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The Siwi people or Siwan people (Berber languages: Isiwan; Arabic: سيويون), are a Berber ethnic group of about 30,000 native to Egypt's Siwa and Qara oases.^[2] They speak the Siwi language, a Berber language, spoken by about 20,000, along with Egyptian and Libyan Arabic. The Siwi are the easternmost concentration of Berbers.^[3]

Siwi
Isiwan سيويون
A girl from the Siwa ethnic group grinds salt with a hand crank.
Total population
c. 31,100
Regions with significant populations
Egypt	30,000^[1]
Libya	1,100
Languages
Siwi Berber, Egyptian Arabic, Libyan Arabic
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Berbers

History

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The Siwi people are directly descended from the Banu Wasin tribe, which was part of the large Berber-speaking Zenata tribal confederation spread throughout the Maghreb.^[4]

References

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↑ "Minority Rights Group - Egypt". Minority Rights Group. 2 November 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
↑ "Minority Rights Group - Egypt". Minority Rights Group. 2 November 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
↑ Margaret M. Vale (2015). Siwa: Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis. American University in Cairo Press.
↑ Rabaté, Pascale (1987-03-28). "L'Égypte a rattrapé l'oasis de Siwa" [Egypt has caught up with the Siwa Oasis]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-22.

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