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Encyclopedia Britannica



RIFFIANS

This article appears in Volume V23, Page 325 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: RHY-RON
RIFFIANS , the name given to the Berbers of the Rif
district
  of Morocco, the
mountain
  region bordering the north
coast
  from Ceuta eastward nearly to the borders of
Algeria
  and forming
part
  of the Atlas range. The name, it has been suggested, is identical with Libyan or Libi. A peculiarity of the Rif dialect is the
change
  of the Arabic " 1 " to " r," and this would seem to support this derivation, " b " and " f " being interchangeable through " v." The Riffians are only nominally subject to the sultan of Morocco, against whose authority they are in constant revolt. They are typical Berbers in physique, tall, well made and muscular, with European features and
fair
  skins bronzed by the sun. In morality they are singularly superior to their neighbours. In order to prevent youthful unchastity, marriages are contracted between children of eight years old, the girl being brought
home
  to live with the lad at his parents'
home
  till a child is born, when a
separate
  dwelling is provided for the youthful couple. The women are noted for their beauty. The Riffians understand and speak Arabic very little. They were among the fiercest and most cruel of the pirates of the north
coast
  of Africa. Even now they are entirely untrustworthy in this respect. See further BERBERS, MOROCCO,


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