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Revision as of 03:49, 23 April 2023 edit2001:56a:fb24:bb00:9d24:e98a:531f:995 (talk) ALGERIANS ARE NOT ARABS. THIS IS RACISM FROM INFILTRATORS.Tag: Reverted← Previous edit Revision as of 03:55, 23 April 2023 edit undo2001:56a:fb24:bb00:9d24:e98a:531f:995 (talk) Please stop degrading berbers and USING fake CHARTS to make it seem as if "arabs'' are the manority. Algerians are merely arabized not arabs so therefore the pie chart is innacurate.Tag: RevertedNext edit →
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The Arab population of Algeria is a result of the inflow of sedentary and nomadic Arab tribes from ] since the ] in the 7th century with a major wave in the 11th century.<ref name="stearns">{{cite book |last1=Stearns |first1=Peter N. |title=The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged |last2=Leonard Langer |first2=William |publisher=] |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-395-65237-4 |edition=6 |pages=129–131}}</ref> The Berbers are divided into many groups with varying languages. The largest of these are the ], who live in the ] region east of Algiers, the Chaoui of North-East Algeria, the Tuaregs in the southern desert and the ] of North Algeria.<ref>{{cite book|last=Marion Mill Preminger|title=The sands of Tamanrasset: the story of Charles de Foucauld|year=1961|publisher=Hawthorn Books |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfCfAAAAMAAJ}}</ref>{{page needed|date=February 2013}} The Arab population of Algeria is a result of the inflow of sedentary and nomadic Arab tribes from ] mainly the (] tribe since the ] in the 7th century with a major wave in the 11th century.<ref name="stearns">{{cite book |last1=Stearns |first1=Peter N. |title=The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged |last2=Leonard Langer |first2=William |publisher=] |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-395-65237-4 |edition=6 |pages=129–131}}</ref> The Berbers are divided into many groups with varying dialects. The largest of these are the ], who live in the ] region east of Algiers, the Chaoui of North-East Algeria, the Tuaregs in the southern desert and the ] of North Algeria.<ref>{{cite book|last=Marion Mill Preminger|title=The sands of Tamanrasset: the story of Charles de Foucauld|year=1961|publisher=Hawthorn Books |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfCfAAAAMAAJ}}</ref>{{page needed|date=February 2013}}


During the colonial period, there was a large (15% in 1960)<ref name="Cook">{{Cite book |author=Cook, Bernard A. |title=Europe since 1945: an encyclopedia |year=2001 |publisher=Garland |location=New York |isbn=978-0-8153-4057-7 |page=398}}</ref> ] population who became known as '']s''. They were primarily of French, ] and ] origin. Almost all of this population left during the war of independence or immediately after its end.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N8VHizsqaH0C&pg=PA25 |title=Migration and Development Co-Operation |page=25 |author=De Azevedo, Raimond Cagiano |publisher=Council of Europe|isbn=9789287126115|year=1994}}</ref> During the colonial period, there was a large (15% in 1960)<ref name="Cook">{{Cite book |author=Cook, Bernard A. |title=Europe since 1945: an encyclopedia |year=2001 |publisher=Garland |location=New York |isbn=978-0-8153-4057-7 |page=398}}</ref> ] population who became known as '']s''. They were primarily of French, ] and ] origin. Almost all of this population left during the war of independence or immediately after its end.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N8VHizsqaH0C&pg=PA25 |title=Migration and Development Co-Operation |page=25 |author=De Azevedo, Raimond Cagiano |publisher=Council of Europe|isbn=9789287126115|year=1994}}</ref>


== Languages == == Languages ==
] and ] are the official languages of Algeria.<ref name="Constitution of Algeria">{{Cite web |title=Constitution of Algeria |url=https://en.wikisource.org/Constitution_of_Algeria |via=Wikisource}}</ref> The vast majority of Algerians speak ] as their native language, although other Arabic dialects are spoken such as ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name="leclerc">{{cite web |author=Leclerc, Jacques |date=5 April 2009 |title=Algérie: Situation géographique et démolinguistique |url=http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/AXL/AFRIQUE/algerie-1demo.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124150058/http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/axl/afrique/algerie-1demo.htm |archive-date=24 January 2010 |access-date=8 January 2010 |work=L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde |publisher=] |language=fr}}</ref> Colloquial Algerian Arabic has some Berber loanwords which represent 8% to 9% of its vocabulary.<ref name=":022">{{Cite book |last=Wexler |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YJpdiPiG2g4C&pg=PA174 |title=The Non-Jewish Origins of the Sephardic Jews |date=2012-02-01 |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=978-1-4384-2393-7 |language=en}}</ref> ] and ] are the official languages of Algeria.<ref name="Constitution of Algeria">{{Cite web |title=Constitution of Algeria |url=https://en.wikisource.org/Constitution_of_Algeria |via=Wikisource}}</ref> The vast majority of Algerians speak ] as their native language, although other Arabic dialects are spoken such as ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name="leclerc">{{cite web |author=Leclerc, Jacques |date=5 April 2009 |title=Algérie: Situation géographique et démolinguistique |url=http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/AXL/AFRIQUE/algerie-1demo.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124150058/http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/axl/afrique/algerie-1demo.htm |archive-date=24 January 2010 |access-date=8 January 2010 |work=L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde |publisher=] |language=fr}}</ref> Colloquial Algerian Arabic has a significant loanwords from the ] language that the algerian dialect has as a substrate of its vocabulary.<ref name=":022">{{Cite book |last=Wexler |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YJpdiPiG2g4C&pg=PA174 |title=The Non-Jewish Origins of the Sephardic Jews |date=2012-02-01 |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=978-1-4384-2393-7 |language=en}}</ref>


