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| Sokna | |
|---|---|
| Sawknah | |
| Spoken in | Libya |
| Region | Fezzan |
| Native speakers | Extinct? (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Sokna
Fezzan (Foqaha)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | swn |
Sokna or Sawknah is a Berber language spoken in the town of Sokna (Isuknan) and the village of Fuqaha in northeastern Fezzan in Libya. The most extensive and recent materials on it are Sarnelli (1924)[1] for Sokna and Paradisi (1963)[2] for El-Fogaha. Both articles report that the language was spoken only by a handful of old people at the time, so it is generally presumed to be extinct. The Ethnologue [3] reports that it had 5,600 speakers as of 2006; the basis for this claim is unclear.
Aikhenvald & Militarev (1984) and Blench (2006) consider Sokna and Fezzan to be separate languages. Blench lists Tmessa and Al-Foqaha as dialects of Fezzan.
References [link]
- ^ Sarnelli, Tommaso. 1924. "Il dialetto berbero di Sokna: Materiali lessicali, testi manoscritti in caratteri arabi, con trascrizione e traduzione", in Supplemento all'Africa Italiana.
- ^ Paradisi, Umberto. 1963. "Il linguaggio berbero di El-Fogaha (Fezzan)". Istituto Orientale di Napoli XIII. 93-126.
- ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. https://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=swn
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Sokna
Sokna is a small village located between Hønefoss and Krøderen in the municipality of Ringerike, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. The village is perhaps most associated with the historic Lunder Church.
Location
Sokna is located in the valley of Soknedalen, between the Sogna and Verkenselva rivers. Sogna is a small river that starts at the end of Lake Sognevannet in Strømsoddbygda at the top of the valley of Sokndalen and empties into Tyrifjorden. The Verkenselva flows into the Sogna just southeast of Sokna. Highway 7 runs through the city, as does the Bergen Line which extends between Hønefoss and Hallingdal, but rail trains no longer stop at Sokna. Its population is 543.
Ethnology
The name of Sokna originated with the Old Norse word Sókn meaning parish.
Lunder Church
Lunder Church (Lunder kyrkje) situated at the village Sokna is the church in Lunder parish. It is a cruciform church, with an exterior clad with staff panel. Lunder Church dates to 1706 when it was consecrated a new church which was called Our Savior Church. The church was moved to where it now lies at the end of 1750. Renovation and reconstruction took place in 1761. Since then the church has been restored several times, including in the 1880 (architect: Henrik Nissen) and in 1922-1924 (architect:Ole Stein). The church belongs today under the Norderhov parish, with Norderhov church as the main church. These churches belong to the Diocese of Tunsberg.
Sokna, Libya
Sokna (Arabic: سوكنة, also transliterated as Socna or Sawknah) is a Saharan desert oasis town, in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya.
A dialect of Berber language, is native to the town.
At this time the population speaks Arabic Sukna because its inhabitants are Arabs, has been in the past, there is a presence of the Berbers remained so some places retain their names Berber
Geography
Sokna is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) south-west of the district capital Hun, in the Jufra District. The natural springs support native date palm - Phoenix dactylifera groves.
