What is Iznasen?
{{unreferenced|date=December 2024}} [[File:Zegzel.jpg|thumb|Zegzel Valley – Iznassen Region (Yat Ourimech)]] [[File:Ville de Berkane.jpg|thumb|The town of Berkane – Iznassen region (Yat 'Atiq)]] The '''Iznassen''' (in [[Berber languages|berber]] : ⵉⵣⵏⴰⵙⵙⵏ), singular : '''Aznass''' (in [[Berber languages|berber]] : ⴰⵣⵏⴰⵙⵙ), is a [[Berber people|Berber]] and [[Arab people|Arabized Berber]] tribe of the [[Tarifit|Rif]], containing among its four tribes, a minority of [[Arab people|Arab tribes]] not of [[Berber people|Berber]] origin, which cohabiting with the [[Berber people|Berbers]] since several centuries. [[File:Béni-snassen région d'Oujda 1.jpg|thumb|Beni Znassen mountains]] [[File:Beni Snassen tribes.png|thumb|Iznassen tribes]] == Layout == The 4 tribes of Yat Iznassen * '''Yat Khaled''' ** Yat El Ghazi ** Yat Taghejirt ** Yat Drar * '''Yat Menqouch''' ** Yat Ali U 'Ammas ** Yat Sefrou ** Yat Bessara ** Yat Mimoun ** Yat Khellouf *'''Yat 'Atiq''' ** Yat Tghasrout ** Yat 'Ali U Yassin ** Yat Amiyer ** Yat Hammad ** Yat Tazaghine ** Yat Moussi La'tach ** Yat Moussi Rwa ** Yat Mimoun ** Yat Bouya'la * '''Yat Ourimech''' ** Yat Bou 'Abdoussayed ** Yat 'Ali Chbab ** Yat Abbou ** Yat Tagma ** Yat Nouga ** Yat Mahiou == Language == The Yat Iznassen speak Riffian Berber and Riffian Arabic. The Berber dialect of this tribe resembles the dialects of the riffian tribes of Ikebdanen, and Iqel'iyen, with some linguistic differences. Example : • Iznassen : Misem tellid ? (ⵎⵉⵙⴻⵎ ⵜⴻⵍⵍⵉⴷ ?) • Ikebdanen : Mamech tellid ? (ⵎⴰⵎⴻⵛ ⵜⴻⵍⵍⵉⴷ ?) • Iqel'iyen : Mamech tedjid ? (ⵎⴰⵎⴻⵛ ⵜⴻⴷⵊⵉⴷ ?) • Traduction : How are you ? == History == The Iznassen containing among its four tribes, a minority of Arab tribes not of Berber origin, which cohabiting with the Berbers since several centuries. [[Category:Ethnic groups in Morocco]]