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Berberologist

Berberologist noun: a researcher who studies the Berber languages or cultures.

Noun

Berberologist (plural Berberologists)

  1. A researcher who studies the Berber languages or cultures.
    • The language is clearly an archaic version of modern Tashelhiyt, and, while sometimes unusual from a southwestern Moroccan perspective, holds little surprises to the Berberologist.2013, Maarten Kossmann, The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber, page 48
    • Traditionally, Berberologists regard the functional difference between them as one of status […]2018, Mauro Tosco, Afroasiatic: Data and perspectives, page 12
    Synonyms:
    Berberist

Synonyms of Berberologist

Forms of Berberologist

pluralBerberologists

Origin of Berberologist

By surface analysis, Berber + -o- + -log + -ist.

Questions about Berberologist

What does Berberologist mean?
Berberologist means a researcher who studies the Berber languages or cultures.
What part of speech is Berberologist?
Berberologist is a noun.
What is the plural of Berberologist?
The plural of Berberologist is Berberologists.

Words near Berberologist in the dictionary

  1. Berberization
  2. Berberize
  3. Berberizing
  4. Berberness
  5. Berbero-
  6. Berberologist
  7. Berberologists
  8. Berberology
  9. berberophone
  10. berberophones
  11. berberries

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