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That Desert is Our Country: Tuareg Rebellions and Competing Nationalisms in
Comtemporary Mali (1946-1996)
Lecocq, J.S.
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Lecocq, J. S. (2002). That Desert is Our Country: Tuareg Rebellions and Competing Nationalisms in
Comtemporary Mali (1946-1996)
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Listt of terminology
Frenchh and Tamasheq when unindicated, Arabic: (Ar.), Songhay: (Son.),
Bambaraa (Bam.) masculin singular: (m.s.) masculin plural: (m.pl.) feminin
singularr (f.pl.) feminin plural (f.pl.) only used to indicate people.
aqqaaqqa - attack to restore or gain
aaboubash (m.s.)
iboubashen
honour r
(m.pl.) )
ArabenAraben - Arabs
tababashttababasht
(f.s.)
tiboubashen
aranaran meddan - male patrilineal
(f.pl.)) - cross cousins
adaghadagh - mountain area in parallell cousins
aranaran tidoden - male and female
northernn Mali
matrilineall parallel cousins
agag - son of
at-tarikhat-tarikh
(Ar.) - History, in
aggiwinaggiwin - praise singers, bards
Tamasheqq written history
'aid'aid at-adha (Ar.) - feast of the
ath-Thawraath-Thawra (Ar.) - The revolution
sacrifice e
AzawadAzawad - wadi in south-eastern
aidaid ai-fitr (Ar.) - celebration at
Mali,, Tamasheq country in rebel
thee end of Ramadan
discourse e
akafal-akafal- warfare without rules
beliahbeliah - (former) slaves
akalakal - earth, ground, country,
biiadbiiad es-Sudan (Ar.) - subterritory y
AlfaqiAlfaqi
- specialist in fiqh or Saharaa Africa
boubouboubou - male Muslim dress
Muslimm law
AlfellagaAlfellaga
first
TamasheqBrigadeBrigade de Vigilance - para
militaryy movement under the
rebellionn in Mali
Keitaa regime
ai-Guitaraai-Guitara (Ar.) - musical genre
CantonCanton - administrative unit in
off the teshumara
al-Jaishal-Jaish li Takhrir al-Maghrebiyya AOF F
CerdeCerde - administrative unit in
(Ar.)) - Moroccan Liberation Army
al-Jebhaal-Jebha (Ar.) - 'the front', theAOFF and Mali
cheickcheick (Ar.) - leader among the
secondd
rebellion
and
the
Moors s
movementt preparing it
de
Cercle
ai-Jebhaai-Jebha ii Takhrir ash-Shimêl al-CommandantCommandant
administrativee head of a Cercie
MaliMali (Ar.) - the Liberation Front
CommunautéCommunauté Frangaise - French
off Northern Mali
Common Wealth
ai-Maghrebai-Maghreb al-Aksa (Ar.) -the coloniall
far
ConseilConseil de Fraction - fraction
west',, Greater Morocco
council l
amasheghamashegh (m.s.)
imoushagh
djammuwdjammuw (Bam.) - patronyms
(m.pl.)) tamasheq (f.s.) timushaq
eghaegha - hatred and revenge
(f.pl.)) - noble
eghewideghewid - male turban and veil
amenokalamenokal (m.s.) - 'owner of the
elleluellelu (m.s.) illelan (m.pl.)
land',, leader of a federation or
teiieiutteiieiut (f.s.) tilielan (f.pl.) - free,
ettebel l
amghidamghid (m.s.) imghad (m.pl.) strongg or noble status
tamghidtamghid (f.s.) timghaden (f.pl.) - entoutcasentoutcas - nickname of the
Tamasheqq intellectuals by the
freee non-noble
ishumar ishumar
annetmaannetma - mother's brother
eshikeshik - honour, restraint
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ettebelettebel - drum, symbol of power -- 'unemployed', those of the
teshumarateshumara subculture
off the federation, also called
jahil(Ar.)jahil(Ar.)
- ignorant, anarchist
ettebel ettebel
exodeexode
annual
seasonal JihadJihad (Ar.) - holy war
kokadjekokadje
(bam.)
