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( Berber people)
? Many Berbers call themselves some variant of the word Imazighen (singular Amazigh), meaning "free people".[4][5] This is common in Morocco, but elsewhere within the Berber homeland a local, more particular term, such as Kabyle or Chaoui, is more often used instead.[6] Historically Berbers have been variously known, for instance as Libyans by the ancient Greeks,[7] as Numidians and Mauri by the Romans, and as Moors by medieval and early modern Europeans. The modern English term is borrowed from Arabic, but the deeper etymology of "Berber" is not certain. (See also Berber (Etymology).) The best known of them were the Roman author Apuleius, the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, and Saint Augustine of Hippo.[8] During the pre-Roman era, several successive Independent States (Massyles) existed before the king Massinissa unified the people of Numidia. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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