“(...) this book no longer belongs to me, readers make it their own by adding what the words make them think of (...) - Kenza Sefrioui

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(...) The book, which is aimed at those who love Morocco as much as those who want to discover it, was written first and foremost to restore the Darija language to its rightful place (...)

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Darija, now boarding

(...) Moroccan Arabic, which has been "systematically devalued", does not have to find a place for itself, since it reveals the Moroccan identity. A language that is not folklore, because "showing the roots of words is a way of showing the coherence of the language, which is not folklore but a rigorously structured construction". (...)

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Kenza Sefrioui plays with words

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"80 mots du Maroc" by Kenza Sefrioui: what darija says about us

(...) Searching for their origins as if in a labyrinth, Kenza Sefrioui connects them, sometimes uncovering unsuspected links, and translates them through imaginative explanations, peppered with musical and cinematographic references. In this constant shift from Darija to French, the translation rings true, and this is perhaps the greatest achievement of this little book. (...)

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On every page of this repertoire, which reads like a novel, Kenza Sefrioui brilliantly rises to the challenge of introducing us to her country through the musicality and flavour of her words. Morocco on the tip of your tongue.