Kabyle

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈbaɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə bīl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ka•byle  (kə bīl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.
  2. the Berber language spoken by the Kabyles.
  • Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe
  • 1730–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kabyle /kəˈbaɪl/ n
  1. ( pl -byles, -byle) a member of an Amazigh people inhabiting the E Atlas Mountains in Tunisia and Algeria
  2. the dialect of Tamazight spoken by this people
Etymology: 19th Century: from Arabic qabā'il, plural of qabīlah tribe
'Kabyle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Berber

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