ibanen,

mazal ayen d-iteddun ; d yir tagwnitt fellasen.
Tamezwarut ilaq kra yekk yiô d aµawez, win
ye§§sen wayeô a d-yakwi, d aqaraµ di xalti ammer
i tteg n “tmeùriwin” : tezmer at-tesker times deg
wexxam, at-twezzaµ acbayli, at-terâ takufit, at-
tneù izimer neù ma yefka Êebbi tirâi at-texneq
yiwen degneù. Mi d-fsin ifassen-is at-ttettcarrig di
tqendyar-is. S ijerbuben i tebùa at-teqqim. Ur
tµa§§el ara tessenger weltmas acku mi qqaêsent
tqwendyar s d-teúúa nana meskint ur s d-yeggri
wara, u baba ur yessaweô ara a s-d-yaù tiyaô. Tin
ùers, tuùal t-talexxaxt nettat yellan zeddiget :
tteffeù anda tettùimi, tettaggad aman am tmes u
wer tettanef i yiwen a s-yemceô. Werúin yumis
wexxam nneù am ussan agi ineggura. Ayen
yessewhamen di xalti t-tadawsa ines : tettcuffu,
yettizwiù wudem-is u tettuzur taùwect-is. Ayen d-
yeùlin n lqut ger ifassen-is tessµadda-t, aùunfu
tennuù yides. Tuùal am tileft ma d leµqel yezga
yunag. Ma d yemma meskint tecrew, ala agwlim
ùef yeùsan i d-yeggran degs. Tùaô medden
meêêa maca lemùiôat ula i ù-d-gent. Tura ùef
yiman nneù i nettru maáái ùef xalti. Nettnadi
tifrat, akken tebùu tili neù ansi tebùu tekk-ed,
âidet.
Zrin kra n wussan, xalti tuùal ters. Truû am
tin yekkawen, tefcel. Deg wexxam kksen-as cced.
Degmi a yali was, nettat t-tiùimit deg yiwet n
tdekkant ddaw useqqif. Allen unagent, tettargu s
ibeddi. Tilkin yulin ùef i jerbuben-is d uqerruy-is
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ilaµin neù wa tt-imassen. Yemma tenna-k t-

talemmast n wagur i d-isersen talwit di weltmas.
Tkukra fellas a tt-id-yuùal werway nni ines di
tagara neù di tlalit n wagur amaynut. Ma t-tiúiratin
skerkisent : nnant-as belli d leúnun i ykecmen
xalti ; sya ùer zdat at-tuùal at-tetkacef u a d-tessis
ayen a s a tidir twacult di liser.
Zemreù a d-iniù belli baba yettak
tameââuùt u westewtew n temùarin seg wakken
ûercawet ddunit. Ma d yemma trekkem seg
wurfan, ur s-yefki yara wul-is at-tfaêes deg ubaxix
yuùen weltmas. Ur tettanef ara i yiwet di yessis n
Ûmed at-tuùal t-taseûûart neù t-tamkaceft. I âideô
a lûif! Menyif tamettant n tmeslubt ! a s-yeddun di
lebùi d aggay n weltmas ùer yemêabôen a s-d-
arun neù s alebµaô n lemqamat a s-ssufùen
leúnun. £as, tamezwarut, ur tettamen ara a§as s
lecyax, tis snat ur yeshil ara ùef baba ad yawi
yides tameslubt. Laqen yedrimen, amerkub,
imûamiyen, ad yeúú axxam t-tferka, ad yeûbes
lxwedma,… Maáái d yiwet ; Taggara tin d-iseqfen
sufella ùef tikli ger iberdan d lµtab d umesruf,
xalti rqiq §maµ n ûellu-s a§as a§as.
Degmi ters cwi§ xalti, At Musa uùalen lhan-d
d ccùel nnsen am zik. Ger lmerta n ddunit d
iùeblan nnsen, imarawen nneù ttun tameslubt
yettidiren garasen, ttmektin-tt-id kan ma tili zdat
wallen nnsen. Tuùal d aµggal nniôen deg wexxam.
Tuùmest n ûellu ines nqeôµ-itt u aqaraµ degs
nekkes-it. Tikwal akka xallti tteffeù u teñruûu ùur
lúiran. Mi tessebêareû lluû useqqif n yiwen, a s-
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µarôent tulawin a tt-id-sne§qent ulac. Ma fkant-as-

d talqwimt n weùrum neù takwemmict n iniùman
añ-te§§ef mebla ma tga-yas ccan ; Ma t-tamuùli
ines tezga tunag.
yiwet n tmeddit, Faôma, Baya d Êemdan mi d-
usan di lexla ur d-ufin ara xalti deg wexxam. Titi
yezgan teñbibbi Âazu tamaâuzt, tella di lûara
teññurar. Twala xaltis mi teffeù cwi§ deffir babas d
yemmas. Nek mi tt-âriù zdat lakul ùef lewhi n
lµacra, bùiù a ñ-id-rreù s axxam.
- Anef-iyi a d-âreù weltma, i yi-d-tenna.
Mêemcent-ed wallen n yemma d
ime§§awen mi s-d-ûkiù. Almi d assen i d-tuder
xalti weltmas yemmuten. D leµqel i tt-id-
yeññuùalen ? Imi timeqbert tezga-d akin kan cwi§ i
lakul yuzen-aù baba nek d Titi an-nmuqel xalti ma
tt-naf ùer tama uâekka n nana. tenna-k yemma
din kan a tili, maca yiwen ur yexliq di tmeqbert.
Deg wezrib daùen ulac.
Azal n ssaµa nekwni d anadi ùef xalti almi s
d-yenna yiwen umeksa i baba belli iwala-tt mi
tâub s Amalu.
Amalu t-taferka d-yeúúa jeddi Ûmed i yessis
di tlata. Degs azemmur d lexrif. Tezga-d deg
uzaùar ukessar, igezm-itt yiwen yeùâer, yedrem u
yal ma wwten waman yettaûmal-d. Tabri§
yettawin ùures tenneô, yezzi-yas-d sya u sya yinijel
t-tidekt aîubbu ùures azal n wezgen n ssaµa ma d
alluy tµedda ssaµa. Tafsut t-tafsut u t-tikli a d-
yeùli yiô. Kkawen ifadden n baba tessaµwej tyerza
n kra yekka was, yessewµaê a tt-yehnu alma d
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Darani tura ters. Meêêa nùil at-tens deg uµacciw

deg ttaooant xwalti asaùur iwakken a t-zzenzent.
Yerna xalti tessen Amalu tardast tardast.
Yemma s timmad-is akka i tmeyyez. Wiâran ?
Yiwen yiô i tziri, ger ijeúúigen, ahat ad yelli tibbura
uqerru n tmeslubt? Neù d iùilifen a d-yuùalen ?
Deg wexxam, ùas nenneùwni cwi§ nestehza
daùen a§as. Lûaîun, nwet akw nneû, yiwen ur tt-
yekcim weùbel.
Tignawt n Meùres ttetti am tata ; d ayen i
yeôran deg yiô nni : ixeîr-d lûal deg yiwet n teswiµt.
Ageffur yekkat s uzayaô, aôu yebùa ad yessifeg
lqermud ula ùer ger lecqayeq n lelwaû yettsuôu-d.
Yemma terra-d weltmas ger wallen-is, tkecm-itt
tergagit. Ayen yeµreô baba a s-yekkes aùbel
tegguma. Ula d netta ur yerkid ara, rnu ineâmi n
yemma t-yesµuâgen ladùa ideggeê taduli, yekker
yelsa lqecc-is yeffeù. Nesla-yas mi s-yessawal i
gmas. Rran di sin ssakwin-d kra n laµmum usan-d
s axxam zzin d agraw. Ahat di xemsa neù di setta
yidsen i llan.
Meêêa lsan-d icifad, nnôen deg yebrenyas
iqdimen, taqelmunt tùum iqerra ùef lehwa. Glan-
d s iµawzen, tikli n yiô ilaq-as uûezzeb… Ma d
ageffur yekkat irennu, tegguma at-teswawi. Simi
zegren amnaê ùellint-d tmeqwa a s-tiniô d abruri.
Fùen wa deffir wa, d leûzen d-yufraren ùef
wudmawen nnsen i ù-yeskecmen aùbel, t-
tasusmi sen-icudden imi i ù-d-úúan t-tamwanest.
Drebzen di §lam §§fen abrid d akessar. Ddaw
tiùilt deg i tejgugel taddart zemren ad seln i
weskefkef n yeùâer umalu.

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Ssbeû, mi d-ukiù, ufiù-d abernus n baba

yebêuri, iµelleq ùer tagwest di lûid, ùer tama n
tebburt, ineggi s amnaê. Baba yenneô deg
waµlaw, ye§§es di teùmert. Ta§§ucin n yemma t-
tizeggwaùin deg me§§i, ur ufin ara xalti. Deg
wassen ur tôal ti§ nneù fellas i yiwen deg wexxam
ur yeâri amek i d-as-teôra i tmeùbunt. Ma d nek
cukkeù d iùâer umalu i t-yeááan.
Deg uzaùar n Tizi Wezzu, asif n Taxuxt d
iùeâran d-yemlalen din zgan ssusufen-d widan
wwin. Tafekka umeùbun ááan att-tafeô tezzegzew,
aµebbuv yeqbeê deg waman icuf am teylut, allen
fùent-ed, imi yelli, iles yeµluleq. Wissen lbext n
xalti m’akken i s-iga at-tekfu ussan-is ? Yiwen
maáái yeâra. Ma yafen medden yiwen lmegget
iôegger-it-id wasif ùer rrif-is, ad ssufùen awal, ad
yelûu ùef tuddar, a d-asen lùaci a t-walin. Ma
nnsen a t-awin s axxam-is ad µiwzen fellas a t-
ne§len azekka nni, ma wer taµqilen ara ad
yettwanîel wissen amek di tmurt taberranit.
Tabaµ d akal n Êebbi yakk. Ma d imawlan-is a t-
aysen.
Akken i d aù-teôra i nekwni. Dduêt meêêa d
anadi ùef xalti, later-is ur iban. Ula d aîubbu ines
s Amalu yuùal di ccek, acku ameksa nni ur ye§§if
ara deg wawal-is degmi yesla i tulawin fkant-as
udem nniôen. Ur d-gireù ara axerriô ùef xalti mi s-
d-nniù i yemma walaù-tt zdat lakul mi terra ùer
tmeqbert ; seg imiren yal wa taùwect d-yettawi :
Tameslubt meskint tùab, tuùal am lmalayekkat,
tezger di ddunit ùer laxert, teôfer weltmas amzun
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ara ccan i ymennan agi, ur sen-kcimen sya ur sen-

ffiùen sya. Yemma tejreû tasa-s acku werµad yeûli
udeddic n tmettant n nanna mi tendef s twaùit
yeglan s xalti.
Ma nniù-d neñru a§as xalti, skadbeù, acku
deg wasmi temmut nanna amzun akken leêzen
yezga deg wexxam nneù, yezdeù degneù u
yettidir yidneù, rnu iùeblan d iµakkkiêen n yal
ass. Limmer an-nerr tasa d lemùiôat di rrif nezmer
a d-nini belli neµya di tegnitt deg nella u nessaram
ci§uû n liser t-tmendit. Ala yemma i s-iûulfan mliû
i tyita yagi taneggarut. Tenna-k yerreâ ufurek
aneggaru n twacult – ahbuh… afurek useklu iwet
maras -, ur d-yeggri uâar wuùur a terzu neù a d-
yerzun fellas, ur tesµi yiwen nniôen ûala Êebbi d
wexxam n wergaz-is akked laûnana n dderya-s.
Tikwal tettlummu deg yiman-is, teqqar stehzeù di
weltma.
Nekkni s imec§aû nfaq belli truû tùawsa
yesµan azal ameqwran : taxxamt n xwalti.
Yezzenz-itt baba i yiwen lúar ihudden aùrab nni
garas d wexxam is. Taferka nni tamcumt ur
nmuqel ara ùures : xwali, At Musa zzenzen-tt u
bôan idrimen-is. Dayen… Yensa ucewwiq n
texxamt d aù-yezzuzunen, yexla lµec nneù ur
nusim di dduû, tùum teôwiqt n tafat deg i
teêêaµraµ temâi nneù, ur d-yeqqim win ar an-
nûemmel nnig imarrawen nneù, kfant tid i ù-
iteddun di lebùi, tid i $-iteggen ccan. Yeggra-yaù-
d baba d yemma nezzi-yasen-d am ifeôôaú.

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Ixf II

Amenzu

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Amenzu

Assa, d laâ mi sebêen

watmaten iw ; d lûif
ten-yerâan ur ten-
nessekna, i d-iyi-rnan di
ccan. Zik, rriù-ten d lµib
u ffreù-ten deg wul-iw.
I yecbeû wudem n
leqdeê !

