Deg ijjen wass, ttuɣa din ict n tḥenjirt qqaren-as Nunja. Nettat tettedder aked twacunt-nnes deg yict n baryu d ameẓẓyan di temdint. Nunja ttuɣa ɣar-s 7 n iseggusa, maca wer tessin ca ad tessiwel s Tmaziɣt – tutlayt n lejdud-nnes.
Yemma-s d baba-s ytuɣa ssawalen akid-s s tutlayt-nneḍni, uca ammu i tegga nettat. Maca yemma-s ttuɣa tuca ila tegga fayyu s man aya uca tenna: “Lla, ixess ad nebda ad nessiwel Tamaziɣt ak yelli-tneɣ.”
Zeg wass-nni, yemma-s ttuɣa tbedda tessɣara Nunja tutlayt Tmaziɣt. Ɣar umezwaru ttuɣa iqqseḥ x-as, maca cwayt cwayt, Nunja tbedda tlemmed tutlayt-nnes tayemmat.
“A yemma, mayemmi iqqseḥ ameẓyan ad ilmed Tamaziɣt?” Nunja tesseqsa yemma-s ijj n wass.
Yemma-s terra-d s yict n tḍeḥḥakt teḥla: “A yelli, Tamaziɣt d leɛmar-nneɣ, d alaɣi-nneɣ. Xmi tessawaled Tamaziɣt, tessawled s wul n lejdud-nnem. Tettessned mammec ttuɣa tegga tameddurt-nnsen, mammec ila ttxarrsen d mammec ddren.”
Ass awarni wenneɣni, Nunja tufa belli aṭṭas n yimeddukkal-nnes war ssinen ca ad ssiwlen Tamaziɣt. Nettat tebda tessɣara-ten min telmed. Ammu i tbedda tettessen Tmaziɣt kter ukter.
Awarni wami ɛdun ca n iseggwusa, Nunja tedwel d tameqqrant, tessen mliḥ tutlayt-nnes. ŘLxxu nettat tesɣara i iḥenjiren imeẓyanen n baryu-nnes, tessɣara-ten mammec i ɣa ssiwlen s Tmaziɣt.
“War ttettut ca belli kul tutlayt d ijjen lkenz,” tenna-d i iḥenjiren. “Maca tutlayt-nneɣ d lkenz n wulawen-nneɣ.”
Nunja ttuɣa tessen belli wer illi ḥa imeẓẓyanen waha i izemren ad lemden. Ula d imeqqranen zemren ad lemden Tamaziɣt mala xsen. Nettat teqqim tettɛawan marra inni ixsen ad lemden tutlayt-nsen.
Ɣar uneggar, baryu-nnes yedwel d amcan mani tteslan i Tmaziɣt kul ass. Nunja tessen belli war illi ttuɣa tessgeɛɛad zi tutlayt-nnes waha, maca ttuɣa tessgaɛɛed ula zi leɛmer d umezruy n lejdud nnes.