26
According to this data and calculations, about fifty percent of the inhabitants of Bni Buz
ra isBerberophone while roughly fourteen percent of the population of Bni Mens
ur is Berberophone.
19
Thiscorresponds to the percentages, which Muhammad Hudda as well as other informants reported to us. Theyreported that half of the population of Bni Buz
ra is Berberophone while ten to fifteen percent of BniMens
ur is Berberophone.
Ghomara Berber studies
As we have mentioned before we are in the presence of view studies on Ghomara Berber. The mostextensive fieldwork was conveyed by Colin in 1928. Colin reports that at the time of his fieldwork all the
rba
ε
of Bni Buz
ra were Berber speaking with the exception of Bni Ben-Sliman, which corresponds to BniMenselman.
20
It is not clear whether the
rba
ε
of Tadman already was an individual
rba
ε
at this timebecause Colin does not mention it. If it belonged to another
rba
ε
or did not exist yet than the situation withregard to the Berber speaking portion of Bni Buz
ra has not much changed during the years, since today allthe
rba
ε
of Bni Buz
ra are Berber speaking with the exception of Tadman and Bni Menselman.As to Bni Mens
ur, Colin reports that Berber was only spoken in the
rba
ε
of Bni
Σ
rus
.
21
He mentionedthe following
duwwar
as part of the
rba
ε
of Bni
Σ
rus
: Isuka, Bni
Σ
fara, A
γ
il
Σ
azeb, Tawrart, Tužgan
22
,It
ruhaš
23
, Takenza
24
, Iž
ε
aden, Içurdaden and Tazemmurt.
25
According to the official list Tazemmurtbelongs to the
rba
ε
of Bni Musa which in turn belongs to the
žama
ε
a
of Bni Buz
ra.
26
Since it is close tothe border separating Bni Buz
ra from Bni Mens
ur there might have been a shift over time. It is still aBerber speaking
duwwar
though. As to Iž
ε
aden and Içurdaden, even though they are officially not part of
19
In 2004 the number of speakers of Berber in Bni Buz
ra was about 7.408 on a total population of 14.950. As for BniMens
ur we have calculated that the number of speakers of Berber was about 2.547 on an estimated total populationof 17.976. The total population of Bni Mens
ur was calculated by applying the growth rate of Bni Buz
ra between1994 and 2004 to the number of inhabitants in Bni Mens
ur in 1994. The total population of Bni Buz
ra in 2004 isderived from the census of 2004.
20
Bni Benselman corresponds to Bni Menselman, which is nowadays the official name of this
žama
ε
a
. Cf. Colin,‘Le parler berbère’, p. 44.
21
Colin, ‘Le parler berbère’, p. 44.
22
Colin mentions that one informant reported Tužgan to him. Colin, ‘Le parler berbère’, p. 44.
23
Colin mentions that one informant reported I
t
ruhaš to him. Colin, ‘Le parler berbère’, p. 44.
24
According to our informants and recent official data, Takenza corresponds to Taženza. Cf. Behnstedt, ‘La fronteraentre el bereber y el árabe’, p. 11.
25
Colin, ‘Le parler berbère’, p. 44.
26
Behnstedt designates Tazemmurt as a
duwwar
belonging to Bni Mens
ur instead of Bni Buz
ra. At the same time hedesignates the
duwwar
south of Tazemmurt, Isuka, as a
duwwar
belonging to Bni Buz
ra. Behnstedt, ‘La fronteraentre el bereber y el árabe’, p. 18. Colin reports that both Isuka and Tazemmurt belong to Bni Mens
ur. Colin, ‘Leparler berbère’, p. 44. Since these two
rba
ε
are located in the area between the two
žama
ε
a,
there have possibly beensome changes over time. The
qiyada
of Bu Ah
med reported to us that Tazemmurt now belongs to the
žama
ε
a
of BniBuz
ra while Isuka belongs to the
žama
ε
a
of Bni Mens
ur.
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