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Kabyle

 
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n., pl. Kabyle or -byles.
  1. A member of a Berber people of northeast Algeria.
  2. The Berber language of this people.

[Arabic qabā’ilu, pl. of qabīla, tribe, from qabila, to receive.]


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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Kabyle
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Berber people of northeastern Algeria. Most are Muslim, though a few are Christian. They are predominantly agricultural, growing grains and olives and herding goats. Village government is run by an assembly of adult males. Villages are divided into clans, and the society is organized into classes. The current population is about 2.5 to 3 million.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Kabyles
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Kabyles (kəbīlz') , people, predominantly agricultural, of North Africa, whose center is the rugged Kabylia region of Algeria. Of uncertain origin, they form one of the larger divisions of the Berbers. Known for their fierce resistance to the successive conquerors of the region, they were slow to adopt the Muslim religion and Arabic speech and in Great Kabylia (the central and southern region of Algeria) they still retain their vernacular.

 
 
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