The first longer written examples of modern Berber varieties only date from the 16th or 17th centuries CE.
ðə fˈɜːst lˈɔŋɡɚ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ʌv mˈɑːdɚn bˈɜːbɚ vɚɹˈaɪəɾiz ˈoʊnli dˈeɪt fɹʌmðə sˈɪkstiːnθ ɔːɹ sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz sˌiːˈiː.