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Tuareg

//ˈtwɑɹ.ɛɡ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various Berber languages spoken by the Tuareg people.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a traditionally nomadic Berber people of the Sahara.
  2. 2
    the dialect of Berber spoken by the Tuareg wordnet
  3. 3
    a member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Hassaniya Arabic طوارق (ṭwāreg), plural of طارق (ṭāreg, “inhabitant of Fezzan”), from Berber targa (“Fezzan”, literally “drainage channel”).

Etymology 2

From Hassaniya Arabic طوارق (ṭwāreg), plural of طارق (ṭāreg, “inhabitant of Fezzan”), from Berber targa (“Fezzan”, literally “drainage channel”).

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