A minority of Algerians speak one of the various ]. The largest Berber language is ] with 3 million speakers.<ref name="leclerc" /> It has significant ], ], ], ], ] and ] substratum, and Arabic loanwords represent 35% of the total Kabyle vocabulary.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Baldauf |first1=Richard B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sabe8l9hox0C&pg=PA50 |title=Language Planning and Policy in Africa |last2=Kaplan |first2=Robert B. |date=2007-01-01 |publisher=Multilingual Matters |isbn=978-1-84769-011-1 |language=en}}</ref> A minority of Algerians speak one of the various ]. The largest Berber language is ] with 3 million speakers.<ref name="leclerc" /> It has significant ], ], ], ], ] and ] substratum, and Arabic loanwords represent 35% of the total Kabyle vocabulary.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Baldauf |first1=Richard B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sabe8l9hox0C&pg=PA50 |title=Language Planning and Policy in Africa |last2=Kaplan |first2=Robert B. |date=2007-01-01 |publisher=Multilingual Matters |isbn=978-1-84769-011-1 |language=en}}</ref>

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Citizens and nationals of Algeria This article is about citizens and nationals of Algeria. For other uses, see Algerian (disambiguation). For information on the population of Algeria, see Demographics of Algeria. Ethnic group
Algerians
الجزائريون
Total population
+50 million worldwide
Regions with significant populations
 Algeria43,900,000
 France5,000,000
 Spain300,000
 Canada120,000
 United Kingdom+100,000
 Belgium75,000
 Italy~70,000
 United States60,000
 Germany60,000
 Netherlands~10,000
Languages
Algerian Arabic (majority), Berber (minority)
Religion
Predominantly Islam (Sunni)

Algerians (Template:Lang-ar) are the citizens and nationals of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. The majority of the country's population is composed of Arabized-Berbers however genetically, the algerian population is of Berber/Amazigh origin and not arab contrary to popular belief. The term also applies more broadly to any people who are of Algerian nationality, sharing a common culture and identity, as well as those who natively speak Algerian Arabic or other languages of Algeria.

In addition to the approximately 44 million residents of Algeria, there is a large Algerian diaspora as part of the wider Arab diaspora. Considerable Algerian populations can be found in France, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom; with smaller notable concentrations in other Arab states as well as the United States, and Canada.

Ethnic groups

Main articles: Ethnic groups in Algeria, Arabs, and Berbers

Ethnic groups in Algeria

  Arabs (73.6%)  Berbers (23.2%)  Arabized Berbers (3%)  Others (0.2%)

Arabs make up 73.6% to 85% of the population of Algeria, Berbers make up 15% to 23.2%, Arabized Berbers make up 3%, and others make up 0.2%. Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines, Turks as well as other ethnic groups have contributed to the culture and languages of the Algerian population. Descendants of Andalusian refugees are also present in the population of Algiers and other cities. Moreover, Spanish was spoken by these Aragonese and Castillian Morisco descendants deep into the 18th century, and even Catalan was spoken at the same time by Catalan Morisco descendants in the small town of Grish El-Oued.

Algerian women in traditional clothes

The Arab population of Algeria is a result of the inflow of sedentary and nomadic Arab tribes from Arabia mainly the (] tribe since the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb in the 7th century with a major wave in the 11th century. The Berbers are divided into many groups with varying dialects. The largest of these are the Kabyles, who live in the Kabylia region east of Algiers, the Chaoui of North-East Algeria, the Tuaregs in the southern desert and the Shenwa people of North Algeria.

During the colonial period, there was a large (15% in 1960) European population who became known as Pied-Noirs. They were primarily of French, Spanish and Italian origin. Almost all of this population left during the war of independence or immediately after its end.

Languages

Modern Standard Arabic and Berber are the official languages of Algeria. The vast majority of Algerians speak Algerian Arabic as their native language, although other Arabic dialects are spoken such as Algerian Saharan Arabic, Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Egyptian Arabic and Iraqi Arabic. Colloquial Algerian Arabic has a significant loanwords from the tamazight language that the algerian dialect has as a substrate of its vocabulary.

A minority of Algerians speak one of the various Berber languages. The largest Berber language is Kabyle with 3 million speakers. It has significant Arabic, French, Latin, Greek, Phoenician and Punic substratum, and Arabic loanwords represent 35% of the total Kabyle vocabulary.

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