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語源

From Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ (barbariyy, “Berber”), from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “non-Greek, foreign, barbarian”), apparently imitative of foreign speech. Cognate of English barbarian.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈbɜːbə/
• (米国発音, Canada) IPA: /ˈbɝ.bɚ/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)

名詞

Berber (plural Berbers or Berber)

1. (potentially offensive, occasionally proscribed) A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to Western North Africa.

   Synonyms: Amazigh (singular), Imazighen (plural)

2. (plural only "Berbers") A kind of traditional rug manufactured by the Berber people.
   • 2009, Jean Nayar, Staged to Sell (or Keep) (page 55)

     Berbers are the best example of looped carpet […]

使用する際の注意点

The first sense of the term may be considered offensive. Much like the term Galla, the term “Berber” is an exonym, with “Amazigh” being preferred in most cases.

固有名詞

Berber

1. A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.

派生語

• Proto-Berber
• Senhaja Berber

参考

• Category:English terms derived from Berber languages
• Category:Berber languages

形容詞

Berber (not comparable)

1. Of the Berber people, their culture, or their language.

参考

• Berberophone

Further reading

• Names of the Berber people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ISO 639-5 code ber [1]