Siwi people

The Siwi people or Siwan people (Berber languages: Isiwan, Arabic: سيويون), are a Berber ethnic group of about 25,000^[4] native to Egypt's Siwa and Qara oases. They speak the Siwa language, a Berber language, spoken by about 20,000, along with Arabic. The Siwi are the most distant concentration of Berbers.^[5]

Siwi

Isiwan سيويون
Total population
c. 26,100^[1]
Regions with significant populations
Egypt	25,000^[2]
Libya	1,100^[3]
Languages
Siwi Berber, Arabic
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Berbers

References

1. Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Egypt". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
2. Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Egypt". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
3. Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Libya". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
4. Project, Joshua. "Berber, Siwa in Egypt". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
5. Margaret M. Vale (2015). Siwa: Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis. American University in Cairo Press.