Chaoui

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Amazigh people Berber people ethnic group indigenous people

Chaoui refers to the Shawiya people, an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Aurès Mountains region of northeastern Algeria, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amazigh people →
Berber people →
ethnic group →
indigenous people →
continent Africa →
country Algeria →
countryOfCitizenship Algeria →
culturalHeritage Amazigh customs and traditions →
culture Amazigh →
surface form: Amazigh culture

Berber culture →
ethnicGroupOf Algeria →
ethnolinguisticGroup Shawiya →
ethnonym Batna Province →
surface form: Chaouia

Shawiya →
geographicFeature mountainous region →
hasOralTradition yes →
historicalRegion Numidia →
language Shawiya language →
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages →
Berber languages →
languageStatus Berber language of Algeria →
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Algeria →
nativeName Ishawiyen →
nativeNameLanguage Berbers →
surface form: Berber
partOf Amazigh →
surface form: Amazigh world

Maghreb Berber populations →
primaryRegion Aurès Mountains →
northeastern Algeria →
recognizedAs indigenous population of Algeria →
relatedEthnicGroup Kabyle →
Berbers →
surface form: Mozabite

Riffian Berber →
surface form: Riffian Berbers

Tuareg →
religion Islam →
Sunni Islam →
traditionalArchitecture mountain villages →
traditionalDance Amazigh dance →
traditionalDress Amazigh →
surface form: Amazigh clothing
traditionalLivelihood agriculture →
animal husbandry →
pastoralism →
traditionalMusic Chaoui music →
traditionalRegion Aurès Mountains →
surface form: Aurès

Batna Province →
Biskra Province →
Batna Province →
surface form: Khenchela Province

Oum El Bouaghi Province →
Oum El Bouaghi Province →
surface form: Tébessa Province
usesScript Arabic script →
Tifinagh →

Referenced by (1)

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

Berbers → hasSubgroup → Chaoui →