Azwafit

The "Azwafit" or "Azwafayt" (Arabic: أزوفيت‎) is a tribe of bedouin (nomad) Arab origin.

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Etymologie

The word "Azwafit" (Arabic: أزوفيت‎) is derived from the Arabic word "zfata", means "To protect from the Zfata". The Zfata is a group of people which claim false payments for the transportation of goods.

About

The Azwafit are part of the greater Tekna confederation. Azwafit is a tribe which was accustomed to escort and protect caravans against the payment of "Ztata" or "Zfata", whence the name of Azwafit. Because they became part of a bigger Berberian tribe, the Arab subtribes are partially Berberised and speak Berber today.

The writer La Chapelle noted that Azwafits counted the following fractions: Ait Ahmed Ou Ali, Ahl Hayin, Mhamd Ait Ait El Khennous, Ait Messaoud Ait Boukko and Ida Ou Louggan.[1]

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Tribes of Morocco. Azwafit tribe of Morocco.http://tribusdumaroc.free.fr/azwafit.php

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Abda Ahl Rachida Azwafit Beni Amir Beni Ḥassān Beni Mathar Beni Moussa Beni Zemmour Beni Ahsen Banu Hilal Banu Sulaym Beni Guil Beni Khirane Khlout Sless Hyayna Rahamna Sahrawiyin Oulad Tidrarin Oulad Delim Oulad Zyan Maqil Zyayda Zaër
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Tribal confederation	Aït Atta Ait Yafelman Haha Masmuda
Tribes	Ait Ouriaghel Ait Seghrouchen Ait Sadden Chiadma Ghomaras Gzennaya Houara Kebdana Regraga Tajakant Zayanes

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