According to Spillmann, the tribe stretches from south to north, from Fezwata (Draa) to Ouaouizeght, via Tazarine, the Nkob, the Saghro (Iknioun) and the Dadès; a colony that arrived very early near Meknes forms a section of the Beni Mtir. The Imsoufa of Fezwata alone account for nearly half its households; Spillmann links them to the Almoravid Masufa, a hypothesis he does not demonstrate. Around 1930 the Aït Rbaa and Aït Boubker, without a common sheikh, gravitate around the Aït Hassou of Tazarine. The tribe joined the Glaoui's party early. Beaurpère counts the Iknioun of the Saghro as a sub-section of the Aït Ouallal.
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Historical landmarks
- Before 1936
Spillmann reports Aït Ouallal settled among the Beni Mtir near Meknes: an effect of the Aït Atta push northwards, which settled part of them in the mountains.
Spillmann (1936), p. 100 - 1936
To show how far the division goes, Spillmann details a single section of the Aït Ouallal, the Aït Ouzzine: their branch of the Aït Ameur ou Aïssa, in the Nkob area, has three sub-sections, a dozen clans and 117 hearths in all; another branch, the Aït Tmellin, lives in the Dadès.
Spillmann (1936), p. 101 (tableau vérifié sur l'image)
Sections and lineages
- Imsoufa
- Aït Ouzine
- Aït Rbaa
- Aït Boubker
- Aït Messaoud
- Aït Tmilin (Dadès)
- Iknioun (Saghro)
Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 40, 62-63 (orig. p. 47, 75-77) ; Iknioun : Beaurpère, p. 263 — Spellings of the Arabic translation, transliterated.
Notables
- Idir ou el Hajj el MsoufiFormer amghar n-ufilla of the Aït Atta; he drew the tribe towards the Glaoui.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 63 (orig. p. 77)
Classifications according to the sources
- Table of the five khmas, situation at the end of 1930.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 61 (orig. p. 74)
Documented figures
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