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Um ed-Dyar (Enmediar, Manddiaré, Umdiyar, Umm Dyar, and sometimes Krur, Khrour or Kurúr) is a game played by the Hassaniya-speaking population in western Mauritania, for instance in Boutilimit (Trarza province) and in Moudjéria (Tagant). Hassaniya is an Arab dialect heavily influenced by Tamazigh, a Berber language, that originated in the 15th century. At this time the Yemenite Beni Hassan tribe migrated to northwestern Africa and subdued the indigenous Berber tribes over a period of 300 years.

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  • Um ed-Dyar
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  • Um ed-Dyar (Enmediar, Manddiaré, Umdiyar, Umm Dyar, and sometimes Krur, Khrour or Kurúr) is a game played by the Hassaniya-speaking population in western Mauritania, for instance in Boutilimit (Trarza province) and in Moudjéria (Tagant). Hassaniya is an Arab dialect heavily influenced by Tamazigh, a Berber language, that originated in the 15th century. At this time the Yemenite Beni Hassan tribe migrated to northwestern Africa and subdued the indigenous Berber tribes over a period of 300 years.
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  • Um ed-Dyar (Enmediar, Manddiaré, Umdiyar, Umm Dyar, and sometimes Krur, Khrour or Kurúr) is a game played by the Hassaniya-speaking population in western Mauritania, for instance in Boutilimit (Trarza province) and in Moudjéria (Tagant). Hassaniya is an Arab dialect heavily influenced by Tamazigh, a Berber language, that originated in the 15th century. At this time the Yemenite Beni Hassan tribe migrated to northwestern Africa and subdued the indigenous Berber tribes over a period of 300 years. Um ed-Dyar is mostly played by girls and young women, sometimes also by men, when they are looking for a wife. However, men do never play among themselves or in the public with women. The game is a popular pastime all over the year, but especially during Ramadan and after the ritual islamic prayer of Zohor in the hot hours at noon time. Usually the holes are dug in the sand, but there are also wooden boards. Some of them are made of one piece, while others consist of just one half, which must then assembled by both players. The holes are called dyar (sing.: dar, i.e. "inhabited places"). The counters are called kyétan (sing.: kyit), a word probably related to kyit, Hassaniya for "odd", and can be pebbles, sheep balls or plant seeds.
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