Tadda

   This term refers to the institution of alliance formation between segments of the same tribe or two different tribes. It implies mutual aid and trust and guaranteed safe passage and hospitality among the participants. The term tadda is derived from the verb tadd, which means to nurse in Tamazight, and it involves a ceremony of colactation. The participants exchanged milk that was obtained from nursing mothers of the respective groups involved. Its major function is the control of theft and adultery, violations of which are believed to be punished through supernatural forces (tunant).