MICLI

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-I-

Aseggwas nni deg mmutent xwaltis, deg ssaramen

meêêa cwi§ n talwit, yerna weqcic deg wexxam n Furulu i
wumi semman Dadaê. Talalit yesmentgen tismin di
Ûlima.
Dayen, yekkes-as i Furulu yisem n wewûid t-
ine§den, yuùal d amenzu deg warrac. M ilaq-as ad izerr
timsal t-yeggunin m’ara yimùur gmas, u silaµôil ad ifaêes
taggnitt. Di tazwara, ùures amur di tâidanin t-ttett
tmennifrit n yemmas (aksum, timellalin, tamtunt)
iwakken at-teûlu. Syin ùers gmas nni ùas d llufan d
aµeggal, gan-as amur di kra a yettwabôun, maca aûric-is
iùelli s afus n Furulu i d-ttîaûen akken sin imuren.
Tiyessetmatin ur tent-id-yettali wawal : Ma yerna
weqcic amur-is i dadda-s, yella win a s-d-ikecmen degs !
Ma d nutenti a wer d-uùalent, t-tiqcicin i llant.
Atta twacult Nat Musa. Di sebµa yidsen. Yiwen i
d-yessasayen aùrum. D babatsen. Ihebber am yilef, ur s-
yettêuû yiwen wass, itekkes-itt i tµabbu§-is yettak-it i
warraw-is, iâemd agus almi d ulamek, ur yettôeggir ur
yettanef i win a yôegren. Yettergigi i laµyudat i sekfuyen
adrim, yettaggad tagrest i tetten deg kufan. Furulu, gmas
d yessetmas kren-d akken wµan. S umata, ur tulwa yara
tudert nnsen, tin wer d-neúúi lateê di tqerrut n Furulu,
maca yir tiswiµin yessµadda di temâi-s yettwali-tent am di
lemri.
£ures ûdac iseggasen asmi yeffeù babas d amuôin
seg wakken yefka dderk i yiman-is s lxedma. T-taggara n
lexêif, uôan akk n Êemôan di lexla yettqaraµ idenyen n
tazert. Mi d-tufrar tafat a d-yali s axxam. Yiwet n tikkelt
yusa-d udem-is weêêaù, allen-is nexêent, ssuêa-s teûma.

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Yesres tacekkaêt n weslen d-yemûelfaf ùef waµrur-is,

yerra ad ye§§es.
£iwel ssu-yas-d, del-it, rnu-yas tasumta. Lqut râag deg
yimi-s, d iôes kan. Tame§§ut-is tùil a s-iµeddi, yessis
tmesmuqalent ma d runt, ma d Furulu skud ur t-taµni
temsalt yesbeô. Tabaµ babas yeúhed, yezmer i dderk
netta, maáái d cwi§ n wa§§an a t-iùeôlen.
- Ulac llµelf i yezgaren iô agi, teâriô neù xa§i ? i s-
d-tenna yemma. Muqel ma tzemreô a sen-d-tawiô aggay
usaùur.
- Ruûet kem d warrawim, nek ur zmireù ara.
Ûuccet-d taslent nni talemmast, meââiyet u teshel i
walluy. Bùiù a tt-sseggriù, maca imi akka i d-tusa, anef.
£urem Furulu ad yali, netta fek-it a d-yessew izgaren.
Tura úú-iyi ad §§seù cwi§, tessufù-ô arrac ùer beêêa ad
uraren.
Tameddit, tuùal-d ùures yemma tûerî-it.
- Cwi-k ? Ma tesµukzeô, ahat at-tizmireô at-
tqarµeô iniùman iô-a ? Axxi a k-id-walin medden !
- Inn-as i dadda ad iêuû deg webdil-iw. Xa§i !
Siwel-as a d-yas, ceyyaµ-as Furulu, tawiô-i-d ad ssweù.
- Tebùiô a k-d-llfeù aµrur-ik ?
-Awwaû ! Atan râen akk leµôam-iw, saûeù meêêa.
- I wgazu n tâurin ? Neù ahat seksu d yiùi ? A k-
id-yessakwi !
Remôan yessusem, yeqqen allen-is. Ur tent-id-
yelli almi d-yewweô gmas. Lewnis, ula d netta, ur iga
yara aùbel, iùil ur yuù wara gmas. Ulac uùilif, d Lewnis a
yqarµen tazert, maca azekka nni, ùures ccùel, zik a ye§§ef
abrid alma d ass yecban assa a d-yuùal.
Deg iô nni, amuôin yulwa, yennerna degs wa§an.
Yettlejlij, yessawal i yemmas yemmuten, ilehhet u
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Yeqqar-d a ttgallan dgi. Tame§§ut-is iêuû-as yiôes,

arraw-is daùen akken. Qquren u ggugmen si tugdin.
- D leúnun, i ù-d-tessefra yemma. Si linna i
yettnaù yidsen babatwen.
Furulu yeffer u yessemâi iman-is, awi-d kan ur t-
id-ttwalin ara leúnun. Ziùen waµren ! Imi ùeôlen babas,
zemren !
£as yennum yeggan ad yerwu iôes, azekka nni,
akken kan d-yenqer yi§ij yekker-d ad yeddu d Baya nnsen
ùer lexla. Ilaq-asen a d-ssufùen idenyen deg uµacciw, a
ten-fesren deg wennar, a d-leqwôen iniùman d yeùlin
ddaw tneqwlin, ad ksen akraren u a d-awin tacekkart nni
n weslen d-iûuc µammitsen deg iô nni. Ma d-yaweô s
axxam yeâra ggunin-t yezgaren a ten-id-yessew u
tameddit ad yuùal alma d lexla ad yessekcem tazart nni s
aµecciw, a d-yezden u a d-yeglu s usaùur.
Yessarem ad yefreû yess babas.
Deg wexxam, yufa-d yiwen ccix a yettaru lûerz.
Babas yella ye§§es, d amêabed nni i t-id-yessakwin.
Yesteqsa-t, Remôan yenna-yas-d amek teôra yides.
Iban d leúnun i t-ikecmen. Di lµinser, seddaw
wennar, i ttwawôen deg yiô ur iµabbed yiwen degsen.
Ayen d-yusan s ùursen ùef demma n umuôin. Tura,
iwakken a t-fùen, tlaq tazla idammen uqelwac akw d
ubexxer s ifarrawen ilili yura ufus n §§aleb di snat
tamiwin. Tlata tikkal n ubexxer u yal abrid s yiwen yifer.
Akken ur µarqen ara deg farrawen, yal yiwen iµarreb-it
ccix s yiwen, s sin d tlata ijeêêiden.
Leúnun ùeôlen-d rrehba di Furulu, a sen-yecfu
limmer a ten-inamer !
Yemmekta-d tamacahutt sen-d-iwet ccix di lakul,
i deg, iwakken ad yeddu di lebùi i yemmas yettûellilen
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lkaùeô yaµôef s lemûadra yura degs asefru n Si muû u

Mûend. Annect-a, akken a d-yini i yessetmas belli netta
yeùra u yefhem ; Tikerkas n bu taµmamt ten-yeâgen s
mitin n duêu ur d-ttawint ur ttarrant. Yewwet-asent-d
tamacahutt nni u yenna-yasent-id belli asefru n Si muû u
Mûend yessaûla tamùart nni ugar n lûerz n wemêabeô.
Maca ur t-ssawôent ara tissas-is a tt-id-yeûku zdat §§aleb
d-yuran llûerz neù skud ur ye§§is ara babas, acku ma d-
yakwi umuôin, ma k-id-yesmuqul, w’iâran ma d netta neù
d leúnun t-izedùen i k-id-yeááan s wallen ? Ahat a ten-id-
nnfeû a d-uùalen ùurek ? Di teswiµin am tigi i yebùu
yecnu ccix n lakul aµbaê-is ur ye§§erdiq ara; Furulu yerra
iman-is d niyya yessusem, ye§§ef tiùmert yexmet! U yernu
yehwa-yas kan iùeôl-ed ùef yiman-is aêµiµec, ggumman
leúnun ad fùen bab nnsen.
Yusa-d wemêabeô wis sin, yerna-d wis tlata maca
yiwen nnsen, ulac win d-yeglan s ûellu. Ma d-yakki
Remôan, ad ifaq d yiman-is, yeqqar-asen-d belli ur t-
yezdiù wara, maca ma s-tesleô yettlejlij, yewµar a s-tiniô
ulac-iten degs.
Tezzi-d ddurt, yuùal-d dda Lewnis. Yewhem mi
d-yufa gmas yennerna degs wa§an. Ziùen maáái t-
tiqecmaµ. “Azger mi yeùli, §§uqutent tferyin“ : £er wa§§an
n Êemdan, terna-d truâi n tseùlit uµacciw. Yiwen yiô, imi
ulac win a yqarµen, ukren ddeqs di tazert u râan kra n
idenyen. Dda Lewnis yerfed taµkkemt n wexxam n gmas,
yuùal d aqerru. Imi ur nezmir an-nqam tayuga,
yemsefham d baba zzenzen-tt.
Abaùur a ù-d-iîaûen an-nqabel yess amuôin, maca
ur ye§§if ara a§as.
Ilaq smid d weksum yal dduêt. Nezla aqelwac
nniôen ; tikwal akka t-tayazi§. Tewweô-d Lµid laqen lqec
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send ad yerfed iman-is. Dda Lewnis, akken ad yesseûlu

gmas yettûeôôif irennu : a d-yenfeq d arrac a t-yeááen, a d-
sebwen tacrift amuôin ad isew afenúal dayen. Asmi yeûla
cwi§ Êemdan, yehwa-yas-d lqut ur yufi d acu a yerr ddaw
tuùmest. Ur d-yeggri wacemma, la di tkufit wala taxri§.
Ladù yerra-tt i wre§§al akken ad yawi iri u ad yessider at
wexxam. Temmugr-aù-d tegrest, yerna-d daùen are§§al
almi t-tafsut.
Tuùal-d tezmert i Êemdan mi d-usan wussan igerzen : di
tefsut. Mi ywala tasraft deg yeùli tceqqeq tasa-s. Ine§§ed
wass lûif deg jufaê, yecrew, a§an yessaweô-it ùer telqaµt n
wannuy. I tikkelt tamezwarut deg wasmi yebôa netta d
gmas, terra-t tmara ùer lqaôi yerhen axxam t-tferka.
Asenni, mi d-yerna are§§al, ma yecfa mliû Furulu, d ass n
ssuq. Babas, akken ad yekkes ùef ul-is inefq-asen-d
asaµlaq ikerciwen. £as ssaramen ùursen, asenni rzag-it
deg yimi.
Kra n wussan kan, iweîîa gmas ùef wexxam,
Êemdan yehna-tt ùer Fêansa. Iruû ad yinig. D win kan i d
ixef-is. D asirem aneggaru, ulac tifrat nniôen. Ur d-teggri
lxwedma di tmurt. Yeâra limmer ad yeqqim, §laba at-
tettembibbi ta ùef ta, at-tettnerni, at-tettimùur alma tegla s
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-II-
Yiwen, ger warraw-is, ur d-yewwi s lexbaê belli
babatsen ad ye§§ef, azekka nni, abrid-is s inig. Iûun
Êebbi, Furulu yuki-d deg-yiô nni.
Babas ur ye§§is ara. Di §lam i yettâalla. Maáái s
tufra, maáái deg ul-is i ydaµu at-tefsi tyersi t-yurzen, a s-
d-llint tebbura n lxir, at-tekfu cedda fellas. Yettµenni ùer
Êebbi a d-isel i wawal-is. Di taggara yessaram di bab
igenwan ad iûareb ùef warraw-is. Taùect n Êemdan
tettcerrig tasusmi n yiô, imeslayen-is tedl-iten rrehba,
asiwel ines yessergagay tasa. Atteccirweô tamara. Ifesser-
d merra iùweblan t-yessenûafen, ibedr-d akk timsal s-
yesbuxsen tameddurt. Yerra-yas-d Êebbi di lbal i Furulu
belli yella lmelk nnigsen d-isellen u d-yettwalin ùer
tqaµett. Yewhem. Yezmer ad imas babas limmer yeââil
afus-is, acku yeggan ùer tama-s, maca yegguma, yellumet
u yettraúu d acu a yeôrun. Tasa n llufan t-taleqqaqt,
tendef ; teqreû n babas tûuz-it, yeqber. S lemùiôat
cêecrent-ed wallen-is d ime§§i. D ime§§awen igugamen.
Ayen te§§ef tâallit, Furulu ur t-id-yusi naddam.
Yettnadi a d-yaf d acu n twaùit d-yeùlin ùef wexxam
nnsen. Degmi wer d-yufi yara, yenna-yas ahat akka yakk
i deµun imeqqranen s tufra, ma ttuûeêsent twaculin nnsen
neù ma ten-ternu ddunit – Am liûala deg llan nitni s wat
Musa. Yuùal yettûami-d babas di ddeµa n lxir almi t-
yewwi nadam ur yeâri amek ye§§es.
Azekka nni, mi d-yuki d aneggaru am laµwayed-
is, yufa-d yemmas d yessetmas s ime§§awen, babas yeffeù
di tafrara, u iwakken ur irennu aqbar i wul-is yesmenyaf
ad iruû s tufra fiûel ma yesneùni yiwen. Yuzen-d
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akustim s-d-yefka yiwen xali i yelsa u ddurt ni iµeddan,

