Siwi people

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 easternmost concentration of Berbers.^[1]

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Quick facts Isiwanسيويون, Total population ...

Isiwan سيويون
A girl from the Siwa ethnic group grinds salt with a hand crank.
Total population
c. 26,100
Regions with significant populations
Egypt	25,000
Libya	1,100
Languages
Siwi Berber, Arabic
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Berbers

References

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