Kabyle

[ kuh-bahyl ]

/ kəˈbaɪl /

a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.

the Berber language spoken by the Kabyles.

Origin of Kabyle

1730–40; < Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe

The Kabyle is a savage if you like, but his virtues are many.

In the Land of Mosques & Minarets |Francis Miltoun
The Kabyle woman's sole recreation is her errand to the fountain.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science |Various
The Kabyle is successful in whatever occupation he follows, more so than any of his Mussulman brothers.

In the Land of Mosques & Minarets |Francis Miltoun
Fig. 73, from a sketch by M. Duhousset, represents the workshop of a Kabyle jeweller.

The Human Race |Louis Figuier

Seated one evening in a Kabyle house, I was greatly delighted with the readiness to listen to the Gospel.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd

Kabyle

/ (kəˈbaɪl) /

plural -byles or -byle a member of a Berber people inhabiting the E Atlas Mountains in Tunisia and Algeria

the dialect of Berber spoken by this people

C19: from Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe