Riffian people

Riffian people

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Riffians(Rifi)


caption =
population = 4,730,000
region1 = flagcountry|Morocco
pop1 = 3,800,000
region2 = flagcountry|Algeria
pop2 = 660,000
region3 = flagcountry|Netherlands
pop3 = 150,000
region4 = flagcountry|France
pop4 = 120,000
languages = Tarifit
religions = Islam
related = Other Berber groups.

Riffian refers to native speaker of a dialect of the Berber language, although many if not most Arabic speakers in North Africa are also Berber by descent, even if they have lost the language. Especially in Morocco, "Imazighen" is today the preferred vernacular name for the three main regional subgroups of Berbers themselves, and its feminine form, "Tamazight," refers to their language. In the northern Moroccan Rif, encompassing the provinces of Al Hoceima and Nador and part of Taza.


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