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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by alTakruri: Mauretania Maurtiania Notice one letter distinguishes the one from the other. Maur [i][b]e[/b][/i] tania - ancient NW Africa at what today is Morocco and western Algeria. Maur [i][b]i[/b][/i] tania - modern nation state of West Africa and a member of the Maghreb Union. [i]The legacy of the Roman age Maur[e]tanii and the Moros of al Andalus live on in the names of Morocco and Maur[i]tania. . . . . Many of the inhabitants of the original old Mauretania were pushed south by the Arabs in turn pushing the Bafur southward. . . . . ... some Fulani and Wolof have Mauritanian citizenship that stretches back to pre-Almoravid days, ... . . . . Yemini Arabs penetrated to Mauritania a thousand years ago and eventually became the ruling class [/i] So yes the original Mauretanians (who were the Maurs or Maures of the ancients) did live north of the Bafur who lived in what today is Mauritania. Among others, the Imraguen are thought to be descendents of the Bafur which is a generic term. Hopefully this all falls into place now, and sorry for any earlier typos adding to the confusion. Gnawa is basically a term Imazighen use to distinguish themselves from the Africans who originated south of them that didn't originally share in their language and culture. Technically, to the best of my recall, Gnawa is actually a word from the Bambara. There are a few alternate proposals for the etymology such as it first being applied to old Ghana, etc.[/QUOTE]Thanks again, Takruri. But now I ask, who are the Imraguen? And other than being the original inhabitants of Mauritania, what else is known of the Bafur?? I ask because Imraguen sounds Berber. Are the Imraguen Berber speakers? Were the Bafur Berber speakers or did they speak an Afrasian language at all?? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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