Amazigh

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Amazigh

/æm.əˈziːk/
/-ˈziːx/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French amazigh, borrowed from a Berber language, from Proto-Berber *a-maziɣ. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (amaziɣ).

noun Amazighs · Imazighen

A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.
Similar: Berber

proper noun

Any of several Amazigh languages spoken by the Amazigh people.

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@misc{amazigh_2026,
  title = {Amazigh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amazigh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}