Modou,
          Thanks for the info.I will try to check it out in the archives.

Keep up the good work!


Regards,Basss!

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>Bass,
>The typical Gambian names can be found in the archives from 7 august 1999
>onwards with the subject: COLLECTING TYPICAL GAMBIAN NAMES. I wonder if
>Saiks
>ever made a complete list of all the names submitted.
>
>You have inspired me to come with the following from grandma:-)
>
>Camara - Song tang ning feng jaw faala
>Camara - Dambel koto
>Camara - Makang banna
>Camara - Yilleh
>Sibi Camara
>Taabong Camara
>
>Translation: "Song tang ning fen jaw faala" - One without bad habits,
>killer of
>the evil thing.
>Legend: There is a legend, which says that there was a time when people
>were
>prevented from going outside the village because of a very big serpent. The
>person who later killed this very evil serpent without showing fear was the
>ancestor of the Camaras.
>
>Camara - "Dambel koto" meaning Camara old Dambel (Dambel is a surname).
>Both Sibi and Taabong are places in old Mali Empire.
>
>Other surnames are:
>Touray ngana manding mori
>Jawo Banna
>Jallow  Jeri
>Sanneh Balamang kumbaling fing
>
>
>What do the Ceesays have for us?
>
>Rregards,
>Momodou Camara
>
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