Iznasen

The Ayt Iznassen or Yat Iznassen or Beni Iznassen or Beni-Snassen (in berber : ⵜ ⵉⵣⵏⴰⵙⵙⵏ or ⵝ ⵉⵣⵏⴰⵙⵙⵏ) is a riffian tribe (north of Morocco).

History

The tribe of Ayt Iznassen contains a majority of Berber and Arabized Berber tribes, and a minority of Arab tribes not of Berber origin.

They are divided into four major tribes :

  • Ayt Dayem (Beni Khaled)
  • Ayt Menqouch
  • Ayt Amghar (Beni 'Atiq)
  • Ayt Ourimech.

Layout

The 4 tribes of Yat Iznassen

  • Ayt Dayem (Beni Khaled)
    • Ayt Ghazi
    • Ayt Taghejirt
    • Ayt Drar
  • Ayt Menqouch
    • Ayt Ali Ou 'Ammas
    • Ayt Sefrou
    • Bessara
    • Ayt Mimoun
    • Ayt Khellouf
  • Ayt 'Atiq
    • Tghasrout
    • Ayt 'Ali U Yassin
    • Ayt Amiyer
    • Ayt Hammad
    • Tazaghine
    • Ayt Moussi La'tach
    • Ayt Moussi Rwa
    • Ayt Mimoun
    • Ayt Bouya'la
  • Ayt Ourimech
    • Ayt Bou 'Abdoussayed
    • Ayt 'Ali Chbab
    • Ayt Abbou
    • Ayt Tagma
    • Ayt Nougga
    • Ayt Mahiou

Language

The Riffian Zenati Berber dialect and the Riffian Arabic dialect of the Ayt Iznassen are similar to the dialects of the Algerian Berber tribes neighboring the wilaya of Tlemcen (Souaḥlia, Msirda, Trara, Beni Boussaïd, Beni Snous...), because before the creation of the current Moroccan and Algerian borders, these tribes were very close, and many have family ties with them.

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