neâra-t mi t-yeúúeyib u mi s-yettxiô tiqeffal.
Yesmekta-d Furulu ayen yeâra deg yiô nni.
Tecmameû-as-d yemmas u tenna-yas-d belli ula d nettat
tesla. Tellez mi twala mmis ur ye§§is ara lawan nni. Tullas
uùalent t-tizegwaùin di leûya. Amek tent-yewwi
naddam ? Ur ûemlent ara ihi babatsent imi wer d-ukint
ara?
- Xa§i ! i s-yenna Furulu deg wul-is. Tura iban
belli yemma ur tezmir ara at-tettkel fellasent, felli kan i
ùer a tsenned m’akka ulac baba.
Tikti yagi terna-yas-d cwi§ n tissas, ur yettru yara
am yessetmas.
Isebbeê-itent yuùal ye§§ef abrid-is ùer lakul. Maca,
tikwal akka, amzun tella lûaúa i ybernen di tµabbu§-is,
tettali-yas-d s idmaren, tqebber-it u tettawqaµ-as di taùect.
Tezzi-d dduêt tis tlata tewweô-d tebêatt
tamezwarut. D lamin i tt-yefkan s axxam. Yiwen ur
yezmir a tt-yelli send rebµa, acku imiren di lakul i yella
Furulu. Deg fassen n Baya i tt-yufa, tefka-yas-tt-id ye§§ef-
itt yessuden tajellabt-is. Zzin-as am weglaf. Gmas
amec§uû, Dadaê, i jebbed-it-id di tqenduêt-is yettûellil
degs : “Awi-d, awi-d ad waliù Baba”. Furulu ikukra.
Tabratt tura s tefêansist, ùas yeùra rebµa iseggwasen n
tefêansist yugad-itt acku ilaq-as a tt-id-yessefru. Akken
ad yekkes ccek, isawel-as i yiwen meqwren fellas d-
yefùen di lakul s uselkim. Win ur yurúi yara a t-ûellen.
Yusa-d, yelli tabratt nni mebla akukru.
Simmal yeqqar-itt-id yettara-tt-id ùer teqbaylit
ifaq Furulu belli maáái d ayen yellan nnig tezmert-is,
ziùen ula d netta yessaweô a tt-id-iùer am akken tt-id-
yeùra wemdakwel-is. Yecreh wudem-is.

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Babas atan bxiê u yessaram tabratt agi a ten-taf

daùen bxiê. Yufa lxwdma, ur yettµa§§il ara a d-iceggaµ
cwi§ uîurdi. Yettweîîi deg warrac ur smuncufen ara a d-
ttaùen awal i yemmatsen. £urwat taùa§ at-tekcem anda
llant tleqqamin, ùurwat at-tettum at-tµalqem ddekwar i
tneqwlin. T-taslent nni di tiùilt a tûuccem t-tamezwarut, t-
tameùust nni ddaw i taùa§ wayeô ad yenz. Lûaîun…
Tabratt meêêa d aweîîi, amzun akken dagi i yella. Syin d
asteqsi ùef wayen d-yeggran di tkufit d wecbayli, ùef
leµmum d xwali amek ttilin. Yekfa-d tabratt s « wazzul
ùef at wexxam meââi meqwer, yal wa s yisem-is “ Ula d
win tt-id-yuren i Êemdan isellem-d fellaù.
At wexxam meêêa yekkes-asen lxiq. Zzin-asen-d
am umeqyas i Furulu d wemdakwel-is ; iban-asen-d
Êemdan deg yiccer n lkaùeô. Tura a s-nerr tabratt.
Lkaùeô d tjellabt heggant, win a tt-yarun daùen yella.
Yefka-yas-d Furulu adlis i f a yessers lkaùeô, ye§§ef-as-d
tadwatt deg a yessisen ticcert. Win yeqqummec, Furulu
iggar ti§-is. Acemma ur ilaq ara a s-yenser. Fellas a d-
yelmed s ysa ùer zdat tira n tebratin.
Tabratt tamezwarut yeswaµr-itt. Yeâra llant kra n
tenfalyin i s ara yezwir t-tid a s ara yekfu, werµad tent-
yessin. Maca deg assagi akin dayen, yeggul deg yiman-is
ur yuùal a d-ig tajmilt i yiwen. Llant tid yelmed : “Seg ul
zddigen am aman”, “mmik n tasa t-tµabbu§”, “azul
aûmayan”. Tismin t-izdùen ufrarent-d acku ayen yura
wemdakwel-is maáái kan izemr-as maca yessaweô almi
s-d-yekkes sin igulen, tabaµ maáái seg ul i s-yenna
tanemmirt-ik ! Azekka nni yegla s tebratt nni ùer lakul
iwakken a tt-yefk ccix i wfactur, ccix yewhem mi ywala
tira maáái t-tid n win yesùaray. Yenna-yas-d belli iùil-it
yezmer ad yaru i babas. Zzint-d snat ledwaê Furulu
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s tira ines : “Êemdan at Musa, 23, abrid n la goutte d’or,

Paris wis 18”. Mi ydeggeê ti§-is ccix yeµqel belli Furulu
yettraúu lûaúa ssegs.
- Yelha ! is-d-yenna ; Furulu yellez.
Tazwert n tebratt tis tlata n Furulu i babas t-ta : “S
wul yennecêaûen i d-ddmeù imru akken a k-d-alùeù belli
wwiù-d aselkim…” .
Tawinest-a yelmed, mi sen-d-yefka ccix ùef
usentel n tsekla – “Tettekim ger wid irebûen, turam-as i
wemdakkwel nnwen” –tban-as-d tgerrez s-timmad-is u
daùen tuklal a tt-ùren di Lpari. Tennerna cbabûa-s mi
tsawel tidett u teffeù-d di ticcert umaras amaynut.
Yefreû, send at-taweô, ùef wudem a tefk i win a s-d-
yeùren tabratt nni i babas.
Yewwi-d aselkim netta d sin yemdukal-is.
Ssµaddan di Larbµa Nat Yiraten azal n µacrin killumi§r
ùef taddart nnsen. T-tamdint d wawal : degs a§as iêumyen,
ùures timezduùin meqwrit, tiûuna cebûit, izenqan hrawit
rnu tikeêyas iteddun i yman nnsent. Anda d-tban Tizi ?
Kra yellan degs iwala-t zeddig, yelha u annect-ilat. Akka
yernu qqaren-d medden t-taddart tamec§uût ! Yeêwa
amerreû degs, yezzi-yas-d meêêa u iwala kra tesµa, acku
iruû yibbas send assµaddi. Yewhem deg yiman-is u
yefreû mi yfaq belli yessen tafêansist. Icax mi yesla i
warrac imec§aû ttmeslayen taêumit am netta neù ahat ifen-
t s taùwect nnsen taûlawant.
Ar ass-a mazal teââenzun deg meââuùen-is tiùri n
yismawen n wid deg i yessµadda. Ddeqs Iêumyen i yellan
di lecyax d wid a yµassen. Yekcem, fkan-asen-d ùef
tsekla t-tusnakt, yessers lbal-is, yessufeù-d meêêa
tamusni-s yerbeû di tira. Gwran-d iseqsiyen. Limmer
yelli ccix-is din ur t-yettaµqal ara, acku maáái d Furulu n
zik, leûya nni tufeg, tuggdin t-yurzen tefsex.

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Deg yiô i d-uùalen ùer taddart netta d yemdukal-

is. £as akkenni fesren di µeggu, d nitni i d-yekkren
azekka nni d imezwura, ssufùen awal ger lecyax d
yemdukal nnsen. Cekêen-ten meêêa. Furulu idel di lferû d
zzux. Ilaq ad isel babas.
Ye§§ef-d tabrañ ùer yessaram deg i d-ddant µacrin
alef. Yegla-d yissent yiwen wemdakwel d-yusan di
Fransa i yzedùen akw d babas. Mi d yewweô wargaz agi
ùer taddart rzan meêêa medden s axxam-is. Steqsayent-t
ùef iminigen sen-yettilin m’ur ten-yuù wara. Yessuden
Furulu “di lbidal n babas” u yefka idrimen nni i yemmas.
Ijebd-d deg weqrab sin yedlisen n tayri yuran s tefêansist.
- A Furulu, waqila teùriô ? Igerrez ! ax ihi. Idlisen
agi yefka-yak-ten-id babak. Yefreû yissek, teâriô ?
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-III-
Deg waggur n Tuber, Furulu ur d-yeffiù ara si
lakul, t-tuùalin i yuùal, yebùa ad iheggi ad yesµaddi
amzazwer ma s-dfken taggazt. Deg wul-is yeâra belli a t-
ûwiúen deg wexxam d ameksa. Maca imedukal-is d-
yewwin yides akayad ur d-§§axren ara. Ur itegg ara netta
akken nniôen !
Iµuned-iten. U yernu, d acu yellan n lmal deg
wexxam ? Taùa§ d mmis. Zunik teûwaú yiwen ad ibedd
fellas ! Darani a tt-nger ùer tqeôµit n taddart. Yal aggur
neù sin yezmer ad yeb§el yiwen wass ad yeks leûq-is.
Syin ad yeggani ar t-id-taweô nnuba-s. £as teqqim deg
wexxam, tefsut, tase§§a uzemmur neù ucekkir di tegrest d
cwi§ d usaùur ma yella ilmendad. M s wannect-a yakk,
yernu Furulu d gmas ur êebbun ara seksu d uyefki, awer
tili taùa§ am ta !
Imeksawen maáái ala tayessawt i ten-yeggunin,
ùursen lecùwal nniôen : ttûuccun-d, zedmen-d, di lawan
uzemmur d alqaô, di lawan iniùman daùen akken,
ttqaraµen tibûirin nnsen ; maca Furulu ur yesµi yara snat
yessetmas timeqranin di ba§el. Ur iôur yiwen ma yruû ùer
lakul. Yemmas d yessetmas §§fen-t lexla d wexxam, babas
yezga yettcegiµ-d xemse§§ac neù µacrin alef i tuúwin n
temâin, babas Lewnis iqe§§u-d di ssuq ayen ilaqen i
wexxam.
Di lawan n uzemmur kan i yettasem cwi§ deg wid
d-yeffùen di lakul. D igelfan n ââerzur d umergu i d-
iùellin ùef tzemrin. M’ara d-lhin yergazen d wecraw,
tilawin d welqaô, imeksawen, nitni, ttarantt i tanduyt.
Ulac tardast deg ur ssentayen ara taqellaµt. Yal wa degsen
ùures mitin, teltmeyya, llan wid yessawôen xems-meyya.
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µaddin fellasent yiwet yiwet, ma ylaq a sent-bedlen

azemmur – asent-rren win ye§§ecêuruqen -, syin ad alin
ùer kra n tiùilt ad qqimen t-tirebbuyaµ ddaw tzemmurt a
tent-id-ttµassan. Ad ssiùen times ad ssaûmun ifassen
nnsen d iôarren nnsen u ad rúun, tasa nnsen di lkemca,
lawan usefqed.
Ula d Furulu, deg wussan n tesriû, iúúarib, yekkat
wul-is ma yettqaraµ tiqellaµin-is u yessaram ùer wayen a
d-ye§§ef. Arrac nni yettandin ur send-tuqiµ deg ugeffur, ur
ttkukrun isennanen, ur ten-ineq usemmiô, ur ten-
yessefcal laâ. Yettafeg degsen µaggu, ma walin aâerzur
yaµluleq deg useôru. Ifrax nni ad mmezlen, ad necwen u
ad ááaren yissen tiqelmunin nnsen ; ma d wid d-tta§afen
timeddiyin n wass ttawin-ten-tid s axxam d imudduren.
Ma d-mlilen d warrac d-yeffùen di lakul, t-tazla i ttazalen
ùursen ttmagaren-ten s wannecten n yefrax akken a ten-
sseqôen.
Acûal n tikkal yundi Furulu deg wayla nnsen,
maca zgan ttakren-as imeksawen tiqellaµin-is m’ara yili
di lakul. Irekkem seg urfan ma ywali wwin-as taqellaµt d
umergu nni te§§ef. Ur yesµi s wacu a d-yerr ttar, ladùa
yessaram, s wayen yellan deg ul-is, melmi a d-yaweô
wass deg a yuùalen yefrax agi “iminigen” – s wezday n
lqed i d-yessfruy i w’ibùun a d-isel anamek n wawal -, u
yettûiri a d-yas wagur n Meùres a deg a tekfu tanduyt
akked welqaô uzemmur.
Degmi yesmenyaf tùuri ùef tanduyt d wurar,
yegwra-yas-d kan ad yeûrec di lakul. Dayen i s-yeôran u
yewwi-d amzazwar s sshala. Ass n wessµaddi, fkan-asen-
d asentel n tsekla ùef iminig wer neùri : “Babatwen d
axeddam di Fêansa, ur yessin ad iùer wala ad yaru,
yendem imi werúin yekcim ùer lakul. Yeûka-yawen-d
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Yessµadda-yawen-d awal ùef wazal tesµa tùuri”. Dùa

