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Berber

Berber

7.9
A language spoken by native peoples in North Africa, especially Morocco and Algeria
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜr.bər/
translation icon : bereber
  • The Berber languages are rich in history, with many dialects spoken across North Africa.

Examples

  • In Morocco, many people still speak Berber as their first language.

  • The language was Neopunic and Berber before it was Latin, and Neopunic stays on even when Latin becomes important here.

  • Here's the only word I know, the only word I know in Indlan, Taschlheit, Berber, which is spoken in Morocco, It means you feminine sprained it.

  • The Berber community takes pride in preserving their unique linguistic heritage.

Synonyms

Amazigh
vsBerber
9.9

A Berber language spoken by people in North Africa

focuses on the historical regional use especially in Morocco and Algeria

Compounds

Berber Coast
8.0

A coastal region on the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa historically known for pirates

Surface Forms

Berber singular
Berbers plural

Etymology

Berber for the languages comes from the same old Greek barbaros meaning 'foreign', so European speakers used Berber to name the related languages spoken across North Africa. That's why Berber can mean both the people and the group of languages they speak.