Within Northern Berber, however, he recognizes a break in the continuum between Zenati and their non-Zenati neighbors; and in the east, he recognizes a division between Ghadamès and Awjila on the one hand and Sokna (Fuqaha, Libya), Siwa, and Djebel Nefusa on the other.
Other common names include: aizen (Mauritania), mukheit (Arabic), hanza (Hausa), bere (Bambara), ngigili (Fulani), and mandiarha (Berber).
Ghechi', Ghachi or Al-ghachi are last names currently used by some Berber speaking families.
High Atlas Tamazight ( High Atlas Morocco, Tamazight, Braber, Tachelhit, Souss) is a Berber language of the Afro-Asiatic Language family.
The American Heritage Dictionarys etymology is similar, citing the Middle English genet, from Old French; from the Catalan ginet, of Arabic and, ultimately, of Berber origin.
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Bordered by the rich Plaine du Saïs and the cities of Fes, Meknes and Beni Mellal, the mountainous reaches of the Middle Atlas are the stronghold of Berber tribes, speaking Tamazight and living at very low population densities.
Shenwa, also spelled Chenoua (autonym Haqbaylit̠), is the Berber language of Jebel Chenoua in Algeria, just west of Algiers in the provinces of Tipaza (incl Cherchell) and Chlef.
Ouargli, or Teggargrent (also Twargrit, Təggəngusit), is a Zenati Berber language spoken in the oases of Ouargla (Wargrən) and N'Goussa (Ingusa) in Algeria.
The inhabitants of several oases, notably Igli, Ouakda, Lahmar and Boukais, speak Berber languages, while the rest speak Arabic; in one oasis, Tabelbala, a Songhay language, Korandje, continues to be spoken.