Dancing Samba Touré Poem by Marieta Maglas

The Tuareg people's culture once flourished in the old space of Algeria, Mali, Libya, Niger, and Burkina Faso. The word Tuareg, in its origin, means 'unknown'.Their language is called Tamajaq and it is found to be ' one of the oldest scripts of the world'. They say that their origin is in Hamiriya, in Yemen. The Tuareg society is hierarchical and has a nobility, which is organized in family groups or Tawshets. A majaghan is elected and responsible for defense during any travel. The divorced women name the men they have divorced as 'Ohasis' meaning ' freed from any obligation'. Their songs and poems are performed by the noble persons during celebrations. All I have found regarding your question is that 'tisiway' is a word used for poetry as ' tasikisikit' is used for vocal songs, as 'asak' is used for the songs that are accompanied by the violin, and as 'tahengemmit' is used for some slow songs that are performed by the elder men. Maybe this information helps: 'anna' means mother, 'abba' means father, and 'kel' means self-identification. Tuaregs have an art exhibition titled ' Art of Being Tuareg Sahara Nomads in a Modern World' at Smithsonian Institute.