Jean-Marie Dallet (November 21, 1909–August 3, 1972)[1] was a White Father and a linguist specialized in Berber studies, particularly in the Kabyle language.[2]
Coming from the Cantal and having worked in the diocese of Angers before joining the White Fathers, Jean-Marie Dallet joined Jacques Lanfry in Larbaâ Nath Irathen (ex Fort National) in 1934, where he spent the rest of his life.[3] He developed an early interest in Berber languages and culture and began to study the Kabyle language.[4]
From 1946 until his death in 1972, he served as the director of the Fichier de documentation berbère,[5] a specialized periodical publication dedicated to Berber studies. He also authored several works on the Kabyle language, including a Kabyle-French dictionary published posthumously.[6]
Bibliography
- Initiation à la langue berbère (Kabylie), FDB Fort National, 1960.
- Les cahiers de Belaid ou la Kabylie d'Antan, FDB Fort National, 1963.
- Contes Kabyles inédits , FDB Fort National, 1967
- Dictionnaire Kabyle-Français, SELAF - Societe d'Etudes Linguistiques et Anthropologiques de France, 1982 ISBN 2852971437.
- Dictionnaire Francais-Kabyle, Parler Des at Mangellat (Algérie), SELAF - Societe d'Etudes Linguistiques et Anthropologiques de France, 1985.
