The indigenous Amazigh tribes, however, remained largely independent, and depending on tribe, location and time controlled varying parts of the Maghreb, at times unifying it (as under the Fatimids).
ðɪ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs ɐmˈeɪzɪɡ tɹˈaɪbz, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɹᵻmˈeɪnd lˈɑːɹdʒli ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt, ænd dᵻpˈɛndɪŋ ˌɔn tɹˈaɪb, loʊkˈeɪʃən ænd tˈaɪm kəntɹˈoʊld vˈɛɹiɪŋ pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə mˈæɡɹɛb, æt tˈaɪmz jˈuːnɪfˌaɪɪŋ ɪt æz ˌʌndɚ ðə fˈæɾɪmˌɪdz.