Ait Yafelman

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The Ait Yafelman (Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵢⴰⴼⵍⵎⴰⵏ, romanized: Ayt Yaflman, lit. 'those who have found peace') 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. 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!". 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 slope of the Central Atlas. There are different versions to how the Ait Yafelman merged. One version says that the Ait Yafelman formed in the 17th century in response to the expansion of the Aït Atta.