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in 1893 is that some "natives" systematically answered "oui, oui" (yes, yes) when a colonial administrator asked them any question.
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relied heavily on Muslim intermediaries in their dealings with the indigenous population and many of these
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or other tribal authorities were considered by nationalists to be mere
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term for "sons of", e.g. used to name tribes in Arabic, and "
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during the period of French rule. French administrators in
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Index

derogatory term
collaborators
French colonial institutions in North Africa
Algeria
cadis
tax collectors
rubber stamps
beni
Arabic
French language
yes-men
Metropolitan France
National Assembly
Morocco
Colonial mentality
Comprador
Sycophant
Uncle Tom
A Savage War of Peace
34 and 35
ISBN
0-670-61964-7
"La Kabylie du Djurjura"
doi
10.3406/bmsap.1893.5416
Parisismen. Alphabetisch geordnete Sammlung der eigenartigen Ausdrucksweisen des Pariser Argot
Huit jours en Kabylie: a travers la Kabylie et les questions Kabyles
La presse marocaine d'expression française: des origines à 1956
ISBN
978-9981-825-66-6

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