Thursday, June 3, 2010

Berber Language

The Berber language is a branch of the Afro-Asiatic phylum. It's spoken by about 30-40 million people. People mainly talk Berber in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The name that is used to generalize all of the Berber languages is Tamazight. The three most spoken and most known Berber languages are Tamazight, Tarifit, and Tashelhiyt. The most used and one of the rarest written Berber dialects is Tifinagh. They made modern Arabic because the classical Arab speakers and Berber speakers were in constant contact, so they had to find a way to communicate.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Introduction to author

I live in Rabat, Morocco. I am 100% Moroccan. My mom is originally from Sidi Kacem. My dad's father is from Essaouira but moved to Rabat. I go to an American school in Rabat. I've been living in Morocco all my life. Morocco is a really beautiful place, people here are nice and helpful. I've always thought of moving from Morocco but I'll miss my friends a lot. Living in Morocco has taught me independence. It has taught me independence because my brother's friends tell me what to do when I have troubles or anything and everyone helps me.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Welcome to my Blog on Berbers in Morocco

Me and my classmates of 7th grade have spent 5 days living in the Atlas mountains. This experience was really fun and also we learned a lot. This year, we are going to talking about the Moroccan culture, food, origins, traditions, and dynasties. For example, two important Moroccan traditions are Aid Lkbir and Aid Sghir. Two of the most known Moroccan foods are tagine and couscous. This is the list of Moroccan dynasties for first to last. Barghawata, Idrisids, Fatimid, Almoravids, Almohads, Marinids, Wattasids, Saadis, and Alaouites.