The Azwafit or Azwafayt ( ar, أزوفيت) is a tribe of bedouin (nomad)
Arab
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origin.
Etymology
The word "Azwafit" ( ar, 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
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confederation. Azwafit is a tribe which was accustomed to escort and protect caravans against the payment of "Ztata" or "Zfata", where the name Azwafit comes from. Because they became part of a bigger Berber 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.
[Tribes of Morocco. Azwafit tribe of Morocco.http://tribusdumaroc.free.fr/azwafit.php]
See also
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Maqil
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About
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References
{{Arab culture Maghreb
Arab tribes in Morocco