The legend reported by Spillmann has them descend from the Aït Ouallal. Around 1930 they are divided into four groups (Brnat, in the Aït Mhammed country south of Azilal, Boumalne, the Nkob and the Draa) each electing its own sheikh, with no common sheikh; they form the dominant element of the Aït Atta n'Oumalou. Bound to the Aït Isfoul by a tafergant pact, they are hostile to the Aït Ouahlim. Their notable Khouya Mimoun, an old leader attached to Aït Atta independence, supported in 1927 the harka raised against the Glaoui's khalifa at Ternata. In 1933, Aït Ounir of the Draa and the Aït Slillou of the Dadès fought in the auxiliary harkas. Spillmann gives 550 households in his overall table and 580 in his detailed table.
Assisted translation, not validated
Sections and lineages
- Aït Slillou
Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 64-66 (orig. p. 78-81)
Notables
- Khouya MimounOld leader of the Nkob, hostile to any tutelage, the Makhzen's as well as the Glaoui's.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 65 (orig. p. 80)
- Basso ou Mimoun n'Aït LfmazSon of the former, born around 1893; influential among the Aït Slillou of the Dadès, he moved closer to the Makhzen and the Glaoui.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 65-66 (orig. p. 80-81)
Classifications according to the sources
- Table of the five khmas, situation at the end of 1930.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 61 (orig. p. 74)
Sources — 1 sources cited · 1 independent documentary line(s)
- Spillmann et al., 2007 — trad. p. 64-66, 114 (orig. p. 78-81, 142)Excerpts consulted · Colonial military