Kabyle
[ kuh-bahyl ]
/ kəË?baɪl /
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noun
a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.
the Berber language spoken by the Kabyles.
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Origin of Kabyle
1730â40; <Arabic qabÄ?'il, plural of qabÄ«lah tribe
Words nearby Kabyle
ka-boom, kabuki, Kabul, Kabwe, Kabwe 1, Kabyle, kachang puteh, kachcha, Kachera, kachina, kachina doll
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British Dictionary definitions for Kabyle
Kabyle
/ (kÉË?baɪl) /
noun
plural -byles or -byle a member of a Berber people inhabiting the E Atlas Mountains in Tunisia and Algeria
the dialect of Berber spoken by this people
Word Origin for Kabyle
C19: from Arabic qabÄ?'il, plural of qabÄ«lah tribe
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