The Kabyle people resisted very fiercely, to the extent that even after the Arab conquest of North Africa they still had possession over their mountains. 1.5 Kingdom of Ait Abbas and Kingdom of Kukuĭuring successive rule of the Romans, Byzantines, Vandals, Carthaginians and Ottomans the Kabyle people were among the few peoples in North Africa who maintained their independence.1.1 List of Empires/Dynasties created by the Kabyle people.Since the Berber Spring of 1980, they have been at the forefront of the fight for the official recognition of Berber languages in Algeria. The Kabyle people speak Kabyle, a Berber language.
Large populations of Kabyle people settled in France and, to a lesser extent, Canada (mainly Québec) and United States. Their diaspora has resulted in Kabyle people living in numerous countries. Many of the Kabyles have emigrated from Algeria, influenced by factors such as the Algerian Civil War, cultural repression by the central Algerian government, and overall industrial decline. They represent the largest Berber-speaking population of Algeria and the second largest in North Africa. The Kabyle people ( Kabyle: Izwawen or Leqbayel or Iqbayliyen, pronounced ) are a Berber ethnic group indigenous to Kabylia in the north of Algeria, spread across the Atlas Mountains, one hundred miles east of Algiers. Predominantly Islam, with minorities of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism
