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Kabyle

Member of any of a group of Berber peoples of Algeria and Tunisia. They are agriculturalists and live in villages ruled by assemblies of adult men. Smiths and butchers form separate caste groups. They served as Zouave in the colonial French forces. Many Kabyles took part in the fight for Algerian independence 1954–62. Their language belongs to the Afro-Asiatic family.
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