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. 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

Christophe Gleizes, who is 36, was sentenced on Sunday, after being found guilty of holding exchanges with a proponent of self-determination for Algeria's Kabyle minority.

From BBC

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

Bejaia, part of the Berber-speaking Kabyle region east of Algiers, was the hardest-hit area, with 23 deaths since Sunday, the local Soummam Radio reported on Tuesday.

From Seattle Times

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 Seattle Times

A year earlier, authorities said dozens were killed in blazes — including soldiers called in to help fight the fires in the mountainous Kabyle region that is dotted with villages.

From Seattle Times