Riffian people
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| Riffians
(Rifi) |
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4,730,000 |
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| Other Berber groups. |
Riffian refers to native speaker of a dialect of the Berber language, although many if not most Arabic speakers in North Africa are also Berber by descent, even if they have lost the language. Especially in Morocco, "Imazighen" is today the preferred vernacular name for the three main regional subgroups of Berbers themselves, and its feminine form, "Tamazight," refers to their language. In the northern Moroccan Rif, encompassing the provinces of Al Hoceima and Nador and part of Taza.
