Amazigh African Ethnicity

Amazigh African Ethnicity

Amazigh

Information on the Amazigh people. The Imazighen have lived in North Africa for at least 4000 years. They are commonly called "Berbers," but that term is derived from the Greek word barbaroi (barbarians). "Amazigh" means "free people" in the Tamazight language.

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- Article distinguishes between ancestry and identity. In terms of race, Berbers are a clear majority in North Africa. In terms of identity, people who claim to be Berbers are a substantial minority.
- Jose Barrios Garca describes some of the findings of his doctoral dissertation on the mathematical and astronomical practices of 14th- and 15th-century Guanches and Canarians.
- News items in English and French, art, history.
- This site is designed by a group of dedicated Libyans for the promotion and preservation of Libya's identity; historically, culturally, and politically. Amazigh activist web site.
- Statistics on where the most Tamazight-speaking people are geographically. Depiction of two flags, and description of a third.
- Fred Schoenahl and Andy Whittington describe the culture and history of these desert nomads of Mali and Niger, including the resistance of the Saharan Amazigh to different occupations [French/English].
- Information on the Amazigh people, their language, and culture.
- Organized and operated exclusively for cultural, educational, and scientific purposes to contribute to saving, promoting, and enriching the Amazigh (Berber) language and culture.
- News, discussion forums, electronic postcards. In French, English, and Tamazight.
- Discussion list for those interested in promoting and preserving the Amazigh culture and Tamazight language.
- Portal dedicated to the Kabyle mountains and Amazigh culture. News and opinions, history, French-Kabylie dictionary.

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