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Illustration for ⵉⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⴰⴱⴰⵔⴰⵣ

ⵉⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⴰⴱⴰⵔⴰⵣ

ⵢⵓⵔⴰ-ⵜ: ⵄⴱⴷⵓ ⵄⴱⴷⵍⵍⴰⵀ

ⵉⵍⵍⵙ-ⵉ ⵊⴷⴷⵉ ⴼ ⵉⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⴷⴷⵔⵏ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴳⵔ ⵜⵓⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡⵜ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵣⵣⴰⵍⵏ. ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴷ ⵢⵓⵙⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ (ⵉⵣⵎ) ⴰⵎⵙⵏⴱⴰⴹ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴳⵙⵓⴷⵏ ⵜⴰⵇⵇⴰⵢⵜ, ⵉⵅⵍⵓ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵙⵓⵙⵜ. ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵖⵓⵢ ⵓⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⵔⴳⵉⴳ ⵜⴰⵇⵇⴰⵢⵜ ⵙ ⵓⵅⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵜⵉⴳⵙⵓⴷⵉ. ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⵜⴼⴽⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵣⵉⵙⵏ ⴷ ⴰⵙⴼⵍ (ⵇⵓⵔⴱⴰⵏ) ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⴼⵔⵓⵏ ⵜⵉⴽⵓⵔⵉ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵜⴳⵍⵢ ⵜⵖⵔⴰⴷ ⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵢⵓⴼⴽⴰ ⵉ ⵓⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ ⴳ ⵉⵎⵏⵙⵉ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⵢⵓⴳⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴼⴽ ⵉⵎⴰⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵏⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴹⴼⵔ ⴰⵎⵔⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ. ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ-ⴰ ⴰⵄⵔⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵛⵛⵓⵔⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵥⴹⴰⵕⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵓⴷⵔⵜ. ⵉⴱⴰⵢⵏ ⵉⵙ ⵉⵛⴰⵟⵔ ⵛⵡⵉⵢⵢⴰ ⴼ ⴰⵢⵜⵎⴰⵙ, ⵏⵖ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⴱⴰⵔⴰⵣ ⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ, ⵏⵖ ⵡⴰⵢⴷ ⵢⵓⴳⵉ ⵜⴰⵎⵜⵜⴰⵏⵜ ⴱⵍⴰ ⴰⵣⵔⴼ.

ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⵍ ⵓⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵙ ⴷ ⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⴰⵏⵏ ⵜⵉⵣⵉ-ⴰⵏⵏ. ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⴱⴷⴷ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵜ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵓⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵡⴰⵢⴷ: "ⵎⴰⵖ ⵓⴳⵉⴷ ⴰⵎⵔⴷⵓ-ⵉⵏⵓ ⴰ ⵉⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⴰⵎⵥⵢⴰⵏ?" ⵉⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴳⴳⴰ ⴳ ⵓⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴱⴰⵢⵏ ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵉ ⴷ ⵜⵥⴹⵉⵢⵜ ⴼ ⵍⵊⵜⵜⵉⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ: "ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴷⴰⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵛⵔⵟ ⴰ ⴰⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ, ⵉⴳ ⵜⵔⵉⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵢⵉ ⵜⵜⵛⵜ ⴳ ⵉⵎⵏⵙⵉ-ⵏⵏⴽ, ⴰⵎⵥ ⵢⵉ ⵉⴳ ⵜⵥⴹⴰⵕⵜ."

ⵉⵔⵖⴰ ⵓⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ ⵙ ⵓⴽⵓⵔ, ⵉⵣⵖⵓⵢ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵖⵓⵢ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴳⴳⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⵙ ⵜⵎⵍⵍⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⵓⵜⵏⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏⵜ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵍⵓⵃ ⵉⵎⴰⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴼ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵥⴹⵉⵔ ⵓⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵏⵎⵓⵙⵙ ⵣⵉ ⴰⵏⵙⴰ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵉ ⵜⵃⵚⵔ ⵜⴰⵡⴰⴷⴰ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴷ ⵜⴰⵡⵙⵏⴰ (ⵍⴽⵙⵍ) ⵜⵙⵙⴷⵔ ⵜⵉⴼⵙⵙⵉ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵛⴰ ⵉⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔⵏ ⴱⵍⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⵉⵥⵍⵉⵏ. ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵣⵣⴰⵍ ⴹⴰⵕⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⵍⴰⵍⵉⵏ ⵓⵍⴰ ⵉⵇⵏⵉⵏ ⵉⵜⵜⵢⴰⴳⴰⵙⵏ. ⴰⵔ ⴱⴷⴷⴰ ⵉⴽⵜⵜⴰ ⵙ ⵜⵎⵜⵜⵉⵡⵉⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⵉⵃⵍⵉⵢⵉⵏ.

ⵉⵏⴹⵓ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⵙ ⴰⴼⵍⵍⴰ, ⵉⵎⵍ ⵉ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵜⴰⵡⵏⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴱⴱⴰⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵔⵅⵓ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵉⵎⵎⵔ ⴰⴱⴰⵔⴰⵣ ⵙ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴹⴰⵕⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵢⴰ, ⵉⵍⴽⵎ-ⵉⵜ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⴰⵃ ⵣⵉ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⵉⵍⵓ (Elephant).

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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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