Berbers

/ˈbɜːrbərz/ noun

Indigenous peoples of North Africa, primarily inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, with their own languages and cultures.

From Greek 'barbaros' (non-Greek speaker), Latinized through medieval European texts. The Berber peoples call themselves 'Amazigh' meaning 'free people.'

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