This repository is a cleaned verison of the Tamazight-English-Dictionary-2007 book tables, extracted and converted into clean tsv files, by removing null values and correcting the column names.
# Tamazight-English Dictionary 2007 - Cleaned Dataset
This repository contains cleaned and structured data extracted from the **Tamazight-English Dictionary 2007** book, converted into machine-readable TSV (Tab-Separated Values) files for linguistic research, language learning, and NLP applications.
## 📚 About the Original Work
We extend our deepest gratitude to the authors and contributors of the original **Tamazight-English Dictionary 2007** for their invaluable work in documenting and preserving the Tamazight (Amazigh/Berber) language. This dictionary represents years of scholarly effort to bridge Tamazight and English languages, making it an essential resource for:
- Linguists studying Berber languages
- Students learning Tamazight
- Researchers in North African languages
- Language preservation efforts
- Cross-cultural communication
## 📊 Dataset Structure
The cleaned dataset is organized into 5 main sections, each saved as a separate TSV file in the `data/` directory:
### 1. English → Tamazight (`english_tamazight.tsv`)
- **Columns**: `EN_source`, `ZGH_target`
- **Description**: English words/phrases with their Tamazight translations
- **Entries**: 3548 translation pairs
### 2. Tamazight → English (`tamazight_english.tsv`)
- **Columns**: `ZGH_source`, `EN_target`
- **Description**: Tamazight words/phrases with their English translations
- **Entries**: 3959 translation pairs
### 3. Verbs (`verbs.tsv`)
- **Columns**: `English`, `Infinitive`, `Present continuous`, `1st person past`
- **Description**: Comprehensive verb conjugations in Tamazight
- **Entries**: 1384 verb forms
### 4. Countries (`countries.tsv`)
- **Columns**: `Country_EN`, `Country_ZGH`
- **Description**: Country names in English and Tamazight
- **Entries**: 151 countries
### 5. God Phrases (`god_phrases.tsv`)
- **Columns**: `Phrase`, `English translation`, `When used`
- **Description**: Religious and cultural expressions with context
- **Entries**: 31 phrases with usage explanations
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