The Siwi people or Siwan people (Berber languages: Isiwan, Arabic: سيويون), are a Berber ethnic group of about 25,000 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.[1]

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

References edit

  1. ^ Margaret M. Vale (2015). Siwa: Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis. American University in Cairo Press.