babas di liûala am tin i deg yella. Yettwali-t ;
Yettmeyyiz-d ger wallen-is tiµuggent n babas ma yruû a
d-yeqôu, uguren d-yettemlili ma ynadi axeddim neù ma
yesteqsat-id yiwen. Yezmer a s-yeµreq webrid, ur yettaf
sani a yerr ur yessin d acu a yini. Tella daùen lbaôna n
wexxam-is, âran-tt wiyaô acku ilaq-as win a s-yarun
tibratin. Lûaîun ! Maáái t-tiktiwin i yneggren deg wallaù
n Furulu, iwennaµ-asen aôris. Ma t-tusnakt tteklen akk
fellas, t-tin i yûemmel nezzeh. Ggran-d iseqsiyen, ur
yugad ara, yufrar-d ula deg widak. Yuùal-d s axxam
yenfel wul-is si lferû, yeâra yewwi-t-id.
Yettxemmim ùef twinest s wayes a ygerrez
tabratt i babas. Maca tikkelt agi ur s-d-teôsi yara teswiµt.
Lferû nni ines yefsex. Yusa-d yiwen di Fêansa, d ilemâi,
qqaren-as Aµmer, yegla-d s yir isalen. Yemmurger-d
Furulu zdat lqahwa yemsalam yides yenna-yas :
- Tebùiô a yi-d-testeqsid ma âriù babak ? Ur
ttagad, âriù-t-id. Tura, azzel siwel-as-d i yemmak, ùuri
yiwet lamana a s-ttefkeù.
- Atta di lúib-iw, maca in-as qbel i yemmak a d-
tas.
Iwala Furulu udem n uminig idehn-it leûzen. Attan
tewweô-d Faôma. S wawal afessas i tt-yemmuger Aµmer.
- A nna Faôma, ùursen zzher warraw-im. £as fek
lwaµda i wµassas n taddart. Cwi§ ur yemmut wergaz-im.
Xas kkes aùbel i wul-im, tura yemneµ.
Tame§§ut tameùbunt akked mmis uùalen d iwêaùen.
- D acu i t-yuùen ? Ini-d kan ayen yellan. Ma
yemmut neù yen§er, fiûel ma tefreô, tidett at-tuùal a d-
tban. Sin waguren ayagi maáái yura-d.
- Xa§i ! Nniù-am yeûla. D yiwen uceryun n
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yeffeù. Ad yuùal ùer lxedma-s ussan agi. Ax, tentan

rebµin meyya duru iwen-d-iceyyeµ.
- mazal-it di sbi§ar ?
- ddurt iµeddan i ylaq a d-yeffeù.
- I yedrimen agi ùures a yellan ?
- Uuuh ! Yenna-yi-d fek-asen µecrin alef, atentan.
Zemreù a wen-d-runù ma tebùam. Attan tebratt a Furulu.
A wen-yeqqar ur tegget ara aùilif felli. T-tidett, nniqal
yen§er ma t-tura ccwi-t. D Êebbi ur nebùi yara ad
yesgujjel arraw-im di babatsen.
Aqcic d yemmas uùalen s axxam ûeznen. Mi d-
usant teqcicin di lexla mlalen-d meêêa, zzin ùef lkanun.
Ulawen ááuren, udmawen cerwen. Tikwal, tseffeô allen-
is Faôma s ijifeê n tmeûremt-is. Ula d ime§§i s tufra,
ammer lúiran ad âren tawaùit yuùen axxam n Êemdan.
Tameddit n wass i d-yekcem Dda Lewnis.
Yewwi-d isalen s usefruri. Yebùa ad yekkes anweùni i
warraw n gmas. Ula d netta ur iris ara lxa§er-is yaµni !
Isawel tidett Aµmer ? Ulac d acu yeffer ? Faôma tettûellil
deg ulwes-is a s-d-yini ayen yeâra. Netta yettgalla ar
gmas ar yeûla, ar ulac i t-yuùen, fiûel ma rnan-d aùbel
wer nelli. Yebùa ad yawi arrac, di sin, ad ááen imensi
ùures. Faôma tugi, yeffeù s wurfan. Yuli-ten yakk wurrif
d uùilif. Qebren ùer daxel, tuqaµ-asen am tyersi di
tgerjumt. Tabratt ur tesµiô i d-tssefra : “Idrimen i wen-
nefkiù cuûet-asen ci§uû. Ur sµiù d acu a wen-n-rnuù,
îebret kra n waguren. Ma twalam ur kken-tqaddan ara,
zzenzet taùa§ d yiwen useklu...”.
Azekka nni di lakul, yessefra-yasen-d ccix yiwen
weôris : “Ulac i yâiden am temâi. Kunwi s warrac n
lakul, ur tesµim d acu i kken-iceùben nnig taùuri d wurar.
Ives nnwen fessus, ur yelli cwal a t-yerwin, ur yelli
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yiôes iô meêêa, ttemseôfarent-d tlufa t-yezzan yiwet yiwet

ger wallen-is. Yetterkab-it wurrif, yettergigi ùef dderya-s,
yettkukru ime§§ulba a t-ûerîen, yettaggad ikufan ad
qqimen d ilmawen. Kunwi ur kken-yerzi weùbel, ùurwen
ur teqris ur tmal ; timsal teddunt s liser. “Xati ! Ur teâriô
tabruyt ! i s-yeqqar Furulu deg ul-is m’akken d-
yettmeslay ccix. Yebùa a s-yini tamsirt agi inek tebna ùef
tkerkas. Ula d arrac tjerreû tasa nnsen, be§§un tilufa n
imarrawen nnsen.
Zrin kra n wussan, yeffeù wawal ùef Êemdan di
taddart, simmal ileûûu yettiùzif u simmal yettiùzif
yettarâag. Tawacult tameùbunt yeffeù-itt laµqel : Atan
gezmen-as aôar, waqila di sin ; kra qqaren-d yedderùel,
wiyaô yemmut maôi. Yuùal dda Lewnis iîub ùer Tizi-
Wezzu iceyyeµ ddibic ùer usensu anda yezdeù gmas. Bih-
bih yuùal-ed, tôeffer-it-id tebratt. Aêumi ur t-terri tmara a
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-IV-
Aseggwas d wezgen i n-yeqqim Êemdan di
Fêansa. Yiwet n tmeddit umezwaru n lexêif, Furulu netta
d gmas uùalen-d di lexla, nehêen-d tajlibt n tùe§§en. Mi t-
tikli a d-awôen taddart mlalen-d Ûsen, mmis n xal nnsen.
Yewwi aùyul-is a t-id-yessew. Ûsen yekna ùer Dadaê
yebbi-t di teûnakt-is yenna-yas :
- Azzel, zwir gmas s axxam, yusa-d babak.
Arrac bedden di tlemmast n webrid am wid
iseêµen ; llin allen nnsen d iqemmac nnsen, ggugmen.
Ûsen ikemmel abrid-is yettecmumuû. Yiwet n teswiµt
ijelleb Furulu amzun di tnafa i d-yefrawes, isarreû-as t-
tazla s axxam, yeúúa lmal-is u yettu gmas Dadar
yettmaûûinen deg yiman-is akken a t-id-yeqôaµ.
Deg wexxam, zzin-as lúiran akw t-túiratin i
Êemdan am weglaf, ma Faôma tcebbeû teqqim zdat
wemnar tettmagar wid d-irezzun. Arrac daûûsen, gan-d
abrid ger lùaci almi wwôen ùer babatsen ten-yessudnen,
mi sen-yemûalleq, yiwet n temùart tenna-yas :
- Yewweô d argaz Furulu a t-iûerz Êebbi.
- A kem-ihenni Êebbi. T-tidett meqwer. Tabaµ d
lawan, aqli fukeù.
- Keááini ? Tura i t-úehdeô wala zik !
Win a ymuqlen mliû di Êemdan, a t-yaf ibeddel
nezzeh : iêebba leûnak, yebbelbel, taksumt-is mellulet,
udem-is d azubaù ; amzun werúin yuôin?
- U yernu itett mliû ula d asmi yella da, i d-ten§eq
Faôma. D ayen teâramt meêêa, lûemdu lleh, ur nettcuûu
yara ùef tµabbaô nneù.
- Ahbuh a Faôma ! I s d-rrant tiyaô, Fêansa maáái
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Iûar Furulu melmi a fùen lùaci akken a d-yeqqim

netta d imawlan-is kan. Ti§-is ùer yiwet n teùmert anda
tµennec yiwet n tbalizt d yiwen weqrab. Dadaê, ur d-
dyecliµ deg yiwen, iruû issers iman-is ùef tbalizt nni u
yettemûelfaf s waccaren-is d wuglan-is netta t-tnelli
icudden aqrab akken a tt-id-yefsi. Âazu, ááan-tt tismin,
tebùa a t-id-testixxer. Ssekren ááaqlala d laµyaô almi d-
gren imeqranen.
Kra n win yesµan win s-yettilin di Lpari
yesteqsay fellas, Êemdan yettara-d i tuttriwin nnsen s
wawal afessas d yiles aâidan, u yefka i kra degsen
tiùawsiwin s-i d-yegla s ùur wid yellan dihin. Arraw n
Êemdan yenfel wul nnsen si lferû mi walan aneggaru
yekka tabburt, d µemmitsen Lewnis. Furulu, s tidett,
yefka tameââuùt i watmaten mi ttmeslayen ùef lmerta d
lemûan yesµadda babas di sbi§ar. Maca yeâra belli ùures
akud akken ad isel s leµqel-is i tmacahutt n babas. Ayen
t-yerûan tura d anadi d be§§u n lqec d-yusan di Fêansa.
Iûar dayen a d-yeûku ùef waggay d-yewwi iman-is di
lakul, d acu maáái zdat medden.
Jebden-d deg weqwrab azal n teââina n texbizin
akked cwi§ n lqec.
Tabalizt tdemmek. Gezmen aùrum nni d iûedren u
bôan-t ùef lúiran. Furulu d weltmas Titi ttawin ttarran seg
wa ùer wa. Snat texbizin rran-t ùer µemmitsen Lewnis.
Syin, send ad kecmen s usu, Êemdan yebôa-yasen lqecc
nnsen yiwen yiwen i warraw-is. Imiren i ten-lsan.
Axxam meêêa yebbeêqec. Ttemtihin m bu garasen,
ttaôsan, ttemserfun, lûaîun ferûen akk. Taggara, Dadaê
ye§§es s yerkasen-is imaynuten, tasedrit tazeggwa$t d
yiwet n tcacit s-iùummen ula d imeââuùen. Âazu terwel s
tqendurt d-yeddan i yemmas, ala taqerrut-is i d-ibanen,
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wallen-is. Furulu, am wergaz, ibe§§en lqec-is s lemûadra,

isers-iten nnig tsumta-s, u d amcum-is win a ten-
imassen! Ma d Baya d Titi, nutenti meqqrit, §§fent
awemmus tent-id-isaûen ger iôarren nnsent u rrant iman
nnsent smeûsisent i ymarrawen nnsent.
I tikkelt tis snat i d-yessefra Êemdan amek i s-
teôra. I wakken a d-rren lbal nnsen warraw-is ùef wayen
d-yeqqar, yeddem-d a§ezdam-is yekkes-d degs kra n
lekwaùeô yefka-yas-ten i Furulu :
- Ax, ùer, ma t-tidett tessneô. Muqel taluft d-
yeùlin ùef babak. Âer ansi d-yekka d wanda d-yuùal.
Iger ti§-is weqcic ùer lekwaùeô nni maca ur
yefhim tiââit, Anagar isem n sbi§ar yuran s tmacint, ayen
nniôen yura s ufus, iwakken a t-id-iùer bab-is ilaq as
amejjay s timmad-is. Furulu imuqel lekwaùeô yiwen
yiwen, yerra-yas-ten i babas, ihuc aqerru-s amzun akken
yessefra ten-id.
- Twalaô ?
- Ih.
- Wali tura aµbbuô-iw. Yekkes Êemvan tiqeffal n
tsedrit-is. Muqel amek y-cergen.
Arraw-is wehmen, fùent-ed wallen nnsen.
- £as wer ttaggadet, i sen-d-yenna, ixaô, ûaca
ccama i d-yeggran.
Uâen, ssakden ccama ikerzen aµbbuv n babatsen
si swadda almi d sufella, ula t-timi§ tegzem. Maáái d
amassi i tt-mussen, d aslaf i s-sselfen ammer a-telli. Ulac
anezgum, twennaµ axiôi.
Syin yeddem-d Êemdan di tbalizt ameqqun n
lekwaùeô, ttwacudden am uttafttar. Meqqret tira nnsen u
tebrez : Tura Furulu yeùra-ten-id u yessuqel-iten-id ùer
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yeùra. D lekwaùeô n wexxam n ccraµ n temdint n “La

