Beur
Beur is a verlan (French slang) term for a descendant of immigrants of North African origin living in France. The word is a reversal of the syllables of the word arabe (Arab in French), formed through the process of verlan. It is a term that can be pejorative in certain circumstances. The term "beur" is also used in French-speaking Belgium and Spain. Its similarity to the word "Berber" is entirely coincidental, and it may be used to describe anyone of North African ethnic origins, whether Arab, Berber or otherwise. Since the late 1990s, lot of young people use the twice-verlanised term rebeu as a synonym. A female beur can be called a beurette.
Beurs have their origin in the countries of the Maghreb (Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria).
People or groups reflecting the Beur phenomenon in French culture
- A Beur 2K9
- Amel Bent
- Amine
- Azouz Begag
- Hatem Ben Arfa
- Karim Benzema
- Rachid Bouchareb
- Nina Bouraoui
- Rachida Dati
- Jamel Debbouze
- Gad Elmaleh
- Faudel
- Cheb Hasni
- Cheb Khaled
- Cheb Mami
- Samy Naceri
- Nâdiya
- Samir Nasri
- Ni putes ni soumises
- Rim'K
- Saïd Taghmaoui
- Rachid Taha
- Zebda
- Zinedine Zidane
See also
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External links
- La Beurgeoisie The French website for successful "Beurs".
