Word of the Day – Amazigh

Amazigh (noun)

am-az-ig

Berber peoples, indigenous to North Africa who predate the Arabs. Amazighs have a distinct and separate language and culture and can now mostly be found in and south of the Atlas Mountains.

From Imazighen (Berber languages: ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ, ⵎⵣⵗⵏ)

Example sentences

“The Amazighs were some of the friendliest people we met en route,their hospitality overspilling their rudimentary homes.”