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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
In a country with as rich an ethnic makeup as Mauritania, most tribes can be categorized by their ethnic background. The three main ethnic groups are the Bidhanes, Haratin, and Sub-Saharan African. The first two groups are primarily Arabic speaking, while the third consists of a collection of ethnic groups from Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Wolofs, Halpulaar, Soninke, and Bambara<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Demographics of Mauritania," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Mauritania, accessed 29 January 2024.</ref>. | In a country with as rich an ethnic makeup as Mauritania, most tribes can be categorized by their ethnic background. The three main ethnic groups are the Bidhanes, Haratin, and Sub-Saharan African. The first two groups are primarily Arabic speaking, while the third consists of a collection of ethnic groups from Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Wolofs, Halpulaar, Soninke, and Bambara<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Demographics of Mauritania," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Mauritania, accessed 29 January 2024.</ref>. | ||
Specific tribes in Mauritania include the Liglal (<big>لقلال</big>), Soninke (<big>سوننكي</big>), Fula (<big>الفلان</big>), Sanhaja (<big>الصنهاجة</big>), and Beni Hassan (<big>بني حسن</big>). | |||
==Types of Records== | ==Types of Records== | ||