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The English term "Berber" is derived from the Arabic word barbar, which means both "Berber" and "barbarian." [ 7 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Due to this shared meaning, as well as its historical background as an exonym, the term "Berber" is commonly viewed as a pejorative by indigenous North Africans today.
Berbers are not an entirely homogeneous ethnicity, and they include a range of societies, ancestries, and lifestyles. The unifying forces for the Berber people may be their shared language or a collective identification with Berber heritage and history. As a legacy of the spread of Islam, the Berbers are now mostly Sunni Muslim.
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 ).
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Pages in category "Lists of Berber people" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. List of Kabyle ...
Name Reign Notes Image Atlas: 12th Century BC King of Libya [1] [2] [3] Iarbas: 9th Century BC King that welcomed Queen dido of Carthage and allowed establishment of the city of carthage Madghis: 4th Century BC King of Numidia of which the mosoleum of Medghacen was named after [4] [5] Zelalsen 3rd early Century BC Unknown, possibly shuphet [6] Gala
Berber people by occupation (8 C) P. Berber peoples and tribes (15 C, 66 P) T. Tunisian Berbers (1 C, 4 P) W. Berber women (4 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Berber people"
The Shilha people traditionally call themselves ishelhien.This endonym is rendered as les Chleuh in French. [7] The Ishelhien are also known as Shluh and Schlöh. [5] Among Arabic speakers, Chleuh serves as an appellation for Berbers generally, although Imazighen is the proper Berber self-name for Berbers as a whole.