Riffians

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Amazigh people Berber people ethnic group

Riffians are an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group indigenous to Morocco’s Rif Mountains, known for their distinct Tamazight dialect and strong regional identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amazigh people ⓘ
Berber people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedMovement Amazigh cultural movement ⓘ
associatedWith Rifian nationalism ⓘ
capitalRegionCity Al Hoceima ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
culturalRegion North Africa ⓘ
surface form: Maghreb
dialectOf Central Atlas Tamazight ⓘ
Northern Berber ⓘ
diaspora Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
ethnicity Amazigh ⓘ
Berbers ⓘ
surface form: Berber
historicalEvent Rif War ⓘ
historicalLeader Abd el-Krim ⓘ
indigenousTo Rif Mountains ⓘ
northern Morocco ⓘ
knownFor Rif War participation ⓘ
history of resistance to central authority ⓘ
strong regional identity ⓘ
language Riffian Berber ⓘ
surface form: Riffian Tamazight
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages ⓘ
Berber languages ⓘ
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
majorCityInRegion Al Hoceima ⓘ
Nador ⓘ
Tétouan ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Morocco ⓘ
partOf Amazigh population of North Africa ⓘ
politicalIssue Amazigh cultural rights in Morocco ⓘ
regional autonomy demands ⓘ
region Mediterranean coast of Morocco ⓘ
Rif ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousTradition Maliki Sunni Islam ⓘ
scriptUsed Arabic script ⓘ
Tifinagh ⓘ
selfDesignation Amazigh ⓘ
surface form: Imazighen

Irifiyen ⓘ
traditionalDress Amazigh clothing styles ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
traditionalMusic Amazigh folk music ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarifit → ethnicGroup → Riffians ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Morocco
Berbers → hasSubgroup → Riffians ⓘ