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Illustration for ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⴼⴰ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ

ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⴼⴰ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ

ⴷⴳ ⵓⵏⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵔⵙ, ⵜⴳⴰⵏⵉⵜ ⵜⴳⴰⵎⴰ ⵙ ⵍⵃⵕⵓⵚ ⴷ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⵡⴹ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ, ⵜⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⵔⵓⵙ ⵏ ⴷⴷⵀⴱ ⵉⵛⵓⵕⵏ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵍ ⴰⵏⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵉⵊⵯⵊⵉⴳⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵡⵔⴷⴰⵏ. ⴰⵔ ⵜⵣⵔⵔⵉ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⵉⴳ ⵏ ⵡⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⵎⵔⵔⴰ, ⵜⵍⵙ ⵜⵎⵓⵕⵜ ⵍⴽⵙⵙⵡⵜ ⵜⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡⵜ ⵉⵚⴼⴰⵏ.

ⵜⴱⵔⵔⵃ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ ⵉⵙ ⵔⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⴽⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⴼⴰ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ, ⴳ ⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵎⵔⵔⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵉⵡⴰⴽⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵙⴼⵓⴳⵍⵏ ⵙ ⵜⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵅⵍⵍⵓⵇⵓ ⴷ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵕⵜ. ⵙⵙⴽⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵎⵔⵔⴰ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⵉ ⵎⵉ ⵢⵓⴼⴰ ⵍⵃⴰⵍ ⵉⵡⴰⴽⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⴽⴽⵉⵏ ⴷⴳ ⵜⵎⵙⵉⵣⵍⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵡⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵍⴽⴰⵎ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ.

ⵎⵓⴳⴳⵔⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⵙⴽⵡⵉⵏ, ⴼⵔⵏⵜ ⴼ ⵓⵙⵉⵜⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵡⵓⵙ; ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵊⵯⵊⵉⴳⵏ, ⴼⵔⵏⵜ ⴼ ⵜⵡⴰⵔⴷⵉⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵏⵜ-ⵜⵎⵜⵜⵍ. ⵉⵣⵓⴽⴰⵔ ⴼⵔⵏⵜ ⴼ "ⵜⴱⵄⵎⵉⵛⵜ" (ⵜⴰⴷⵄⵙⵓⵇⵜ), ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵖⵢⴰⵍ ⴼⵔⵏⵜ ⴼ ⵓⵖⵢⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵍⵖⴰⴱⵜ.

ⴱⴻⴷⴷⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵎⵔⵔⴰ ⵣⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ ⵉⵡⴰⴽⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⴽⵔ ⵍⵃⴽⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵜⴱⵔⵔⵃ ⴰⵙⵓⴼⵜⵖ. ⵜⵓⵍⵉ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ ⴼ ⵓⴽⵔⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⵡⴰⴽⴽⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵉⵏⵉ ⵡⵉ ⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⵓⴷⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⵛⵓⵕ ⵙ ⵍⵅⵓⵡⵡⴼ, ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⴳⴰⵏⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵍⵃⵕⵓⵚ. ⵓⵔ ⵜⵣⵎⵎⵔ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⴰⴽⴽⵓ ⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ ⴰⴽⴽ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵜⴳⴰⵎⴰ ⵜⵙⴽⵔ ⵙ ⵢⵉⵙⵏⵙⵏ ⵜⴰⵡⵏⵣⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⴳⴳⵯⵔⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵣⵣⵡⴰⵔⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵏⵏⵓⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵃⵊⵊⴱ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ. ⵜⵏⵏⴰ-ⴰⵙⵏ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ: "ⵎⵔⵔⴰ ⴽⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵜⵡⵡⵉⵎ, ⵙⵙⴱⵃⴰⵏ ⵉ ⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵅⵍⵇⵏ ⵜⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ ⴳ ⵜⵎⵓⵖⵍⵉ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵍⴽⴰⵎⵉⵍⵏ. ⴰⵍⵉⵜ ⴰⴽⴽ, ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⵉⵡⵡⴹ ⴷ ⵍⵡⵇⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵓⴷⴷⵓ." ⵜⴳⵎⴰ-ⴷ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ ⵜⵎⵍⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵜⵕⵓⵃ ⵙ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⴳⵡⵓⴳⴳⴰⵊ.

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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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