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bereber

Berber

noun adjective beh-reh-BEHR Rare
People & Society Nationality

Origin: From Arabic barbar, ultimately of uncertain pre-Arabic origin.

Usage Note

Bereber refers to a member of the indigenous Berber peoples of North Africa, or to anything related to them including their language. Both bereber and beréber are accepted spellings in Spanish; the Real Academia Española prefers bereber. The Berber peoples often prefer to call themselves amazigh.

Examples

"El idioma bereber tiene escritura propia."

Natural Translation

The Berber language has its own script.

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