Saturday, June 16, 2007

Berber

Berber... syllables in my nickname. Ive been using it for so long and i never knew what the root word was... berber... and what is its true meaning. I just got a stupid shock of my life a few days back when i decided to wikipedia up the word berber. And you know what did i get? Lets see what did i get.

According to Wikipedia :
The Berbers are an ethnic groups indigenous to North Africa west of the Nile Valley. They speak various Berber languages.Berber is the modern European term for these people, borrowed from Arabic. Historically they have been variously known as Libyans by the ancient Greeks, as Numidians and Mauri by the Romans, and as Moors by medieval Europeans. Some modern Berbers use Imazighen (singular Amazigh), meaning "free men", to identify themselves ethnically in their native tongue. This is common in Morrocco, but Berbers elsewhere within their original countries mostly use a local, more particular term for themselves, such as Kabyle or Chaoui.

Okay... Berbers are actually people. Buh. Scrolling down and down... i read that Berber names are now banned in the modern times. Well, dont look at me and start banning me coz Berberboo aint a Berber name, kay?


Hmm, at least i count myself lucky im no descendant of Berbers so that i dont have to stay in places like these. And its in the modern era... and you get houses like clay? Hmmmph... =.=

When there is barbarism, there is certainly a berberism. Berberism is a political-cultural movement found mainly in Kabylie. Berberism aspires to the recognition of a distinct Berber identity. Okay... what identity am i missing right now? O.o

Well nevermind about my missing so-called identity. The one and only thing im proud of if im a descendant of the Berbers is...


IM RELATED TO HIM... the one and only ZINEDINE ZIDANE!!! Yesh, surprised? He is a Berber too. =)

Should i be proud to be a Berber? Geez, im not even one but at least i carry some of its heritage. ^^

Always and forever, i shall be Berberboo. =P

In Berberboo's mind : Hehe, truths dont hurt all the time.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Buh berber hahahaa

Berberboo said...

what what berber? LOL