seine”.
D azaraf i deg yiwet n tkkebbanit n Fêansa yeffeù-
d fellas at-tettak i “Mas Êemvan at Musa” abursyun n
sebµa alaf d tmanyin n duêu yal tlata waguren.
- Teâriô ? Ur zmiren ara a s-kelxen i babak, i s-
yenna Êemdan. Xeîreù ccraµ tikkelt tamezwarut, maca
rrâiù-t, ur iµedda yara felli uzaylal. Muqel tura ayen d-
wwiù.
Ayùer yexîer abrid amezwaru u ayùer yerâa
ccraµ ? Di lluzin deg i ssefsayen uzzal i yxeddem
Êemdan, maca am akken di tmurt n Leqbayel i yella,
yettak dderk deg iman-is am akken t-yettak di tferka-s,
aûbas ulac.
Irennu swayaµ sennig tid yellan di lqanun,
ixeddem yal ass, ula d ass n lûed ur yestaµfuy ara. Ladùa,
ass n lûed i yuù tiùrit. Yennesr-ed yiwen uceryun n
wuzzal iûerî-it ùer lûiô. Yekcem ùer sbi§ar n tkkebbanit.
Lúerû ur d-iban fellas maca yuù-itent zdaxel, teqreû
tegguma a s-tekkes. Tezzi-d ddurt, amejjay yenna-yas
ffeù teûliô. D ayagi i ùer yessaram Êemdan. Iûar a d-yawi
adrim, ad yerr attalasi ines u ad yuùal s arraw-is.
Azekka nni yehna-tt ùer lluzin. Tameddit mi yekfa
lxedma yusa-d ùer texxamt-is, ssiû yuùal-it-id, tgezzem
tµabbu§-is a s-tiniô d ijenwiyen i yettcarrigen degs. Rran-t
ùer sbi§ar nniôen, qrib yemmut. Din llin-as aµbbuô-is.
Yeqqim-n tlata waguren ger tudert t-tmettant. Iùeblan,
a§an, acedhi n dderya rnu lweûc n tmurt taberranit.
Asmi yesteqsa ùer tkebbanit a s-d-txelleî ussan
nni yeqqim am akken ten-tettxelliî i wid yuônen,
tegguma. Iwala ááan-as taûadra yessufeù-as-d lkar§a. Kra
n “lmumnin”, ùef wudem n Êebbi akked lmùiôat, ûuman-
t, mlan-as-d amek a yexdem, ssekken-as-d sani a yerr

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akken a d-yawi leûq-is. Yeêwa tazliwin, kkawen ifadden-

is deg wîubbu d walluy, taggara yewwi-d azref-is,
yerbeû ccraµ. Xelleî-asen-d kra yeqqim u yerna-d s ufella
abursyun $ef wer yegmin. Limmer yeâri Furulu tadyant
iµaddan ùef babas, limmer yesli tamacahutt yeôran yides,
yali a d-yemmeslay fellas asmi yesµedda amzazwer u a d-
yehdeê ùef tlufa d-yemmuger babas akk t-tseùlit t-yebôan
netta d wid yeùran, ad llin iqemmac nnsen wid a yeùren
aôris-is !
Tilufa n Êemdan d ayen yezrin, kfan-t. Ayen
iµeddan iµedda. Tenna-yas-d Faôma menyif akka wala
ugar, u a§an agi inek yusa-d di leîlaû. Akken llan deg
wexxam ddan-d deg-wawal-is imi d-mmaren yedrimen
ùef yiwet n tikkelt : telt-meyyat alef.
Iwakken a d-iûelli annect-a Êemdan, ilaq-as
aseggas nniôen n yinig.
Ass-a atan ger warraw-is d iµeggalen-is, xas ixaô
uµebbuô-is yeááur-d lúib-is. D ameêkanti ; Tura ad yerr
ayen s-ttalasen medden u ad yidir s liser. Qrib amelyun di
texri§-is ! Ma d ccema-s a s-tt-yeômen ubursyun ines
lama d asmi a yemmet.
Imejjayen nnan-as-d ilaq-ak at-teááeô mliû u a s-
ternuô tiùimit. Aseggas ur tettmassaô acemma. Msakit !
Ur ârin ara belli Aqbayli “alamma yesla i termegt i
yettcehid”, yebwa weglim-is, ur sen-yettaù ara awal alma
dayen teúúa-t tezmert. Êemdan yeâra iman-is ur t-yuù
wara. Taferka-s tegguni-t, imeddukal-is ttraúun-t ma d
icunga ines qurµan-t, a t-iwet wugur ad llzen. Yebùa a
sen-d-yesken imeêêa belli mazal-it d Êemdan n zik u
tazmert ur t-teúúi yara u ùas yuôen, tirrugza-s teqqim d
nettat. Yesteµfa sin wussan…
Di lexêif, deg wagur n Tubeê, yuù lûal Furulu
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yettûami-t-id di cc$el. Uùen-d tayuga n yezgaren, aùyul d

wakraren. At wexxam akk dhan, yal wa d acu yeµna. A s-
tiniô uùalen-d wussan n talwit. Yellez Êemdan imi d-yufa
mmis ùer yidis-is, d allal $ef a yettkel. Yebùa a s-
yemmeslay am akken i wergaz, acku ùures Furulu
yewweô d ilemâi, maáái d aqcic nni n zik. A s-yehder ùef
wayen t-yerûan d azuzbu, qqimen deg wennar nnig
uµecciw deg i mbabben idenyen n tazert. Êemdan
yettxeêêiz tabarda ááan akk iùerdayen asmi yella di
Fêansa.
- Twalaô a mmi, i s-d-yebda, lmal agi yakk nneù,
zemreù a d-aùeù sin wakraren nniôen. Aqlaù di sin
nezmer-asen. Di tefsut an-nezzenz tayuga yagi akken a d-
naù tin meââiyen. An-nezzenz daùen tlata wakraren a d-
nawi tafunast. Azemmur n useggwass-a a-d-yefk sennig
lµula nneù ma yrad waûnin. Deg unebdu, nek ad ttawiù
lxedêa ùer ssuq ùef weùyul, keáá d yessetmak a d-telhum
d lmal akked lexla. Syin a d-nbeddel aùyul agi s userdun.
A tt-nerr i tnezzut, at-tedduô yidi ùer leswaq iwakken at-
tlemdeô. Ma tedda-tt akka, ma yehwa-yas i Êebbi, ur
nettuùal ara an-nellaâ neù an-nenûaf.
Simmal tefùen-d imeslayen deg yimi n babas,
furulu itessiten ; simmal yessefham-as-d amek yettwali
tameddit nnsen, aqcic yesmeûsis yewhem. Tibbura s-d-
yelli babas ur ttawint s anda yessaram, tikta n babas ur
teffiù fellas. Yesked deg yiman-is ad yuùal d afellaû, a d-
yessekcem tawant s axxam. Maca netta maáái akka i yâer
iman-is, asirem-ines d ayen nniôen. Yettwali-t deg
unelmad, d igellil maca d uûric. Yennum tugna yagi n
unelmad, tezga ger wallen-is almi s-tekcem s ul-is,
iûemmel-itt nezzeh. Atan babas di kra n dqayeq yesfeô
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Akken ad yesnefsusi ùef ul-is, yesbecbec-d

seddaw tuùmest :
- I limer a y-id-fken taggazt ? Zemreù ad uùaleù
ùer lakul mebla ma tserfeô felli duêu. D ccix i yi-d-
yennan.
Tamezwarut, ur tesµiô i k-d-fkan taswiµt agi, imi
tesriû yekfa yernu ur d ak-d-urin ara. Tin ùers, ùas
wwôen-d yedrimen, tùilleô i lakul umi nga nekkni ?
Nekkni d igellilen, taùuri i wid ten-yesµan, i
yemêkantiyen. Nutni zemren ad degêen kra iseggasen, ad
xeîren u taggara nnsen a tt-id-awin di taddart ad ttalin
§§aren. Maáái akka i s-teôra i mmis n Saµid arehhan ? Deg
Wegni, llan sin neù ma tlata akkagi. Steqsaù wwiù-d s
lexbar ! Iêumyen ur d-ttaken ara kan akka imukan,
yewµer lûal. Wamma ma teqqim yidi a d-tessiseô ayen a
d-ssiseù u wer d aù-yettxaî wara. Akka sin iseggasen neù
tlata a d-tawiô iman-ik, a d-timùureô cwi§, syin at-zegrev
ùer Fêansa. At-teâreô dinna s tùuri yagi inek, at-tµaddiô
ansi k-yehwa, a tt-tselkeô ugar nneù. Ur ttµeddint ara
fellak am akka µeddant fellaù. Tecbeû Fêansa, teâriô !
A§as n leûwayeú a t-issineô, a§as n tùawsiwin a tlemdeô.
Asmi a d-taseô at-tiliô meqwreô, tewweô-d d argaz a k-d-
nawi tame§§ut. Atan amek ttwaliù ddunit. T-tagi i ù-
ilaqen. Gmak a d-imed, a t-iliô s idis-is, a s-tbeddeô.
Yessetmak ad ddunt s ixxamen nnsent. At-tetfeô amôiq-
iw di kra yellan. Asenni xas mmuteù ad êuûeù d afessas,
ttekleù úúiù-d argaz.
Yesmeûsis Furulu u yufa-yas lbenna i wzeùzen n
babas. D imeslayen n wemùar azemni. Mi d-yudder babas
zwaú, yebra i wqerru-s yuùal wudem-is d azeggaù si
leûya. Êemdan ur d-yerfid ara allen-is ùef tbarda
yettxeêêiz. Yekfa awal. Tasusmi ters-d, Furulu ur yesµi d
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yefùen deg yimi n babas. Yalwa iwezzen imeslayen nni.

Yuùal Êemdan yessendeh mmis ùef yiwen ccùel, win
yuù-as awal yekker s leµqel iêuû.
Tameddit mi d-usan di lexla, ufan-d tabratt
tettraúu Furulu. Tusa-d seg uùerbaz n Tizi Wezzu, anda s
d-nnan belli taggazt tewweô-d u necden-t-id ad yas ad
ye§§ef amôiq t-yeggunin. Akka... ”Nekkni netûebbir,
Êebbi yettôebbir”.
Udem n weqcic ifeúúeú, yefsex layas nni t-izedùen,
yuùal-as-d usirem. Tugna n unelmad igellil tennerna
cbaûa ines, yennerna wazal-is. Ye§§ef di targit-is am
mummu n ti§-is, tekcem-as s ul ladùa tura mi tt-iwala
tteddu at-teffeù. Ula d babas s-timmad-is yenna-yas
waqila t-tidett, yumen. Aµni d aµeggun ? Ad yanef i
tegwnitt am ta as-tenser, neù a s-nnesrent tmen§ac n alef
a d-yefk baylek i mmis yal aggur ? Xa§i ! D ayen
ibanen.
Ama d Êemdan ama d mmis ur d-skeflen awal d-
nnan di lexla. Ttun-t yemmut din. Rran-tt i wmeslay ûaca
ùef taggazt, taùuri d uùerbaz. Yennerna ccan n Furulu
tameddit nni, yessetmas qudêent-tt mliû. Yemmas tekker
ùer imensi i lmend-is. Netta d babas §§fen tiùmert
ttmeslayen ùef tùawsiwin ten-yeggunin. Ilaq a d-heggin
lqec, maáái d ayen isehlen. Maca imi llan yedrimen deg
wexxam ur yelli uµekkiê ; “s uîurdi, i s-yenna Êemdan,
tiyersiwin fettint am waman n wedfel ass n-yi§ij”.
Azekka nni kan xemlen i yùallen nnsen. Êuûen
ùer Tizi wezzu, âran-d anemhal n uùerbaz, steqsan, u
Furulu yesser iman-is di lakul. Uznen ùer Leããayer a d-
aùen isufar ilaqen. Îerfen a§as n wedrim. Lqec amaynut
yusa-d, Furulu yewweô ùer lebùi-s. Ur d-yeqqim i
unelmad ûaca anekcum s aùerbaz. Yekfa wagur n Tubeê,
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Êemdan maáái d win sganayen. Yeâra belli mmis

