# Azwafit

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The '''Azwafit''' or '''Azwafayt''' ({{langx|ar|أزوفيت|Azwāfīt}}) is a [Sahrawi](/source/Sahrawis) tribe of [Bedouin](/source/Bedouin) [Arab](/source/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](/source/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](/source/North_African_Arabs)
* [Idrissid](/source/Idrissid) 
* [Beni Hassan](/source/Beni_Hassan) 
* [Maqil](/source/Maqil) 
* [Beni Khirane](/source/Beni_Khirane)

== References ==
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{{Arab tribes of Morocco}}
{{Berber tribes in Morocco}}
{{Arab culture Maghreb}}

Category:Arab tribes in Morocco

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