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Siwi
Isiwan
سيويون
Total population
c. 26,100
Regions with significant populations
Siwi people Egypt25,000
Siwi people Libya1,100
Languages
Siwi Berber, Arabic
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Berbers

The Siwi people or Siwan people (Berber languages: Isiwan, Arabic: سيويون), are a Berber ethnic group of about 25,000 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.[1]

  1. ^ Margaret M. Vale (2015). Siwa: Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis. American University in Cairo Press.

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