 The table below illustrate some alternate terms for castes mirroring the Somali Madhiban in other ethnic groups that share this region with the Somali people.Similarly, equivalent terms for castes in other northeast and east African ethnic groups mirror other castes such as the Tomal and the Yibir of Somali people.The Muslim Moors society in the Maghreb parts of the North Africa was traditionally (and still is, to some extent) stratified.