How to say “who, that” in Darija
In Algerian, you say “li”; in Tunisian, “elli” and “yelli”.
In Algerian Darja
li اللي
A pronoun meaning “who, which, that (relative)”; “the one who, what”.
الطفل اللي جا البارح هو ولد جارنا.: “The boy who came yesterday is our neighbor's son.”
In Tunisian Derja
elli الي
A pronoun meaning “who, which, that (relative)”; “that (conjunction)”; “the one who, what”.
الطفل اللي جا البارح ولد خالتي: “The boy who came yesterday is my cousin.”
yelli يلي
A pronoun meaning “who, which, that (relative)”; “the one who, what”.
وين الكتاب يلي شريتو البارح؟: “Where is the book you bought yesterday?”