Ait Waghlis
Ait Waghlis are a Kabyle tribe established on the west side of Soummam river and the east side of mount Akfadou.[1] They are the biggest tribe of the Soummam valley in term of population.[2]
Etymology
[edit]One hypothesis connects the Ait Waghlis name to that of their eponymous founder, Waghlis.[2]
According to another hypothesis, the name of the tribe comes from the Kabyle name for Panthera which is the Berber root γls. It could have two different meanings: It could come from the colours of the spotted clothing worn by the members of the tribe or simply from the bravery of the animal.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Samir (11 July 2012). "Sur les traces des Aït Waghlis... Parcours de mémoire -" (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b Laroussi, Foued (1997). Plurilinguisme et identités au Maghreb (in French). Publications de l'Université de Rouen. p. 64. ISBN 978-2-87775-228-2. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Allioui, Youcef (2006). Les Archs, tribus berbères de Kabylie: Histoire, résistance, culture et démocratie. L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-296-01363-6. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
Further reading
[edit]- Veller, Auguste; Aïssani, Djamil; Scheele, Judith (May 2005). Monographie de la commune mixte de Sidi Aïch (1888) (PDF). Ibis Press. ISBN 978-2-910728-45-8..