Iwellemmedan people

The Ullemmeden (linguistic variants: Iwllemmedan, Aulliminden, Ioullemmeden, Ouelleminden ) are the most important because with 200,000 people largest group of the Sahel Tuareg. Their origin lies in the Adrar des Ifoghas. The Ullemmeden are nomadic and live in the Sahel region. The area extends from western Mali ( Timbuktu ) up to Niamey in eastern Niger. Thus, they live south of the 16th degree of latitude in an area with short growing seasons. In particular, you meet them in named after them Ullemmeden Basin.

History

The French reached Mali and Niger in 1894. They entered from then increasingly in the tribal areas of the Ullemmeden ago. They conquered Timbuktu and reached the subjugation of Tengérégif, which had tried to defend the city. A peaceful mission led by the French Gao also in Mali, where they met the Iwllemmedan Madidou, the Amenokal ( King ) with which they negotiated a contract. It stipulated that the French were under protection, the dominion of the Ullemeden would remain untouched. Since the French were always more established in the region in the sequence and the agreement was hardly taken seriously, the Ullemmeden 1903 were subjected. A mélange of guerrilla war and sham negotiations continued the Ullemmeden under massive pressure. It was followed by the conquest of Gao. Madidou leader died and the French moved the new Amenokal ( Lowey ) to give up the resistance.

Economic rivalry

Rivals for pastures and water fountains are Fulbe and Moors. Many ethnic groups of sedentary millet farmers also compete with them.

Strains

Differences are the Kel Ataram ( " people of the west" ), the center of the Malian Ménaka lies, and the Kel Dinnik ( "people of the east" ). Their centers are Tchintabaraden and Tahoua in Niger.

The best known tribes of the Kel Dinnik are the Irreulen, Tiggirmat, Kel Nan, Tellemidez and Ikhekheren. They speak Tawallammat tan Dannag ( Tawallammat Tamascheq ), a variant of the Süddialekts Tamascheq.

The best known tribes of the Kel Ataram are the Tahabanaten and Ighatafan. They speak Tawallammat tan Ataram ( Tawallammat Tamascheq ), also the Süddialekt of Tamascheq belonging.