The Ait Seghrouchen (

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: ''Ayt Seɣruccen'') are a

tribe of east-central

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. They are divided into two geographically separated groups, one on the south side of the

Middle Atlas The Middle Atlas (Amazigh: ⴰⵟⵍⴰⵚ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, ''Atlas Anammas'', Arabic: الأطلس المتوسط, ''al-Aṭlas al-Mutawassiṭ'') is a mountain range in Morocco. It is part of the Atlas mountain range, a mountainous regio ...

and one on the north side of the

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. They speak a Zenati

dialect,

Ait Seghrouchen Berber Ait Seghrouchen Berber, or Seghroucheni (Seghrusheni), is a Zenati Berber language of the Eastern Middle Atlas Berber cluster. It is spoken by the Ait Seghrouchen tribe inhabiting east-central Morocco. Classification Ait Seghrouchen Berber is ...

, sometimes grouped with

Central Atlas Tamazight Central Atlas Tamazight or Atlasic (native name: ''Tamazight'' ; ) is a Berber languageCentral Atlas Tamazight may be referred to as either a Berber language or a Berber dialect. As Berber languages have some degree of mutual intelligibility, ...

. The Ait Seghrouchen are divided into 3 major sub-tribes: * Ait Seghrouchen of Sidi Ali also known as Ait Seghrouchen of Tichikout * Ait Seghrouchen of Imouzzer * Ait Seghrouchen of Talesinnt

References

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