• PEOPLE CLUSTER: AMAZIGH-SHILHA

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QUICK FACTS:

People groups: 8

Population: 8,815,900

Unreached people groups: 8

UPG population: 8,815,900

Unengaged UPGs: 4

UUPG population: 219,400

Number of countries: 6


Affinity Bloc: Arab World

Overview: Amazigh are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. The Amazigh-Shilha people cluster encompasses multiple people groups primarily found in Morocco. Traditionally, the term "Berber" has been used by outsiders to refer to the Amazigh, but the term "Berber" is inherently discriminatory and the endonym "Amazigh" is preferred.

Peoples within this cluster: Amazigh; Amazigh, Canary Islands; Amazigh, Menasser; Amazigh, Tachelhit

Countries where they are found: Algeria; Canada; France; Morocco; Spain; United Kingdom


People groups: 8

Population: 8,815,900

Unreached people groups: 8

UPG population: 8,815,900

Unengaged UPGs: 4

UUPG population: 219,400

Number of countries: 6