Berbers in Morocco

Berber language of southwestern Morocco

Amazigh language of the Afro-Asiatic language family

The Zenata (; ) are a group of Berber tribes, historically one of the largest Berber confederations along with the Sanhaja and Masmuda. Their lifestyle was either nomadic or semi-nomadic.

group of languages

The Masmuda (, Berber: ⵉⵎⵙⵎⵓⴷⵏ) is a Berber tribal confederation, one of the largest in the Maghreb, along with the Zenata and the Sanhaja. Historical Arabic sources locate them within the Maghreb, primarily in territories that fall within the borders of present-day Morocco, with additional communities noted in what is now Algeria.

Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group in Morocco

Riffians or Rifians (; ) are a Berber ethnic group originally from the Rif region of northeastern Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Communities of Riffian immigrants are also found in southern Spain, Netherlands and Belgium as well as elsewhere in Western Europe. They are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims and speak Tarifit and Moroccan Arabic.

Afro-Asiatic dialect continuum of Amazigh languages

Amazigh language from Morocco

branch of Northern Amazigh (Berber) languages

Goulmima () is a town in Morocco situated in the province of Errachidia, in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet. An agricultural oasis, it is fed by the Wadi Gheris from the central High Atlas mountains. Like other settlements in Tafilalet, it was built as a fortified village or ksar. One of the most important ones, (Ksar Goulmima), is in the process of restoration. Not just a historical location, several hundred people still live in the ksar.

Berber-speaking Jewish people in North Africa

ethnic group

cluster of the Amazigh Zenati languages

The Miknasa (Berber: Imeknasen) was a Zenata Berber tribe of the Maghreb.

Shilha tribal confederation in the Western High Atlas in Morocco

ethnic group

The Hawwara () is a Berber tribal confederation in the Maghreb, primarily in Tripolitania, with descendants in Upper Egypt and Sudan. Hawwara are amongst the most prominent tribes in Upper Egypt, with branches found mainly in Qena. They are also found in Morocco and Algeria. In Sudan, they are labelled as Hawwaweer () (plural of Hawwara), and have a significant political presence.

The Ghomara (, Ighmaren) are a group of tribes in northern Morocco belonging to the Berbers. They live in the western Rif, in the area of Chefchaouen and Tetouan.

thumb|300x300px|A Berber woman of the Zayane tribes, 1955 Zayanes ( (singular), (plural); ) are a Berber population inhabiting the Khenifra region, located in the central Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco.

Ethnic group

Berber language

The Kebdana or Ichebdanen (Berber: ⵉⵛⴱⴷⴰⵏⴻⵏ) are a Riffian-Berber tribe of Zenata origin that lives in the eastern part of the Rif, in northeastern Morocco between Nador and Berkane. They lived primarily in the villages of Kebdana, an area in the Rif region South of Arekmane. Due to migration, many Ichebdanen live now in the cities of the region and in Europe. The main cities of the Ichebdanen are Zaio, Arekmane and Ras Kebdana. In Nador, Berkane and Selouane live many Ichebdanen because of their jobs. In the Rif region are Ichebdanen famous for their use of the consonant „l“ in many words.

ancient berber language in Morocco

Regraga (; ) is a historic Masmuda Berber tribal confederation and religious brotherhood (Tariqa) located in the Chiadma region of Morocco. Historically recognized as the "First Believers" of the Maghreb, the Regraga are famous for their annual 40-day pilgrimage, the Daour, which attracts millions of visitors and serves as a major socio-economic engine for the Essaouira Province.

The Tekna () is a Sahrawi semi-nomadic tribal confederation. It is of mixed Hassani Arab and Sanhaja Berber origins. Its present-day constituents inhabit southern Morocco, northern Western Sahara and western Algeria, though their traditional migration routes extend beyond these areas.

Parti écologiste marocain - Izigzawen (), is the new self-denomination of the Berberist Moroccan Parti démocrate amazigh marocain (PDA) or Moroccan Amazigh Democrat Party, launched in 2005, banned in November 2007 and judicially dissolved in April 2008. It has no connection with the Global Greens and has not been legally reestablished, even under its new denomination.

Amazigh (berber) tribe