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in reply to a message by thegriffon
I guess so.
The name isn't used by ethnic French people, though. In France, it's used by people of North African background.
The name isn't used by ethnic French people, though. In France, it's used by people of North African background.
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Yes, in France, by French-speaking North Africans, as opposed to the Shima/Shaima transliteration more used in former British administered Arab countries than in Tunisia, Algeria etc.. Whether that reflects Berber Arabic pronunciation or simply a French orthographical choice, I couldn't say.
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