Shilha

American  

[shil-hah, -khah] / ʃɪlˈhɑ, -ˈxɑ /

noun

1. a Berber language, the language of the Shluh.

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Example Sentences

I remember calling on one Hadj Abdullah when I was in the North, and to my surprise he told me he spoke English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Moghrebbin Arabic, and Shilha.

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He had no Arabic, but spoke only "Shilha," the language of the Berbers, so it took some time to make all arrangements, including the stipulation that a proper meal for all the mules was to be given under the superintendence of M'Barak.

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It was not five o'clock, but the hope of serving us had brought him into the cold morning air, and his thorough knowledge of the Shilha tongue worked wonders.

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The muleteer and his companions strode along at a round pace, supporting themselves with sticks and singing melancholy Shilha love-songs.

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One or two of the men of Ain Umast spoke Shilha, and the Susi men, hearing the cruelties of Sidi el Muktar's ruler discussed, claimed to have a far better specimen of the genus kaid in Tiensiert.

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