Kabyle
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Relating to the Kabyle people, their language, or their region
- adjective
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kabyle
- Her studies focused on the Kabyle language, which is spoken by many in northern Algeria.
Examples
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He is working as a language teacher and hotel manager, and is married to a French-Kabyle woman with whom he has a small son.
Academic text (2002) -
So, he asks, "Who killed Matoub?" referring to the July assassination of outspoken Kabyle folksinger and militant Louns Matoub.
Academic text (2002) -
Kabyle militants wanting to create a martyr before espousing a conspiracy between military and Islamist forces.
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The Kabyle culture is rich in music, dance, and traditional crafts.
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He visited the Kabyle region to learn more about its history and traditions.
Surface Forms
Kabyle positive
Etymology
Kabyle comes from the Arabic word qaba'il meaning 'tribes'. It was used for the mountain Berber groups of northern Algeria, so Kabyle describes things that belong to those people, like their language, patterns, or the Kabylie region.