Kabyle

[ kuh-bahyl ]

noun

1. a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.
2. the Berber language spoken by the Kabyles.

Kabyle

/ kəˈbaɪl /

noun

1. -byles-byle a member of a Berber people inhabiting the E Atlas Mountains in Tunisia and Algeria
2. the dialect of Berber spoken by this people

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kabyle¹

1730–40; < Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kabyle¹

C19: from Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe

Example Sentences

Each garden concealed behind its palings the "flower" of Kabyle chivalry, only to be uprooted by the bayonet.

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The incident is worth mentioning, because it brought into light some of the nobler traits of Kabyle character.

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Doubtless the subjection of the Jewish woman was not extreme as it is in Kabyle; it was, however, very great.

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Far away one could see the dim outlines of the Kabyle Mountains, and the vague melting of sea and sky into a near horizon.

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When in straits the Kabyle will sell all his worldly goods, save his gun, without the slightest trace of emotion.

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