Ait Yafelman
The Ait Yafelman () are a large Berber tribal confederation spread over the southern end of the High Atlas of Morocco. They originally consisted of 4 tribes: Ait Morghad, Ait Haddidou, Ait Izdeg and Ait Yehia. These tribes created the alliance in the 17th century to counter the expansion of their Ait Atta neighbours. The Ait Yafelman speak Central Atlas Tamazight. Etymology Ait Yafelman literally means ''"''those who have found peace''"'' or "the people who seek the peace". It comes from ''ayt'' meaning "descendants" and ''yaf lman'' meaning "he finds peace, trust, reliance". One popular etymology for the name is ''aduwwad anafalman'' meaning "we will find peace" while another one is that the wife of the alleged ancestor ''Midul'' told her sons, ''afat l-man, afat l-man'' meaning "Find the peace, find the peace!". History The confederacy's point of origin is the Upper Dades Valley, specifically the twin regions of the Amdghus and the Imedghass north of Msimrir on the south slo ...
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