Kabyle
Americannoun
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a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.
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the Berber language spoken by the Kabyles.
noun
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a member of a Berber people inhabiting the E Atlas Mountains in Tunisia and Algeria
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the dialect of Berber spoken by this people
Etymology
Origin of Kabyle
1730–40; < Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe
Example Sentences
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A year earlier, at least 42 people were killed in blazes - including 25 soldiers called in to help fight the fires in the mountainous Kabyle region that is dotted with villages.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Last August, Mr Beldjoud blamed a spate of fires in Algeria's Kabyle region on arson, claiming "only criminal hands" could explain "the simultaneous outbreak of about 50 fires across several localities".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022
Dozens of fires began devouring forested mountainsides in the Berber region of Kabyle, east of Algiers, the capital, on Monday, destroying village homes, olive tree orchards and animals that provide a livelihood for the region.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
In Sandcastle, the very first character to appear is an Algerian Kabyle jeweler whose name we never learn.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2021
There were some Burgundy wine-growers, Kabyle workers in rags and red tarbooshes, bare-legged Mahonian terrace workers, Maltese, and people from Lucca; men from many places and therefore more difficult to manage.
From Letters from my Windmill by Daudet, Alphonse
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