| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 106,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mount Chenoua, Algeria | |
| Languages | |
| Chenoua and Algerian Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni islam |
The Chenouis or Chenoua (Arabic: شناوة, Berber: Icenwiyen) are a Berber ethnic group native to the Chenoua Mountains in northern Algeria. They traditionally inhabit areas between the east of Ténès to the west of Cherchell. The Chenoui people number about 106,000.[citation needed] They speak the Shenwa language, a Northern Berber language that is closely related to the Shawiya language and Zenata varieties spoken by Berbers of the Aures mountains in Eastern Algeria and the Rif region. The Shenwa language has about 76,000 speakers.[1]