ur yettaweô sani n kra u wer d-yettawi acemma. Maca
yunef-as acku di temdint a yaf lqut aâidan wala deg
wexxam, menyif din wala ma yeqqim di taddart ad
yettumarret am tezyiwin-is. Imi adabu yebùa a s-d-
yesker mmis, Êemdan ur yugi yara. Yessaram kan ùures,
a t-iwali yewweô d argaz, a t-id-iûami deg usenker n
watmatenis d yessetmas.
Furulu di tama-s ur tt-yundi yara. S tidett-is i
yêuû ùer lakul. yebùa ad iùer seg ul iwakken a d-yeffeù d
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-V-
Asmi yeffeù Furulu axxam yeùli-d rrehba. At
wexxam nneùnin. Tameddit nni mi d-zzin i ymensi iban-
d wemôiq-is. Ixuî. Axxam meêêa a s-tiniô d ilem, neù
amzun meââiyet twacult am akken netta weûdes degs
tlata neù rebµa iµeggalen. Uùalen a ttmeslayen fellas,
ûala fellas. Yessetmas udrent-d akk tilufa sµeddant ùef
ilemâi n gmatsent, ndemment imi s-ddant tikwal di
nneqma, ur îbirent ara i ymennuùen-is, ur s-wwint ara ;
ggullent ar sya ùer zdat ar d as-ttaùent awal ur ar t-
µuzzent akken yuklal. Yemmas limmer tufi a s-t-ceggaµ
meêêa tileqmatin tettara deg yimi-s. Tettûebbir amek a d-
yessu deg yiô, tugad fellas imi weûdes a ye§§es, anwa a t-
id-yessakin ma yettlejlij : lûaîun tekfa ddunit ùef Faôma
tameùbunt yeúúan mmis yefferfer, yebµed ùef allen-is d
leûnana ines. Ul-is yeááur, yedl-it leùman. Êemdan yebùa
ad yekkes cwi§ n lxiq i tme§§ut-is, maca maáái d ayen
yellan ger ifassen-is, ur yezmir ara. Ááurent wallen n
Faôma d im§§awen, netta yeggar-d nnhati, ikarreô-ed
taùect-is snat neù tlata tikkal akken ad isebber iman-is.
U yernu, yehwa-yasen kan, Furulu atan di liser.
T-tikelt-is tamezwarut i ye§§es deg ume§reû. Ayen yeááa,
seg wakken igerrez u âid, ama d yemmas ama d
yessetmas ur zmirent at meyzent. Netta ur ten-id-yerri
yara yakk ger wallen-is. Yedder-iten ama akken di targit,
yerra-ten-id ùer deffir a ten-iwali yiwen yiwen akken ur
s-yettensar wacemma degsen, u daùen akken ad yekkes
aùwbel t-tidett ayen iµeddan fellas.
Ssebt tameddit : Deg wexxam i yella Furulu,
assen i s-d-wwôen cwi§ ice§§iden-is imaynuten. Deg
uùerbaz bùan a t-sersen ad yeggan din, babas yugi, acku
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maáái d aùwbel. I yiôes ? Yella si leµôil usensu, maca ad

yeskef akk cwi§ uîurdi nni yellan. D tawaùit. Ad yeúú
mmis di temdint weûdes, ur yesµi lwali ur yessin yiwen ?
D awezùi. A d-yerôel ayen i wakken ad iqbel taluft n
tguni n mmis ? Terwi. U yernu anemhal n lakul yenna-
yas-d d win kan i d ixef-is.
Lûed taîebûit : Ddunit am lmeîbaû, tettaù txetti.
Tuù-d ùer Furulu deg wudem yedhen sser n Aµzir. Aµzir
t-tizya-s, nat Wegni. Deg uùerbaz i ùer a yekcem Furulu i
deg i yeqqar. Yesla s Furulu fkan-as-d taggazt yusa-d
ùures ùer Tizi ad iqeîîer yides. D acaµlal, d azemêaq u
yezga wudem-is yecreh, yeôsa, maáái d win mi yekres
wenyir. Ur yezzi ur yenniô deg wawal :
- Ula d nek am keá, i s-yenna i Furulu, Aqli deg
uùerbaz n Tizi Wezzu anda akken tserseô iman-ik. Din i
qqareù. £er yiwet n temda i ngerr iman nneù. Ma tebùiô
an-nedukkul akken, aµyiù weûdi. Aqlaù deg yiwet n
tmurt an-nemwanas meqqar.
Yebùa ad yemmeù ùer temgar§-is Furulu, a s-d-
yemûilleq. Waqila yusa-d win a yefsin tiyersi ? send a d-
yen§eq Furulu win yerna-yas-d :
- Baba maáái d ameêkanti akken ad yernu ameîruf
n tguni inu di lakul.
Yella di Tizi Wezzu yiwen wexxam mi qqaren
tuùôat. Yezga-d kan ùer rrif n uùerbaz. Tta§afen din arrac
igellilen d-iîubben deg wedrar akken ad ùren. Nek din i
zedùeù. Azal n tlatin yidneù i nella. Hedêeù-asen fellak.
£urneù taxxamt, §§abla, ikersiyen d sin yem§erûen. Yal
îîbeû ttaken-aù-d tacrift akked weùrum. U yernu annect-a
yakk ba§el.
D ayen ur nkeááem deg wallaù. Aµzir yesfehma-s-
d belli win ye§fen tuùôat d argaz bu lxir, yettûami
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yessemlil ùer yiwet n tzeqqa a sen-d-yemmeslay ùef ddin,

ùef ttrebga. Itelli-yasen allen nnsen ùef ddunit, lûaîun,
yemmal-asen iberdan yelhan. Yefreû Furulu, d lemziyya
tameqrant. Imiren kan yeqbel. Yuùal yenna-yas-d Aµzir s
wacu a yeglu (lqec, idrimen, idlisen), mi s-d-ihedder,
furulu yunag wallaù-is. Fkan ttiµad i wzekka nni di
tafrara. Syen yerra s axxam a d-iheggi ayen a yawi.
Yekkes taµkumt i babas mi s-yessaweô asal $ef i wer
yebni. Êemdan, di tama-s, bessif i yumen ayen s-d-
iûekku mmis. D leµúeb ! Êebbi wer yeúúi yiwen !
Letnayen taîebûit : Send tmanya i §§fen abrid.
Yerkeb Furulu di tkeêêust i tikkelt tamezwarut ! T-targit
neù t-tidett ? Yerra qbala ùer lakul, mebla ma yµedda ùer
mas Lambert, aqerru n wexxam n tuùôat. µarqent-as ger
wannecten n warrac. Ur yeµqil ara iman-is. Yelsa akustim
am wiyaô akk. Send ad kecmen ùer lakul, acku qqimen
deg umêaû ttawin ttarran, yusa-d ùures Aµzir iîeggem-as
takraba§-is, netta yessen... Yiwen ur s-d-igir tamawt.
Yedduri tacda§ n wemdakkel-is. Tikwal tettali-t-id tezweù
s udem-is mebla sseba. Yeggugem, yugi a t-id-yali
wawal. Kra n warrac xemsen yides, sseddan-t-id mi
xemsen i Aµzir. Mi kecmen ùer tzeùwa qqimen ad ùren,
allen-is berqent, yesmusul akka n wakka. Ddmen-d
warrac tikaêniyin ula d netta yeddem-d, llin idlisen iga
am nutni, §§afaren ayen d-teqqar tcixett ula d netta
yesmeûsis, ayen xeddmen akk iµuned-iten, iûun Êebbi,
yiwen ur s-ifaq. Yiwen ur t-id iwala ddaw ti§. Ssaµa
tamezwarut tmerret-it. Yeqbeê, maáái d wagi i d amviq-
is. Ahbuh ! I keá a yameksa lakul agi s §§iqan n djaj, s
§wabel timaynutin yettberriqen ? I keá tezdeg agi a
ykukru bab-is a tt-yessimes ? £ef ddemma-k i d-tusa
tcixett inna tuzyint yettmeslayen s ttawil, s yiles aâidan,
yessefhamen s wecmumeû, yesteqsayen s lemqadra?

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Tuklaleô tiùimit ger warrac nni s lqec nnsen azedgan,

amaynut, s leûdaqa nnsen ? Tetti ddunit ùef Furulu, a s-
tiniô t-tukerôa i d-yuker amôiq-is garasen. Allen n Aµzir,
tikwal ma d-rsent fellas, s tmuùli nni ines tacmamaût,
qqarent-as-d wer ttaggad. Acûal teûma tmuùli nni ! Ayen
meqqret lemziyya n Aµzir ! £ef lµecra, mi d-ffùen cwi§
ùer wemraû, yettenkaâ degs ukukru s-icudden imi.
Sumata, ass amezwaru, ûedqen akk warrac garasen. Ma
wid ur neqqar yides ur t-id-walan ara yakk, amzun ulac-
it, wiyaô – kra degsen – ttnecraûen yides akken a t-id
sne§qen : Wa yesmesxir akken a t-id-yesseôs, wayeô
yerra iman-is yessefhamm-d am akken txededem tcixett,
ma d yiwen yessefruy am deg umezgun. Ááuren-as akk ti§
i Furulu, iûemmel-iten meêêa. Yettwali iman-is meââi
garasen, yezder, d ulac. Yeûqer iman-is !
£ef leûdac, dduklen netta d Aµzir. Ffùen ùer beêêa
ááan-d imekli lexmis, aôebsi n lba§a§a, aksum d sin
ifarrawen n claôa, T-tameùra ùures ! maca d aneµruô kan
i yeµreô, ur yelluâ ara. Yerwa lferû.
£ef rrebµa t-tirza ùer mas Lembert.
D argaz ameqran, lqedd-is yebded, ma yleûûu a
s-tiniô d aµsekriw. Terna-yas lhiba tamart-is, snernan-as
ccan imeslayen-is uwzinen. D îîwab i d-tefùen di taùect
nni ines tazurant, d nniya i d-yettfuêêun deg wudem-is, d
leûnana i d-yettaùen di tmuùli-s. Tuggdin n tazwara ttetti
d laman. A s-taùeô awal m’ur d ak-yehwi, at-tedduô yides
m’ur tebùiô. Ak-idel s tiâet n yiles-is a s-tefkeô “aâuùer”.
Yal aqcic di lakul yeâra taµkumt iµebba. Ââayet, ladùa ma
tteâmaden agus imawlan-is akken ur s-yettak ara wul-is
ad yessedrem asirem n wid yetteklen fellas. Ma d wid
yellan ùer Mas Lembert maáái akken i ttwalin tamsalt.
Nutni ùursen yiwen weùbel : fellasen a s-ddun di lebùi.
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nneùnin imawlan n weqcic. Ye§§ef amôiq n ccix-is, n

babas, n wemdakkel-is n wurar i kra n win “d-yeggujlen”
ùures. Yeááur-as ti§ i Furulu u ters fellas nniya-s :
- d keá i d Furulu ?
- Ih.
- Iheôr-iyi-d fellak Aµzir. Yides a tzedùeô di
texxamt. Attan thegga. At-tuùaleô at-tennameô axxam agi
nneù. Asmuncef xa§i ! Yak ur ttesseô ara ddexxan
meqqar?
- Xa§i.
- Igerrez. Heôr-iyi-d kan cwi§ ùef at wexxam
nnwen.
Yemmeslay-as-d Furulu ùef ayen akk iwala deg
wexxam nnsen : amek ttidiren, d acu i sµan d wayen i ten-
ixuîîen. Yefhem Mas Lembert belli yeùli-yas umeùbun
nniôen ùer irebbi. Anef !
- Tesµiô taggazt, t-tin i d îîeû. Ilaq-ak at-tûeêceô
akken ur k-tt-tekksen ara. Imdukal-ik meêêa wwin-d iman
nnsen. £urek ha !
- Ih.
- Dagi, at-tuùaleô d askuti.
- Ih, i s-yenna Furulu mebla ma yxemmem.
- At-tuùaleô at-teâreô d acu-t sya ùer zdat.
S wawal aâidan i msefêaqen. Deg wassenni yuùal
Furulu d aµeggal n twacult n “Nat Lembert”. Yers-d liser!
Tameddit nni a§as n yeskutiyen i d-yemlal, iqesseê
yidsen, yufa-ten ur d iriten ara.
Atan amek yezri wass amezwaru. Send ad ye§§es
yerra-t-id ùer deffir am usaru. Yefreû, yeûmed Êebbi.
M’ur d-yemmekti yara a§as gmas, yessetmas d imawlan-
is, Akli, amdakkel-is n temâi yerra-t-id ger wallen-is,
yeúúa-t-in d ameksa di tmurt. Ma d netta, Furulu...
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Axxan n tuùôat n Mass Lembert yezga-d di tama

