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Pages in category "Berber peoples and tribes" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aït Abbas;
Berber tribes are tribes of Berber descent inhabiting the Maghreb region. They are traditionally divided into three large tribal confederations: Masmuda , Zenata and Sanhaja . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They often form smaller confederations of tribes together (for example the Haha or the Ait Yafelman ).
Berber groups were involved in the rebellion of Umar ibn Hafsun from 880 to 915. [112]: 121–122 Ibn Hafsun rebelled in 880, was captured, then escaped in 883 to his base in Bobastro. There he formed an alliance with the Banu Rifa' tribe of Berbers, who had a stronghold in Alhama.
The Berber tribes of the region were noted in the Classics as Mauri, which was subsequently rendered as "Moors" in English and in related variations in other European languages. [14] Mauri (Ancient Greek: Μαῦροι) is recorded as the native name by Strabo in the early 1st century.
Romans referred to the indigenous tribes of Mauretania as Mauri, or "Moors." [13] [19] [39] Indigenous North African tribes, along with other populations, were referred to as "Moors" by medieval Europeans. [40] The historical interchangeability between "Berbers" and "Moors" is a subject of academic inquiry. [19]
Distribution of Berber-speaking groups today. The pink areas depict Western Berber languages: Zenaga to the West, Mauritania and Senegal; Tetserret to the East, Niger.. The Sanhaja (Arabic: صنهاجة, Ṣanhaja or زناگة Znaga; Berber languages: Aẓnag, pl. Iẓnagen, and also Aẓnaj, pl. Iẓnajen) were once one of the largest Berber tribal confederations, along with the Zanata and ...
Like other Berbers, temporary migration is an accepted tradition. [6] The Riffians have been a significant source of Moroccan emigrants into some European countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. [7] [8] [9] Riffians speak Tarifit, which belongs to the Zenati group of Berber languages. [2]
Category: European people of Berber descent. ... Swedish people of Berber descent (1 C) This page was last edited on 20 November 2015, at 13:09 (UTC). ...