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Phoenician/Punic Loans in Berber Languages and Their Role in the Chronology of Berber

Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: In the article the question of traces of Phoenician/Punic influence in lexicon of Berber languages is solved in perspective of chronology of disintegration of the Berber dialect continuum.It is possible to conclude that the oldest layer of Canaanite loans is also attested in the West Berber branch.It means the beginning of this influence preceded the disintegration of the attested Berber languages.
Language: English
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7214515402
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