Nemadi

Little is known about the NemadiThey are a small ethnic group of hunters settled east of Mauritania, in the Sarakollé desert. They're gazelle hunters and dog trainers, they have greyhound dogs. The nemadi man never separates from his rifle. They don't wear the usual blue mantle of the local men. They ride dromedaries. They are nomads, their houses are tents made of wood and canvas. His daily life is not far from that of the Neolithic. Women sing love and celebrate in their songs the hunting exploits of men. They speak Hassaniya, a language formed from Azer, Arabic and Zenaga. A 35% are animists and the rest have become Islam.