Siwi people
Isiwan سيويون | |
|---|---|
 Siwa Girl | |
| Total population | |
| c. 25,100 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Egypt | 24,000[1] |
 Libya | 1,100[2] |
| Languages | |
| Siwi Berber, Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Berbers, Arabs | |
The Siwi people or Siwan people (Template:Lang-ber, Template:Lang-ar), are a Berber ethnic group of about 24,000[3] native to Egypt's Siwa and Qara oases. They speak the Siwa language, a Berber language, spoken by about 20,000, along with Arabic. The Siwi are the most distant concentration of Berbers.[4]
References
- ^ Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Egypt". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Libya". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Egypt". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ Margaret M. Vale (2015). Siwa: Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis. American University in Cairo Press.
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