Before revision: The nobles of the towns in this region trace their ancestery to both songhay nobility; i. e the Si or Sonni Hamey ( offsprings of Sonni Ali Ber) and Mamar Hamey ( offsprings of Mamar , Maamar being the vernacular name of Askia Mohammad I)
After revision: The nobles of the towns in this region trace their ancestry to two groups of Songhay nobility: the Si or Sonni Hamey ( offspring of Sonni Ali Ber) and Mamar Hamey ( offspring of Mamar or Maamar, that. being the vernacular name of Askia Mohammad I)