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In recent decades, Berber communities and culture have become involved in the tourism industries of some North African countries, such as Morocco and Tunisia. [235] [236] Images and descriptions of Berber culture play a central role in the tourism industry of Morocco, where they are prominently featured in the marketing of products and locations.
Modern Standard Arabic and Standard Moroccan Berber are the official languages of Morocco, [14] while Moroccan Arabic is the national vernacular dialect; [15] Berber languages are spoken in some mountain areas, such as Tarifit, spoken by 3.2%, Central Atlas Tamazight, spoken by 7.4%, and Tashelhit, spoken by 14.2%.
The Shilha people traditionally call themselves ishelhien.This endonym is rendered as les Chleuh in French. [7] The Ishelhien are also known as Shluh and Schlöh. [5] Among Arabic speakers, Chleuh serves as an appellation for Berbers generally, although Imazighen is the proper Berber self-name for Berbers as a whole.
Prior to the Arab conquest of the Maghreb, the Masmuda largely inhabited the interior of Morocco. [10] Some of the branches and sub-groups of the Masmuda are the Ghumara who inhabited the north of Morocco near the Rif, their neighbours the Barghawata from the Sebou River to Oum Er-Rbia River and to the south the Regraga and Haha.
The Masmuda (Arabic: المصمودة, romanized: Maṣmūda, Berber: ⵉⵎⵙⵎⵓⴷⵏ [1]) is a Berber tribal confederation of Morocco and one of the largest in the Maghreb, along with the Zenata and the Sanhaja. [2]
Centre de Recherche Berbère (CRB, English: Berber Research Center) is a department at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO) specializing in the Berber languages. [1] The center is the oldest organization which focuses on Berber culture and language, being one of the very few [quantify] to do so. [1]
On more than one occasion, the Berber tribes of present-day Mauritania, Morocco and Western Sahara united behind religious leaders to sweep the surrounding governments from power, then founding principalities, dynasties, or even vast empires of their own.
With a floor space of over 200 m 2, the Museum displays more than 600 objects [121] which display aspects of Berber culture in Morocco. Maps, explanatory texts (in French, English and Arabic), photographs, archive films and audio-visual documents specifically designed for the museum guide the visitors throughout their journey.