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The '''Azwafit''' or '''Azwafayt''' ({{langx|ar|أزوفيت|Azwāfīt}}) is a Sahrawi tribe of Bedouin Arab origin.<ref name=":0" />
== Etymology == The word "Azwafit" ({{langx|ar|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.<ref name=":0" />
== About == 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.<ref name=":0">Tribes of Morocco. Azwafit tribe of Morocco.http://tribusdumaroc.free.fr/azwafit.php</ref>
== See also == * North African Arabs * Idrissid * Beni Hassan * Maqil * Beni Khirane
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Category:Arab tribes in Morocco