- term
to
migrationn from the countryside
describee 'ethnic' cleansing
too the cities in search of work
- black, also used in
fasobarafasobara (Bam.) - forced labour koualkoual
Tamasheqq to indicate 'black'
fiqhfiqh (Ar.) - Muslim law
FLNN - Forces de
Liberation
people e
Nationale,Nationale,
Algerian
NationalMalinkeMalinke - Mande language
Liberationn Army
MandeMande - culture area in West
fractionfraction - nomad administrative Africa a
MaraboutMarabout
- Muslim mystic or
unit t
GandaGanda Koy (Son.) - 'Masters of religiouss specialist
mazbutmazbut (m.s.) mazbuten (m.pl.)
thee land', Songhay and Bellah
-- colloquial Ar. 'OK', nickname
vigilantee brigade
givenn to the ishumar
gandouragandoura (Ar.) - thin burnous
MiliceMilice Populaire - para military
goumgoum - camel mounted military
brigadee under the Keita regime
policee force
goumier-goumier- military policeman
A/ahA/ahda
al-Wattaniyya
alGourmaGourma - Niger Bend
MauritaniyyaMauritaniyya (Ar.) - Mauritani
riajj(Ar.)riajj(Ar.)
- pilgrimage to Mecca
Renaissancee Party
HaratinHaratin (Ar.) - Moorish (former) ould{Nc.)ould{Nc.) - son of
ouled-ouled- daughter of
slaves s
(Bam.)
jokin
ifulagenifulagen (m.pl.) afuieg (m.s.) - a senankuyasenankuya
relationship p
fighterr in Alfellaga,
the first
sattefensattefen - 'greenish black', also
Tamasheqq rebellion
IhatenIhaten - Songhay people
usedd in Tamasheq to indicate
iklaniklan (m.pl.) akli (m.s.)
taklit
peoplee of that particular 'colour'
(f.s.)) tiklatin (f.pl.) - slave
sefhamsefham - to make understand
IklanIklan n eguef - 'slaves of the
ServiceService
Civique
conscription
alternativee to military service
dunes',,
sedentary
slave
underr the Keita regime
communities s
shaggaranshaggaran - red, 'white' people
J'kufarJ'kufar (m.pl.) Akafer (m.s.)
TakafertTakafert (f.s.) Tikufarin (f.pl.) - shorfashorfa (Ar.) - descendent from
thee prophet Muhammad
'infidels',, 'Westerners' {Takafert,
soussous fraction
- administrative
alsoo French language)
imellenimellen
- white, not used t o unit t
SubdivisionSubdivision
coloni
indicatee 'white people'
inadaninadan (m.pl.) enad (m.s.) tenad administrative e
takarakettakaraket
(knowledge
of)
(f.s.)) tinaden
(f.pl.) - casted
shame e
craftspersons s
ineslemenineslemen (m.pl.) aneslim (m.s.)talaqiwtalaqiw (s.) tilaqiwin (pi.) - poor,
taneslimttaneslimt (f.s.) tineslemen (f.pl.) weak k
tanekratanekra
'the
uprising',
-- persons of religious standing
movementt preparing the second
andd occupation
ishumarishumar (m.pl.) ashamor (m.s.) Tamasheqq rebellion
tashamorttashamort (f.s.) tishumarin (f.pl.)
tanyatintanyatin
female
paternal teshumarateshumara - 'being unemployed',
Tamasheqq youth culture of the
parallell cousins
Maghrebb cities
tefoghessatefoghessa
- 'being Ifoghas',
tewettewet - attack to gain booty
Ifoghass culture
tewsittewsit - descent group, ficitve
TarguiTargui - singular of Tuareg
tayitetayite
i n t e l l i g e n c e , kingroup,, clan, tribe
teylelilteylelil - followsome behaviour
understanding g
tegezetegeze - pelvis, confederation, tihnaghtihnagh - Tamasheq alphabet
tikonintikonin - nonsense
sister'ss children, relation between
timghedatimgheda
'being
imghad',
mother'ss brother and sister's
imghadd culture
children n
tindétindé - drum, musical genre
temettemet
placenta,
lineage,
tinfusentinfusen (pi.) tan fust (s.) - oral
genealogy y
history,, story
temushaghatemushagha - 'being amashegh',
tisiwaytisiway (pi.) tasawit (s.) - (oral)
culturee of the imoushagh
poetry
y
temusttemust
I tumast
- social
toto (Bam.) - millet porridge
identity,, nation
(Bam.
pi.)
village
teneretenere
~ emptiness, 'desert', tonwtonw
associations s
'fatherland' '
TouatTouat - Region in South-West
tengelttengelt - allusive language
Terr/to/reTerr/to/re des Oasis - colonialAlgeria a
zahutenzahuten - ishumar parties
administrativee region in Southern
zawiyazawiya
Lodge
of a sufi
Algeria a
brotherhood d
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