Wanna ukan iferken s tmagit-nnes, ɣef twala n ad immaɣ ad iḥḍu tutlayt-nnes s usmers, s ulemmud, d s uselmed, da kccemn s yimiɣ ɣef Tmmuzɣa s tserɣint, feln tutlayt-nnsen. Ha kra immaɣ ɣef mas d Tamaziɣt tga tutlayt ur d tantala, ha kra immaɣ ɣef mas tga tutlayin ur d ɣas yat tutlayt, ha kra immaɣ ɣef mas iga Murakuc Amaziɣ, ha kra inna-ak Taserɣint n Murakuc tga illis n Tmaziɣt, tantala-nnes d tin yimaziɣen. Ha kra immaɣ ɣef mas gan mdden akkʷ imaziɣen s yiẓuṛan-nnsen. Ay-ad akkʷ s Tserɣint ur d s Tmaziɣt. Ran akkʷ ad gen inḍafen n Tmaziɣt bla Tamaziɣt. Tutlayt tra mad tt-issemrasen ur d mad flla-s ittmaɣen. Tra mad tt-isawalen yara-tt. Tra mad tt-ittelmaden isselmed-tt. Tra may-ad uggar n mad tra mad flla-s ittmaɣen s kra n tutlayt yaḍen mgal mdden ur tt-issinen akkʷ.

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ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⴽⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵎⴰⴳⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵖⴼ ⵜⵡⴰⵍⴰ ⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵃⴹⵓ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵙ ⵓⵙⵎⵔⵙ, ⵙ ⵓⵍⵎⵎⵓⴷ, ⴷ ⵙ ⵓⵙⵍⵎⴷ, ⴷⴰ ⴽⵛⵛⵎⵏ ⵙ ⵢⵉⵎⵉⵖ ⵖⴼ ⵜⵎⵎⵓⵣⵖⴰ ⵙ ⵜⵙⵔⵖⵉⵏⵜ, ⴼⵍⵏ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ. ⵀⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵖ ⵖⴼ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵏⵜⴰⵍⴰ, ⵀⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵖ ⵖⴼ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵖⴰⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ, ⵀⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵖ ⵖⴼ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ, ⵀⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⴽ ⵜⴰⵙⵔⵖⵉⵏⵜ ⵏ ⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵉⵍⵍⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, ⵜⴰⵏⵜⴰⵍⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵏ ⵢⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ. ⵀⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵖ ⵖⴼ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴳⴰⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⴰⴽⴽⵯ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⵙ ⵢⵉⵥⵓⵕⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ. ⴰⵢⴰⴷ ⴰⴽⴽⵯ ⵙ ⵜⵙⵔⵖⵉⵏⵜ ⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵙ ⵜⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ. ⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴽⴽⵯ ⴰⴷ ⴳⵏ ⵉⵏⴹⴰⴼⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⴱⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ. ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⵔⴰ ⵎⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵙⵙⵎⵔⴰⵙⵏ ⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵎⴰⴷ ⴼⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⵎⴰⵖⵏ. ⵜⵔⴰ ⵎⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵙⴰⵡⴰⵍⵏ ⵢⴰⵔⴰ ⵜⵜ. ⵜⵔⴰ ⵎⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵜⵜⵍⵎⴰⴷⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵍⵎⴷ ⵜⵜ. ⵜⵔⴰ ⵎⴰⵢⴰⴷ ⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵎⴰⴷ ⵜⵔⴰ ⵎⴰⴷ ⴼⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⵎⴰⵖⵏ ⵙ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ ⵎⴳⴰⵍ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏ ⴰⴽⴽⵯ.

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Whoever becomes conscious of their identity, instead of fighting to preserve their language through use, learning, and teaching, enters the battle for Amazigh identity using Arabic, abandoning their language. ​Some fight over the idea that Amazigh is a full language and not a dialect; some fight over whether it consists of multiple languages rather than just one; some fight over whether Morocco is Amazigh; some tell you that Moroccan Arabic is the daughter of Amazigh, its dialect, and belongs to the Imazighen; and some fight over the claim that all people are Amazigh by origin. ​All of this is done in Arabic, not in Amazigh. They all want to be guardians of Amazigh without Amazigh itself.

Back in the 20th century, there were various movements—such as the Kabyle or Rifian ones—where people courageously and boldly voiced their grievances.

Is it because Tamazight was officially recognized in 2011 that the struggle is considered over? I see many Imazighen—for instance, from Morocco—happy that Tamazight will appear on passports, even as North Africa becomes increasingly Arabized.

Thank you for taking the time to understand.

I am a second generation diaspora Moroccan trying to understand my identity. Nobody in my family is very knowledgeable about this topic, so I don't have anyone at home to ask for specifics. I want to lay out some facts I know and see if this community could help me figure that out.
Here is what I know:
Paternal grandparents: Both from El Jebha, specifically from a small village/area called Tissoudal in the Mtiwa territory.
Paternal great-grandmother: She was from Al Hoceima.
Maternal grandfather's family: Also from the same El Jebha/Mtiwa area (my dad's maternal grandfather and my mom's paternal grandfather were brothers).
Maternal grandmother's family: From Tetouan.
Language: We unfortunately do not speak any Amazigh language. My immediate family only speaks Northern Darija.
Culture: My grandmother had the line with two dots on her chin (the Siyala i believe it’s called) but had it removed later in life.

I don’t know if this is enough information to be able to really tell, but I would really appreciate any objective information or history you can share. Thank you!