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The Azwafit or Azwafayt (Arabic: أزوفيت, romanized: Azwāfīt) is a Sahrawi tribe of Bedouin Arab origin.^[1]

Etymology

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The word "Azwafit" (Arabic: أزوفيت) is derived from the Arabic word "zfata", means "To protect from the Zfata". The Zfata is a group of people which claim false payments for the transportation of goods.^[1]

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The Azwafit are part of the greater Tekna confederation. Azwafit is a tribe which was accustomed to escort and protect caravans against the payment of "Ztata" or "Zfata", where the name Azwafit comes from. Because they became part of a bigger Berber tribe, the Arab subtribes are partially Berberised and speak Berber today.

The writer La Chapelle noted that Azwafits counted the following fractions: Ait Ahmed Ou Ali, Ahl Hayin, Mhamd Ait Ait El Khennous, Ait Messaoud Ait Boukko and Ida Ou Louggan.^[1]

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1 2 3 Tribes of Morocco. Azwafit tribe of Morocco.http://tribusdumaroc.free.fr/azwafit.php

v t e Arab tribes in Morocco
Abda Ahl Rachida Aït Oussa Azwafit Banu Ma'qil Banu Tamim Beni Ahsen Beni Amir Beni Guil Beni Ḥassān Banu Hilal Beni Khirane Beni Mathar Beni Moussa Banu Sulaym Beni Zemmour Chaouia Doukkala Hyayna Khlout Mzab Oudaya Oulad Bou Sbaa Oulad Delim Oulad Tidrarin Oulad Zyan Rahamna Reguibat Zaër Zyayda
Part of Arab tribes

v t e Berber tribes in Morocco
Tribal confederation	Ait Atta Ait Yafelman Ait Zemmour Haha Masmuda Senhaja de Srair
Tribes	Ait Iznasen Ait Ouriaghel Ait Oulichek Ait Seddat Ait Seghrouchen Ait Touzine Ghomaras Gzennaya Houara Kebdana Ketama Regraga Sless Taghzut Tajakant Zayanes

v t e Arab culture of the Maghreb
Architecture	Moorish architecture (See also: Architecture of Morocco Architecture of Algeria Architecture of Tunisia Architecture of Libya)
Art	Zellij Arabesques Mashrabiya Geometric patterns Stucco decoration
Cuisine	Couscous Tajine Harira Msemen Baghrir Bastilla Zaalouk Taktouka Ras el Hanout Chermoula Harsha Harissa Chebakia Kab el Ghazal Briouat Basin Besarah
Dress	Kaftan Qamis Harem pants Haik Melhfa Karakou Fez hat Burnous Djellaba Balgha Baboush
Language	Hilalian dialects Maghrebi Arabic Hassaniya Arabic
Writers	Qadi Ayyad Ibn Bajja Al-Tutili Ibn Baqi Ibn Khafaja Ibn Bassam Ibn Al-Khatib Ibn Zamrak Ibn Abbad al-Rundi
Music	Arabic music Moroccan music Moroccan pop Andalusian classical music Chaabi Gharnati Sufi music Raï Tarab Malhun
Musicians	Asma Lamnawar Laarbi Batma Nass El Ghiwane Saad Lamjarred Dounia Batma Zohra Al Fassiya Nabyla Maan Latifa Raâfat Redone Hatim Ammor Ahmed Chawki

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