Definition
Indigenous peoples of North Africa, primarily inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, with their own languages and cultures.
Etymology
From Greek 'barbaros' (non-Greek speaker), Latinized through medieval European texts. The Berber peoples call themselves 'Amazigh' meaning 'free people.'
Kelly Says
Berbers have occupied North Africa for at least 5,000 years, yet European maps long called the region 'Barbary'—a Greek insult—showing how geography itself can be colonized through naming and how indigenous peoples are reclaiming their true identities.
Translations
ARالعربية
البربر
al-ber-ber
CACatalà
berbers
ber-bers
CSČeština
Berberové
ber-be-ro-ve
DADansk
berbere
ber-be-re
ELΕλληνικά
Βερβέροι
ver-ve-roi
ESEspañol
bereberes
be-re-be-res
FISuomi
berberit
ber-be-rit
FRFrançais
Berbères
ber-be-res
HEעברית
בַּרְבָּרִים
bar-ba-rim
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang Berber
orang ber-ber
ITItaliano
berberi
ber-be-ri
JA日本語
ベルベール人
beru-be-ru-jin
KMKM
ប្រជាជនបារបារ
prej-a-chon ba-ra-ba-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
Berber
ber-ber
NLNederlands
Berbers
ber-berz
NONorsk
berbere
ber-be-re
PLPolski
Berbery
ber-be-ry
PTPortuguês
berberes
ber-be-res
RORomână
berberi
ber-be-ri
RUРусский
берберы
ber-be-ry
SVSvenska
berberer
ber-be-rer
SWKiswahili
Waberber
wa-ber-ber
TEతెలుగు
బర్బరులు
bar-baru-lu
THไทย
ชาวเบอร์เบอร์
cha-ao ber-ber
TLTL
mga Berber
mga ber-ber
TRTürkçe
Berberler
ber-ber-ler
UKУкраїнська
бербери
ber-be-ri
VITiếng Việt
người Berber
nguoi ber-ber
ZUZU
izwi le-Berber
i-zwi le-ber-ber