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ⵜⴰⵙⵓⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴰⵙⵍⵎ ⵙⴰⵍⵎⵓⵏ

ⵙⴷⴰⵜ ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵜⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴻⵣⵔⵓⵢ, ⵖⵓⵔ ⵡⵓⴷⵉⴰⵏ ⴰⴽⴽⴻⴷ ⴰⵖⴰⴷⵉⵔ ⵉ ⴷ-ⵢⴻⵙⴽⴰⵔⴻⵏ ⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵣⵣⴰⵢ ⴰⴽⴻⴷ ⵜⵓⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⴼⴰⵏ. ⵉⵙⵓⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵎⵓⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵢⵉⵍⴻⴼⴽⴰⵏ ⴰⵎ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⴻⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵙⵏⵜⵉⵏ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵖⵓⵔⴼⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⴻⵏ ⵣⴷⴰⵜ, ⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⵔⵓⵎ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵎ ⴻⵔ ⵔⵉⴱⵉⴰ, ⴰⵏⴷⴰ ⵉⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⴻⵎ ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⴰⴽⴽⴻⴷ ⵉⵍⴻⵍⵍⵉ. ⵉⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⴻⵎ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ ⴷⴻⴳ ⴰⴼⵓⵙ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ, ⵜⵜⵜⵡⴰⴼⴰⴽⴻⵏ ⴰⵎ ⵉⴼⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵉⵙⵜⴰⵍ, ⵢⵉⵏⵙⴰ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵎⵓⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵓⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵉ ⵍⵇⵉⵙⵜⴰⵍⵉⵢⴻⵏ. ⵣⴷⴻⵎ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⴼⴰⵣⵣⴻⵏ ⵙⵔⵉⴷ, ⵜⵜⵡⴰⴽⵀⴻⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵣⵔⴻⵎ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⴷ ⵜⵏⵖⵉⴼ ⴰⴽⴽⴻⴷ ⵉⴼⴼⴰⵡⵏⵉⵏ ⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵉⵙⵜⴰⵍⵉⵢⴻⵏ, ⴰⴷ ⵣⵔⵉⵏ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵍⴻⵍⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⴽⴻⴷ ⵜⵜⵔⵣⵉⵏ ⵜⴻⵏ-ⴷ ⵙ ⵜⵉⵎⵍⵉⵍⵉⵜ ⵉ ⵡⴻⵎⴷⴰⵏ-ⵏⵉⵙⴻⵏ, ⴰⴽⴽⴻⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵙⵎⵉⴷⴷⴻⵏ ⴱⵉⵢⵢⵓⵏ-ⵏⵉⵙⴻⵏ ⵣⴷⴰⵜ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⴼ. ⵜⵣⴷⴻⵎ ⵙ ⵡⵓⴳⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⴰⴽⴽⴻⴷ ⵓⵎⴷⴰⵏⴻⵏ, ⴰⵏⴷⴰ ⵜⵜⴱⴰⵏ ⵍⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵉ ⵢⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⴻⵎⵣ ⵏ ⵡⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⴼⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵢⴻⴽⴽⵉⵔ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵡⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵏⵉⴼⵍⴻⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵍⴻⵇⵏⴰⵢⵏ. ⵉⵇⴻⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵎⵓⵏ ⴳⴰⵔ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⴳⴳⴰⵔⴻⵏ. ⵉⵡⴰⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⴷ ⵉⴳⴳⴰⵔⴻⵏ; ⴷ ⴰⵛⵓ ⴰⵢ ⵜⵉⴷⴻⵜ, ⴰ ⵓⵙⵍⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⴼⴰⵣⴻⵏ? ⵓⵔ ⵜⴻⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ-ⵉⴽ? ⵎⴻⵍⵎⵉ ⵜⴻⴷⴷⵓⵜ ⵙⴳ ⵉⵍⴻⵍⵍⵉ ⴰⴽⴽⴻⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵓⵇⴻⵍⵜ ⴰⵔ-ⵓⴳⴻⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⴳⴰⵙ, ⴰⴷ ⵙⵏⴻⵔⵔⴻⵣ ⴰⵔ ⵢⵉⵍⴻⴼⴽⴰⵏ ⴰⴽⴽⴻⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴽⴰⴱⵉⴷ ⴽⵓⵍ-ⵍⴻⵙ ⴰⵖⵜⵓⵔⵉⵏ; ⵙ ⵡⴻⴷⴻⵎ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ, ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⴷⴻⵏ ⵣⴷⴻⵎ ⵙ ⵡⴰⴽⴻⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴼⴻⵔⴽ ⵙⴻⴳ ⴳⴰⵔ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⴳⴳⴰⵔⴻⵏ, ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⴼⵓⵙ ⵙ ⴰⵎⴻⵙⵍⴰⵢ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵉ ⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⴼ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵟⵔⵓ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵡⵉⴷ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵣⵏ. ⵜⵎⵎⴻⵜ ⵜⴰⵍⵉⵜ-ⵏⴻⵙⴻⵏ ⴷ ⵡⴻⴷⴻⵎ ⵓⵔ ⵏⴻⴱⴷⵓ, ⴰⴽⴽⴻⴷ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵓⵙⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⴳⴰⵙ ⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⴼ. ⵜⴼⵔⴰ ⵢⵉⵎⴰⵏ-ⵏⴻⵙⴻⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⴳⴰⵙ, ⴷ ⴰⵛⵓ ⴰⵢ ⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⵙⴻⵏ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵙⵍⴳⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵍⵉⴽ ⴰⵛⴻⴷ ⴰⵢⵎⴰⵙⵙⵏ, ⴰⴽⴽⴻⴷ ⴰⵡⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵙⵍⵎⴰⵜ ⵙ ⴽⵓⵍ-ⵍⴻⵙ ⴰⵖⵜⵓⵔⵉⵏ. ⵙⴷⴰⵜ ⵡⴻⴷⴻⵎ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⴻⵎ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵙⴰⵍⵎⵓⵏ ⵣⴷⴰⵜ ⴰⵢⵏ ⴷ-ⵉⴽⵎⵎⴻⵏ: ⴰⴷ ⵔⵊⴻⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵉⵍⴻⵍⵍⵉ ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵉ ⴷ-ⵢⴻⵙⴽⴰⵔⴻⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ-ⵏⴻⵙⴻⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵉⴳ.

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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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