Siwi
Isiwan
سيويون
Total population
c. 26,100[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Egypt25,000[2]
 Libya1,100[3]
Languages
Siwi Berber, Arabic
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Berbers

The Siwi people or Siwan people (Berber languages: Isiwan, Arabic: سيويون), are a Berber ethnic group of about 25,000[4] 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 most distant concentration of Berbers.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Egypt". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  2. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Egypt". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  3. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Libya". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  4. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Egypt". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  5. ↑ Margaret M. Vale (2015). Siwa: Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis. American University in Cairo Press.


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