Spillmann presents them as Maʿqil Arabs entirely Amazighised, counted among the oldest elements of the confederation but kept apart: they took no part in electing the amghar n-ufilla and held on only with the support of the Aït Isfoul. A tradition makes Dadda Atta the author of their name, in memory of the help he received from them; the translator M. Boukbout rejects this etymology. Around 1930 they no longer have a common sheikh; herders and cameleers of the Bani, the Draa and the hamada, they have repeatedly had their herds carried off. According to Qaid ʿAli, they were the only Aït Atta clan absent from the Bougafer (Hart, p. 180).
Assisted translation, not validated
Historical landmarks
- Before 1936
Some Aït Alouane are settled among the Ntifa, the Aït Bouzid and the Aït Ishaq, according to Spillmann.
Spillmann (1936), p. 100
Sections and lineages
- Aït Ghnima
- Aït Boumessaoud
- Aït Sidi
- Aït Ounzar
Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 72-73 (orig. p. 88-89)
Classifications according to the sources
- Table of the five khmas, situation at the end of 1930.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 61 (orig. p. 74)
Archives to consult
Files known from the inventory of the French diplomatic archives (1MA/285): SAGHRO has not yet consulted them.
- Tribu des Aït Alouan du Ktaoua, Aït Ounzar et Aït Ghenima, 19531MA/285, n° 309 · Centre des archives diplomatiques de Nantes (2016), p. 28
- Aït Alouan du M'hamid1MA/285, n° 323 · Centre des archives diplomatiques de Nantes (2016), p. 29
- Tribu des Aït Isfoul, confédération des Arib, tribu des Aït Allouan du Ktaoua, Aït Allouane du M'hamid, Ksouriens du Ktaoua, Ksouriens du M'hamid, 1933-19391MA/285, n° 323-1 à 323-3 · Centre des archives diplomatiques de Nantes (2016), p. 29
To be documentedThe sources consulted say nothing yet about: named figures ; identified images.
Sources — 2 sources cited · 2 independent documentary line(s)