ufella n temdint, anagar abrid i t-yebôan d uùerbaz.
Idisan-is ùursen azal n settin n lmitrat.
Deg yiwet n teùmert tella tnezduùt n bab-is, ùer
tama-s d lúamaµ iêumyen, t-tazeqqa tameqrant. Tixxamin
n warrac §§fent yiwen yidis : setta ukessar, setta usawen.
Tesµa yiwet n lûara yettuâerben, yiwet n tebûirt
yettuûerzen nezzeh, yiwet n temda yentellen, sin yeµricen
d snat n tseddaêin. Atan wexxam deg i yesµedda Furulu d
wemdakkel-is Aµzir rebµa isegwasen ; Dagi i stumnen i
lxedma nnsen u mecûen tiâe§ n wayen d-megren, dagi i
teâda tdukli garasen, tin mi wer yezmir wakud a tt-
iceqqeq acku temsel s lemqadêa u tedhen s leûmala
tafessast.
Ur iµe§§el ara Furulu yezwi ùef tuyat-is
timûeqranit iµebba s ufus-is, tin s-yeskawen ifadden u s-
yettlen iles. Yesfeô deg wallaù-is tikti ssi yessezder iman-
is ger yemdukal-is. Degmi ten-iwala maáái d wid
“yessafagen taùuri“, ixeddem s lmul almi d-yewwi iman-
is. Yeûêes iman-is am netta am wemdakkel-is Aµzir ur
ten-iùaô ara lûal, ur sen-§§ifen ara taûsift, âran maáái d
rregmat. Úúan-ten nnan ; deg yimir ufan lehna.
Yal ass n lûed teddun d mass Lembertg ùer teâgi
ttelmaden amek a qqlen d iskutiyen. Furulu yewhem,
amek argaz ameqran am agi yettôeggir lweqt-is di temsal
am tigi ur nesµi lmaµna ? £ef akka yettwali, ula d
imeksawen n wedrar d iskutiyen ur ârin iman nnsen !
Ayen yeµnan iîudaf n tsekkutit, ur tesµiô a sen-d-
tessukseô. Askuti n tidett ùures azal. Di tazwara, Furulu d
wemdakkel-is ûman, iµúeb-iten lûal, maca cwi§ cwi§
qqlen fsin ladùa mi faqen §§uqtent tkerkas di kra n
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tufùa n wass n lûed tettas-ed sennig wul. Râaget u ââayet

ùer sin imesdurar nni. Werúin nudan a d-ifriren. D lakul
kan i d aùbel nnsen. Mass Lembert ifaq-asen, maca ur
ten-yeûêis ara, ur sen-yenni yara ad xedmen nnig tezmert
nnsen. Imi tgerrez tikli nnsen yellez.
Ur xeddmen ara s lmul ula timeddiyin m’ara
mlilen d warrac nniôen di tzeqqa nni rran d lúamaµ
iêumyen. Êwaû zgan ttêuûun, qqaren-d am yemdukal
nnsen yiwet n tîurett, cennun am nitni, ttaken tameââuùt
maca mi d-fùen kan syin qbala ùer texxamt nnsen ad gren
iqerray nnsen deg yedlisen t-tkaêniyin. Ula d yibbas ur
ten-iwala yiwen rran s Amrabeô Uêumi a sen-d-yefk
ddeµwa n lxir, neù a t-steqsin a sen-d-yessefru taîurett. S
lferû i d-yessefham mass Lembert timsal n ddin i wid d-
yettasen ùures, llan kra degsen seg ul, kra teddun-as di
lebùi i wemùar. Aµzir d Furulu ur ten-yeâri ula d abrid
usan-d, nsern-as, ifaq ur ten-id-yettawi yara yides.
Tadukli nnsen terna kra yellan, ur yezmir yiwen a ten-
yebôu. Ur smaµêiqen, ur kêihen ddin Iêumyen ur yezdiù
kra n ddùel deg ulawen nnsen. D lakul nnsen kan i ten-
yerûan. Seg wakken zgan ttêuûun ùer tâallit, tkeááem
leûnana n ddin deg ulawen nnsen. Wwôen almi lemden
nnesxa iêumyen am aman. Tikwal ma ttdekkiêen
weûedsen yettaµúab-iten lûal, ttawin-d icewwiqen deg i
d-ttaddren µissa. Ttâallan s tufra, tikwal, am akken
xedmen yemdukal nnsen.
Sennig taùuri nnsen ulac i yesµan azal ger wallen-
nnsen. Zedùen di tuùôat akken ad afen iman nnsen, ad
ùren di liser. Lebùi nnsen §§fen degs, asirem nnsen
meqqer. Sµeddan tanubit nnsen, si xemse§§ac almi d
tmen§ac iseggasen, ur msebôan. Zzgan am iôudan n ufus.
D isegwasen nni n tnubit i ymettlen argaz, d wid i d lemri
n tmeddit n wemdan. Deg uzal atnan di lakul, tameddit

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mi d-fùen ùer wemrabeô Uêumi kfan taâallit ttarran ùer

texxamt. Qqaren ùer teftilt alma d lµecra, acku di tuùôat
snusuyen tiftilin lawan nni, syin ad ssiùen tacemmaµt ad
µiwzen ùer tafat-is akked yedlisen nnsen alma d azgen n
yiô neù ugar. Tikwal tettifrir-d tafat nitni ur teqqin ti§
nnsen, sellan-as, ùer yiwet n taddart nnigsen, i ccix n
lúamaµ m’ara d-yadan ccix.
Awah ! Uôan n tegrest ad asen-ccfun ! Tasusmi
tdel axxam, teùli-d am buberrak. Ala aôu yettsuôun di
beêêa d ugeffur yekkaten i wumi ara a tselleô. Ddunit
meêêa te§§es ! Ger cqayeq n §§aq teffùen-d kra izigen n
tafat di texxamt nnsen. T-tacemmaµt i yreqqen. Nutni
qqimen, mqabalen, nnôen deg yebranyas, tikaêniyin d
yedlisen zdatsen. Yiwen ur yettmeslay i wayeô. Dhan i
sin di tùuri. ttnaùen d yiman nnsen akken ur ten-irennu
yara naddam. Arrac imeùban feclen : allen teqnent, lecfar
ââayit, iqerra cuffen. Seqven deg yemdukal nnsen tt-
yewwten d iôes. £as akken ur fkin taqejjirt ùer deffir.
Rebµa iseggasen meêêa, nutni d amerret. Weroin êuûen
ùer lakul mebla ma lemden ayen sen-d-yefka ccix, neù
mebla ma tteklen ùef yiman nnsen. Asmi yewweô Furulu
s aùerbaz amagnu, anda ur yeûwaú ara ad ineù iman-is di
tùuri, ifaq belli, kra n teswiµin, imaûûen di rrayaµ u t-tikli
iôegger tadawsa ines di µawaz.
Nnig ameûûen êwan di tùuri nnsen, tteâmaden agu
u ttcuûun ùef t-µabbaô nnsen. Ibùun weîîin yedlisen ùef
tdawsa, ùef lqut lµali, ùef wayen i ylaq a t-yeáá ilemâi
akken ad yawi iri, ad yimùur u ad yuzur ufud-is, ur sen-
ikeááem sya ur sen-iteffeù sya. Lqut nnsen n yal ass d
lba§ata, êaca lba§ata ! Uùen-d aricu, sebbwayen di
texxamt. Lba§ata teshel i wsebwi u bninet. Ayen tt-
iûemmel Furulu ! Maca, akken µeddan sin iseggasen,
limmer yettaf ur t-yettwali yara. Ma d Aµzir, ma

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temmugremt-id yibbwas, addert-as-d awal n lba§ata at-

teârem “tameùra” a wen-ig ! Tikwal i wakken ad beddlen
imekli, tetten di berra lqut asemmaô. Azgen n weùrum di
sin yidsen rennun-as asafar si zrrin yess d-ttaùen s µecra
neù xemse§§ac n duru. Di tmen§ac n alef d-tta§afen yal
aggur, yal yiwen yettûerif degsent tmanya alaf. µecra alaf
nniôen d-iggarrin ttaken-tent s axxam.
Tikwal akka, Öemvan d dda Muûend, babas n
Aµzir, rezzun-d fellasen u gganen ùursen. Ferûen di sin d
warraw nnsen imi ttcuûun, ûerrzen, ur llin d wid mi
qqeêsen leúyub. Ladùa Êemdan yellez nezzeh.
Di taddart ala ayen yelhan i ttmeslayen ùef
Furulu. Ziùen lakul ur isekkef ara idrimen, ur itett ara di
texri§ n Êemdan maca tallalt n mmis di ccùel txuî-it, ur
yufi wukud a d-yemûami ddunit. Ula t-tayuga n yezgaren
terna-t, ur yezmir ara a tt-iqam, yewweô almi tt-yezzenz,
yelha-d ûaca t-tferkiwin. Deg unebdu, ma d-yawi tesriû
Furulu, ttµuzzun-t deg wexxam, yettbuddu-t Êemdan xir
n wakken ttbuddun wiyaô arraw nnsen imeksawen :
Afenúal n tecrift yal îîbeû, seksu n ssmid ur tiswiµin
yettenfaq-ed i lmend-is. At wexxam stumnen i lqut nni
aâidan, ufan ùers, nnumen-t, ma t-taµzzult tettafeg. Asmi
d-yewweô lawan i deg a yessµeddi Furulu di lezzayer,
iseyyef lûal babas a d-yerôel akken a s d-yaù akustim u a
s-yernu cwi§ umesêuf. Di tazwara, ikukra Êemdan ad
yerhen tazemmurt neù snat almi ymeyyez yufa belli s
yedrimen nni, ahat, ar a yessufeù leµtab n mmis ùer tafat
ur t-ùaôent ara. Yerna kra n wagguren yeùli-yas-d
umesêuf yuùal s are§§al nni. Teqqel-as t-tannumi. Yeµya
deg umerret, ùlin ifadden-is, yebra i yman-is umeùbun ;
Ddunit ûercawet, netta yekkaw. Di taggara, yesnefsusuy
taµkumt n twacult s-yuùalen t-taâayant s ure§§al. Ibub

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§§laba am teµrurt. S ilaµôil, ar d-yas lawan, att-yesres ùef

tuyat tileqqaqin n Furulu.

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-VII-
Di lawan i deg imedukal deg i yeqqar lhan-d d
ucebbaû akked zzhu t-tullas, Furulu yerra ddehn-is ûaca i
tùuri ines. Lûif deg i xbabôen at wexxam nnsen ur s-yelli
di labal. £ef se§§ac iseggasen yetturar s ddunit-is akw t-
tmeddit-is s tusnakt.
Yettùiôi-t lûal, itett-it wul-is u yetta§af taûsift.
Ááan tasa-s warraw n taddart-is ur nettkil ara fellas akked
wid yeskaµriren ùef twacult-is. Yekfa aseggas-is
amezwaru n tùuri di Tizi Wezzu, anda d-yewwi iman-is
nezzeh, aqrib t-id-s§axren. Kksen-as taggazt, yiwen ur
yeâri ayùer. Anemhal yurúa aggur, sin, ur d-yewwiô
wacemma. Di taggara n Dujember yessufeù-d meêêa wid i
wumi ur d-tusi taggazt-is. Yers-d leûzen deg wexxam n
Êemdan amzun t-tan§elt. Aúabi n yedrimen i wakken ad
yuùal weqcic ùer lakul, ad yesnerni di tùuri ines, ùas ur t-
id-ttader ara ! Yiwen ur t-id-igir ger wallen-is. Meêêa
nnan-as belli Furulu dayen ad yeûbes, yidneù a yeqqim,
taggara-s t-tayessawt. Sseqôen-t-id umeùbun, ma t-tura
ilaq-as ad yelli allen-is ad iwali tidett am lemri.
Akken kan a yµaddi umenzu n Yennayer, ad
yekfu tesriû, ad bdun di taddart tiyita di Furulu, anda ar a
yeddu a t-ôefren s uôad. Yugad dayen ñxemmimen at-
taddart a s-d-yeôrun. S tufra i yettru umeùbun, ur yezmir
a d-yeffeù ùer beêêa, isetûa am win mi d-ssuksen. U
yernu maáái t-tiûeêci ur yeûêic ara mi t-id-s§axren, d
adrim i yulaûed. Yeggul-asen uemhal di lakul ar d ad
yaru ùer lezzayer, yenna-yasen-d belli t-tatut kan a yettun
neù d aµraq i µerqen. Amek, ad kksen taggazin i warrac
meêêa ? D lmuûal ! Maca w’izemren a sen-d-yessefhem
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Ddurt nni n tesriû, yessµadda-tt meêêa Furulu di

