English Explanatory Dictionary

Kabyle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.
adj
  1. Pertaining to these people or their language.
name
  1. A Northern Berber language of the Berber branch of the Afroasiatic language family, spoken by over 3,000,000 people in Algeria; native name Taqbaylit.

Pronunciation

/kəˈbaɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kabyle.wav

Word forms

Kabyle Kabyles more Kabyle most Kabyle

Etymology

From Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), plural of قَبِيلَة (qabīla, “tribe”), perhaps via French kabyle.

Synonyms

Kabylian

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kabyle terms kab ⁠

Derived words

Kabylian Kabylia
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