Berber

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a member of one of the Indigenous peoples of North Africa; many people prefer the self-designation Amazigh, plural Imazighen

   The exhibition was developed with Amazigh, or Berber, artists from Morocco.

2. 2
   noun

   any of the related Afro-Asiatic languages spoken by Amazigh communities, also called Amazigh or Tamazight languages

   She studies a Berber language spoken in the Atlas Mountains.

3. 3
   adj

   relating to the Amazigh peoples, languages, or cultures of North Africa

   The collection includes Berber jewelry from several regions.

4. 4
   noun

   a handwoven rug made in an Amazigh tradition of North Africa

   A patterned Berber lay across the stone floor.

Through Arabic barbar and earlier Greek barbaros, 'foreigner,' an external name long used in European languages. Berber remains common in English, but many members of these Indigenous North African peoples prefer Amazigh, with plural Imazighen.

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