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Illustration for ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ

ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ

ⴳ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵇⴱⵓⵔⵉⵏ, ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵛⴰⵔⴰⵏⵜ ⴳ ⵜⴰⵎⴰ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⴰⵣⵏⵏ ⵜⵉⵙⵓⵔⵅⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵊⵎⵄⵏⵜ ⴰⵙⵖⴰⵔ. ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ-ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⴱⵍⵍⵉ ⵢⵣⴷⵖ ⴳⵉⵙ ⵡⴰⵖⵓⵍ.

ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ, ⴼⴼⵖⵏⵜ ⵚⴰ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵔⵅⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵊⵎⵄⵏⵜ ⴰⵙⵖⴰⵔ, ⴳ ⵓⴳⵏⵙⵓ ⵏⵏⵙⵏⵜ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴼⵔⵅⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵍⵉⵃⵜ ⵜⴰⵢⵙⵙⵎⵙ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ. ⴽⵓ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⴼⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴰⵖⴰⵡⵙⴰ ⴳ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ, ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⴼⴰ ⵜⴰⴳⵔⵓⵎⵜ, ⵜⴰⵢⵢⴰⴹ ⵜⵓⴼⴰ ⵛⵔⴱⵉⵍ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ ⵜⵓⴼⴰ "ⴰⵎⵛⵀⴱ" ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵙⴰⵖ ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵙⵉ.

ⴽⵓⴷⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ-ⵓⵔⵔⵉⵏⵜ, ⵜⴰⵔⵣⵣⵉⴼⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵖⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ ⵜⴱⴷⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵔⴽⴽⵯⵣ, ⵜⵉⴼⵔⵅⵉⵏ ⵄⴰⵡⵏⵏⵜ ⵜ, ⵉⵍⵎⵎⴰ ⴼⵍⵏⵜ ⵜ ⵡⴰⵃⴷⵓ ⵜⵙ ⴽⵓⴷⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⴹⴰ ⵢⵉⴹ. ⴳ ⵜⴰⵍⴰⴽⵜ, ⵢⵓⴼⵖ-ⴷ ⵡⴰⵖⵓⵍ ⵢⵓⵎⵔ ⵜⴰⵔⵣⵣⵉⴼⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵖⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵢⵓⵊⵊⴰ ⴳⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⵛⵀⴱ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴰⵙ ⴰⴷ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ.

ⵜⵓⵔⵔⵉ-ⴷ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ ⵖⵔ ⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴰⵙ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴰⵙ ⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵜ-ⵜⵉⵣⵔⵉ.

ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵣⴰⵔ, ⵢⵓⵜ ⵡⴰⵖⵓⵍ ⵜⵉⴼⵍⵓⵜ ⵢⴰⴳⵎ-ⴷ ⴰⵎⵛⵀⴱ. ⵜⵓⵔⵎ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜ-ⵜⴰⵣⵏ ⴼ ⵜⵅⴰⵍⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵏⵖ ⵜⴰⵄⵎⵎⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵢⴰⴳⵉ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵙ-ⵜ-ⵜⴼⴽ ⴱⴰⴱ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵢⵓⵜ-ⵜ ⵡⴰⵖⵓⵍ, ⵢⴰⴽⵯⵔ ⵜ.

ⵣⵔⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ, ⵢⵓⵛⴰ-ⴷ ⵢⵉⵡⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵄⵎⵎⵉⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵜ-ⵢⵉⵔⵣⴰ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⵜⵙⴽⴹⴱ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴰⵙ ⵜⵎⵎⵓⵜ. ⵙ ⵓⴳⴰⴷⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵣⴰⵖ, ⵢⵖⴰⵎⴰ ⴳ ⵜⴰⵎⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵎⴹ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⴷ. ⵉⵍⵎⵎⴰ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴰⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵡⵙⵙⴰⵔⵜ ⴱⵍⵍⵉ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ ⵜⵓⴷⵔ ⵜⵎⵓⵛⴰ.

ⵢⴼⴼⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵜ-ⵢⵉⵔⵣⴰ, ⵢⵓⵡⴹ ⵖⵔ ⵉⴷⵖⴰⵔⵏ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵏ, ⵢⵏⵎⴰⴳⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵡⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜ-ⵙⵙⴰⵇⵙⴰⵏ ⵎⴰⵖ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵏ-ⵢⵉⵙⵉⵡⴹ, ⴰⵢⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⵢⵓⵡⴹ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⵖⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⵉⴷⵜ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⴰ, ⵢⵄⴰⵡⵏ ⵜ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵢⴰⵣⵉⴹ, ⵢⵎⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵙ ⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵖⵔ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ.

ⴽⵓⴷⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⵓⴼⴰ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ, ⵢⴼⵔⵓ-ⵜ ⴳ ⵓⴳⵏⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵡⴰⵖⵓⵍ ⵢⴼⵔⴰ ⵙ ⵜⵉⵍⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵜⴰⵖⴰⵡⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⴳⵓⵜⵉⵏ, ⵣⵎⵔⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵔⵡⵍⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵄⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⵜⵜⵓⵛⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵥⵢⴰⵏⵜ.

ⵢⴹⴼⴰⵕ ⵜⵏ ⵡⴰⵖⵓⵍ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴽⵎⵎⵍⵏ ⴰⵔⵡⵓⵍ. ⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ, ⵢⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴰⵙⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⴱⴹⵉⵏ ⴳⵔ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⴳⴹⴰⴹ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵏⴰⵖⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴽⵓⴷⵏⵏⴰ ⵜ-ⵙⴽⵔⵏ, ⵢⵓⵎⵢ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵉⴳⴹⴰⴹ ⵢⵉⵡⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵄⵎⵎⵉⵙ.

ⵜⵓⵔⵎ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵎⵏⵖ, ⵜⴼⵔⵓ ⴳ ⵓⴳⵏⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵍⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵢⵢⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴽⵙⴰ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵢⵢⴷⵉⵜ.

ⴷⴼⴼⵉⵔ ⵓⵢⴰ, ⴼⵔⴰⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵉⴷⵜ, ⵓⵎⵔⵏ ⴰⴳⴹⵉⴹ ⴰⴷ ⴷ-ⵢⵙⵙⵓⴼⵖ ⴰⵎⴹⵢⴰⵣ, ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ-ⴷ ⵢⵓⴷⵔ.

ⴳ ⵜⴳⵉⵔⴰ, ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ-ⴷ ⵢⵉⵡⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵄⵎⵎⵉⵙ, ⵢⵀⵍ ⵀⴰⵢⵏⴰ, ⴷⴷⵔⵏ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵔⴰ. ⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙ-ⴰ.

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About Moroccan Folktales

Moroccan folktales (Hykayat in Arabic, Tinfas in Tamazight) are an ancient form of oral literature, once kept alive for centuries by storytellers — known as hlaykia — in Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fnaa square and villages across the country. Read more about this tradition →

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