Kabyle

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/kəˈbaɪl/

noun

A member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.

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Meanings

nounKabyle (plural Kabyles)

plural Kabyles

  1. A member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.

    Synonyms: Kabylian

adjectiveKabyle (comparative more Kabyle, superlative most Kabyle)

comparative more Kabyle · superlative most Kabyle

  1. Pertaining to these people or their language.

    Revisiting his native land that year, Albert Camus was horrified to find Kabyle children fighting with dogs for the contents of a rubbish bin.

    1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 24

    Synonyms: Kabylian

proper noun
  1. A Northern Berber language of the Berber branch of the Afroasiatic language family, spoken by over 3,000,000 people in Algeria; native name Taqbaylit.

    Synonyms: Kabylian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.

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adjectivePertaining to these people or their language.

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proper nounA Northern Berber language of the Berber branch of the Afroasiatic language family, spoken by over 3,000,000 people in Algeria; native name Taqbaylit.

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Origin

  1. Frenchkabyle
  2. Arabicقَبَائِل“tribes”
  3. EnglishKabyle

From Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), plural of قَبِيلَة (qabīla, “tribe”), perhaps via French kabyle.

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Translations

Arabic قَبَائِلِيّ, قَبَائِلِيَّة
  • قَبَائِلِيّ (qabāʔiliyy)person
  • قَبَائِلِيَّة (qabāʔiliyya)language
Catalan cabilenc, cabilenc
  • cabilencperson
  • cabilencpertaining to these people or their language
  • cabilenclanguage
Czech kabylština
  • kabylštinalanguage
Danish kabyler, kabylsk
  • kabylerperson
  • kabylsklanguage
Esperanto kabilo, kabila lingvo
  • kabiloperson
  • kabila lingvolanguage
  • la kabilalanguage
Finnish kabyyli
  • kabyylilanguage
French Kabyle, kabyle
  • Kabyleperson
  • kabylepertaining to these people or their language
  • kabylelanguage
German Kabyle, Kabylin
  • Kabyleperson
  • Kabylinperson
  • kabylische Sprachelanguage
  • Kabylischlanguage
Greek Καβύλος
  • Καβύλος (Kavýlos)person
Hungarian kabil
  • kabillanguage
Icelandic kabýlska
  • kabýlskalanguage
Irish Caibílis
  • Caibílislanguage
Italian cabillo, cabilla
  • cabilloperson
  • cabillaperson
Latin cabylus
  • cabylusperson
Norwegian Bokmål kabylsk
  • kabylsklanguage
Polish Kabyl, Kabylka
  • Kabylperson
  • Kabylkaperson
  • kabylskilanguage
Portuguese kabyle, kabyle
  • kabyleperson
  • kabylelanguage
Russian кабильский
  • кабильский (kabilʹskij)language
Slovak kabylčina
  • kabylčinalanguage
Spanish cabilio
  • cabiliolanguage
Swedish kabyl, kabylisk
  • kabylperson
  • kabyliskpertaining to these people or their language
  • kabyliskalanguage

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Cite this entry
APA

Kabyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kabyle

MLA

“Kabyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kabyle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kabyle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kabyle.

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