Tizi Wezzu. Ur yebùi ad iâer yiwen. Wid t-id-
yettmagaren smuùbunen yess, ala win a s yinin aûlil.
Yeááa-t wul-is. D acu tebùiô ! “Imawlan îebren,
immµazzan kefren”. Win mi yêuû a d-yessefhem belli ur
t-id-s§axren ara di lakul, t-taggazt i yµe§len ur d-tewwiô
ara, ussan agi kan a s tt-id-rren, ad yetthuccu aqerru-s.
Yiwen yugi a s-d-yefk tameââuùt. Am win ice§ûen i
wderùal. Ttaááaren-t-d wallen-is d ime§§awen s wurfan,
ttarran-t t-taôsa.
- Fkan-ak-d rrkel a mmis n Êemdan, ah ! Ggran-
ak-d wussan akk t-ùe§§en am nekkni !
- Rrúut kan at-teârem m’ur uùaleù ara!
- S werhan n tferka n babak ma yefka Êebbi ?
- I keá tuqµa-k-d ? Dacu a k-id-yegren ?
- Aûlil a mmi ! Ad yili Êebbi yidek. I wakken a d-
tûamiô babak atan yekfa, a t-tzelluô s yiccer.
Ula d babas tenquqel-as nniya, yendem mi d-
yenjer i mmis abrid ur nessufuù, abrid d-yettuâerben i
win yellan d igellil.
Ussan n-yeqqim Furulu di Tizi râagit. Yezga
yexêeb wudem-is. Imeââuùen-is ddubzen deg mennan,
tettquddur tasa-s mi ywala tismin izedùen medden. Tuùal-
as ddunit t-taberkant, uùalen-as akk lùaci am qedêan. Ur
yufi d acu a s-yekksen lxiq. Cwi§ cwi§ yuùal ifaq belli
tismin nni nat taddart, tukêin nnsen, taôsa nni nnsen
tasellawt kkant-ed seg wakken tteklen fellas, umnen s
lakul ines u taggara kra din yeddem-it waôu, kra din ur d-
iban. £illen yewweô-d lawan i deg a d-yerfed at Musa, a
ten-id-yessufeù deg udaynin ùer tùerùert, a ten-id-yssukes
deg umejêiw, a sen-yesfeô lûif, Ziùen…
Asmi d-tusa di Tizi Wezzu tebratt d-yeglan s usal
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ar d ineù d iman-is alma yrebû-ed. Tenna-yas yemmas ad

ssufùeù lwaµda i tqubbett n taddart, maca netta yeâra
maáái d lwaµda a s d-yellin tibbura neù a t-yessiwôen ùer
lebùi-s. Ûaca dderµ-is, anagar tamusni-s ar a t-iwansen.
M’akken ttelmaden yemkukal-is isefra n tayri, netta
yettruâu aqerru-s deg wid sen-d-yettak ccix, yettelmad-
iten am aman. M’ara d-yekker a ten-id-iùer, yettùawal u
yettµeggiô di lbidal a ten-id-iùer s taùect ûlawen i sen-
iwulmen, s ttawil, ladùa ccix a d-isuù fellas, a t-id-yerr s
abrid, Furulu ad yenneùni, ad yekres anyir-is ad
yessusem.
Ur yeâri Furulu amek a yexdem i wakken a d-
yessukes imarrawen-is deg waluô deg xnunsen, di lûif
ten-izelfen. Akken yebùu yili, ur s-yefki yara wul-is ad
yefcel, yeâra belli “W’ibùan ad yùellet yefk laµtab i ufus-
is”, dderk yefka-t, ma d aùellet ilaq ad iùellet i yebùun
yeôru. Asmi d-yerbeû, tawacult-is twala belli ur iôegger
ara Êebbi tidi-s, ula d at taddart faqen belli maáái i wurar
i wumi tt-yerra. £as akkenni irebû-ed yegguni-t uzazwer,
acku asirem n Furulu d anekcum s aùerbaz amagnu akken
a d-yeffeù d ccix.
Yal aseggas, deg unebdu, yettas-ed ùer tmurt.
Tessusuf-it-id temdint s adrar, netta itezzi-yas s weµrur
itettu-tt. Tjebbed-it taddart cwi§ cwi§ : tajmaµt, lqahwa,
tizyiwin-is akked ccùel n lexla ttaran-t d amessedrar.
M’ara yekfu tesêiû, a s-tiniô maáái d win n-yeúúan
tamdint i yuùalen ùures, yettaµraq ula i warrac deg i
yeqqar, acku amzun akken yessenîel taglimt-is, sneclen-t
izilan u tesseùr-it lxedma.
Yeggra-yas-d i Furulu yiwen useggas. D aseggas-
is aneggaru deg uùerbaz ! Yuùal a t-id-yernu. Lûala nat
wexxam nnsen rqiqet, werúin ten-terni ddunit am webrid
agi, tessaûnunef-iten. Di taddart yuù-ed leqdeê s ufus-is,

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maáái d aqcic nni n zik. Tamsalt yellan yettcawaê-it fellas

babas ; agraw d-yegren ssawalen-as-d leµmum-is d xwal-
is a s-yeûdeê, tibratin mi swaµren medden ùures i d-
ttasen. A§as i s-d-ûekkun tamedêurt nnsen, yettak-asen
lµaqliyya-s, tamusni-s. Ssulin-as azal, rnan-as ccan, netta
ur yessemùar ara iman-is. Limmer d lebùi-k a yul ad yaf
tayett i ùer a ysenned, win a t-iweîîin, a s-yesnefsusi
taµkumt, a s-d-yefken êêay-is a yeôfer s tuqna n wallen.
Limmer yufi a d-yelhu kan d weùbel-is, d lakul-is. Send
ad ye§§ef abrid-is, yenna-yas babas :
- Êuû a mmi, a k-d-yelli Êebbi tibbura n lxir. A k-
yawi Êebbi d webrid.
Ááurent-ed wallen n yemmas d ime§§awen mi
temsalam yides, tesself-as i wudem-is, temûalleq-as,
tefreû yess. Iban yi§ij uzal. Imarrawen-is ur cukken ara
degs. Tteklen, uùen tannumi, mmitsen a d-yerbeû taùuri
ines am laµwayed-is. Tikkelt agi, âran daùen a ten-id-
yessefreû.
Netta ùures lexbar limmer a s-yenser uzazwar
asegwas-a, tibbura uùerbaz amagnu ad medlent fellas, ur
s-ttanef ara a s-yales qabel acku yessaweô di laµmeê. Ilaq-
as daùen ad yeûêes iman-is. Ur sent-d-tus ara di lbal i
ymarrawen-is belli ma yexîer tikkelt-a a tt-id-yeáá di
Fêansa. Anebdu iµeddan meêêa ùef wannect-a i
yettxemmim. Din tella lxedma, wamma ma yeqqim di
Lezzayer yewqaµ ger sin iberdan : ad yuùal d ccix, atan
yekfa Êebbi ùef imawlan-is lûif, m’ulac a tt-yerr i
tyessawt, ayen yeùra ad iêuû am waman n wedfel.
Simmal zerrin wussan yettban-as-d uzazwar i
Furulu am uwaùziw, yeswaµr-it. Simmal yeqqar
yettefcal? Yettmeyyiz weûdes asmi a d-yas ùer taddart
deg unebdu i d-teddun, s yedlisen ur ten-nfiµ, a t-id-
temmager yemmas s ime§§i babas s wudem n lmegget.

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£as yemmas at-tettru at-teqqel a s-tsuref, ma d babas a

tent-yaù ùer daxel ad yeqbeê. Lùaci nniôen a d-sqeôµen
iles nnsen ùer ttiha sennig tamuùli nnsen n ddaw ti§.
Tiswiµin yeyyal-it-id lûamu yettaáar wul-is d asirem.
Yettuùal-it-id êêuû : £ef tayett-is i d-senden at wexxam
nnsen, fellas i tebna tmeddit nnsen, ger ifassen-is i tella
tifrat iùeblan nnsen. Akka i yettwali tamsalt ddurt send
ass n wessµaddi. Isub-d babas ùer Tizi Wezzu, yewwi-
yas-d cwi§ n yedrimen i wmesêuf-is di Lezzayer. Mi d
lawan ad yali ùer taddart, iwunes-it Furulu almi d anda a
yerúu akamyun a d-iµeddin a t-yawi.
- Di Lezzayer a t-ssµaddim, i s-yenna babas, yernu
a§as yidwen i tellam. Ad fernen kan kra garawen. Yettiki
zzheê, teâriô ? Keá a t-tîubbeô ùer Lezzayer, nekkni deg
wedrar a k-nerúu. a d-tuùaleô s axxam xas ur d-terbiûeô
ara. Err di labal-ik belli i yebùun yili, aµzizeô fellaneù. U
yernu, yella w’izemren a k-yekkes ayen teùriô? Tura nek
ad aliù s axxam. A s-iniù i yemmak belli nemâer. A sen-
iniù daùen belli ur tugadeô ara.
- £as kkes-asen ùef wul iwsawen, in-asen ur
ugadeù ara.

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Amawal :

Addud Attitude
Afna Adversaire
Agacur Hasard
Agim Mille
Agul, pl. igulen Erreur
Ahanay Spectacle
Ahareg Gymnastique
Akayad Examen
Akerdis, pl. ikerdisen Triangle
Alameù Luxe
Allal Moyen (N.M)
Amagnu Normale
A$erbaz amagnu école normale
Amaras Candidat reõu
Amarraw, pl. imarrawen Parent
Amenzay Principe
Amerray Touriste
Amerwas Dette, devoir
Amejjay Medecin
Ameââul Logique
Amkuâ, pl. imkuâen Carré
Amrig, pl. imrigen Arme
Amyag Verbe
Amâiw Monstre
Anamek Sens, explication.
Asaô, pl. isaôen Héros
Aseklu Arbre
Aselkim Certificat
Asentel Thème
Aswir, pl. Iswiren Niveau

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Axanab, pl. ixanaben Traïtre

Azaraf Jugement
Azazwar Concours
Aâeùzen Raisonnement
Ccil Malgré
Iba Absence
Immal Future, avenir
Inaw Discours
Ini Couleur
Suqel Traduire
Tadawsa Santé
Tafekka Corps
Taggazt Bourse
Tallalt Aide
Tamendit Joie
Tameâla Différence
Tamtarwit Désordre
Tamsirt, pl. timsirin Leõon
Tanezzut Commerce, négoce
Tanfalit, pl. tinfaliyin Formule
Tanubit Adolescence
Tarrayt, pl. Tirrayin Méthode
Tasekla Littérature
Tawinest, pl. tiwinas Cercle. Phrase (homonyme)
Tugna Image
Tuùda§ Mission
Ussis Effort
Wennet Commenter
Yugda Egal

Yesµan inzeù Très fin et solide

S unamek yugdan Au sens propre et
win iwehhan au sens figuré.

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Mouloud Feraoun ilul ass n 12 mars
1913 di Tizi-Hibel (At Dwala). Di
1946, Feraoun yu$al d aselmad di
Tewrirt Musa mbaεd mi d-yeffe$ deg
u$erbaz n Buzariâa. Di 1952, Yu$al d
anemhal n u$erbaz n Larba nat
Iraten. Di 1957, Feraoun yeffe$ si
tmurt n Leqbayel, iôuê ar Lezzayer
anda yeîîef a$erbaz Nador di Clos-
Salembier.
Ger wayen yura Mouloud Feraoun :
Mmmis n igellil, Akal d yidim, Iberdan
yessawnen, Ussan di tmurt, a$mis
55-62, Tibratin i yemddukal-is,
Amuli.
Yettwan$a Feraoun s ôûaû n l’OAS
netta akked xemsa yemddukal-is ass
n 15 mars 1962.
Mouloud Feraoun ilul ass n 12 mars
1913 di Tizi-Hibel (At Dwala). Di 1946,
Feraoun yu$al d aselmad di Tewrirt
Musa mbaεd mi d-yeffe$ deg u$erbaz
n Buzariâa. Di 1952, Yu$al d anemhal
n u$erbaz n Larba nat Iraten. Di 1957,
Feraoun yeffe$ si tmurt n Leqbayel,
iôuê ar Lezzayer anda yeîîef a$erbaz
Nador di Clos-Salembier.
Ger wayen yura Mouloud Feraoun :
Mmmis n igellil, Akal d yidim,
Iberdan yessawnen, Ussan di tmurt,
a$mis 55-62, Tibratin i yemddukal-is,
Amuli.
Yettwan$a Feraoun s ôûaû n l’OAS
netta akked xemsa yemddukal-is ass
n 15 mars 1962.