It is there that the Fula Macina are located. The majority of the population consists of Moors with a mixed Arab and Berber ancestry, many of whom live as nomads. Arabic is the official language, and Pulaar, Wolof, and Soninke are recognized as national languages. The Fula make a living primarily as farmers and herdsmen. The staple crops are millet, rice, and peanuts.
Cattle are the main type of livestock kept, but sheep and goats are also raised.
Herding cattle is usually a male activity, although the women milk and help take care of the cattle. The women also tend to the small livestock and poultry, cultivate gardens, and carry containers of milk and cheese to the local markets for sale or trade. Although Fula Macina villages are scattered, each village has a central court and a mosque. Together, these compose a miside , or community. Each miside has a headman who handles village affairs and answers to a chief.