Saiks , some of the Arab names have their traditional names .Here are some of
the common ones.

ARABIC                   AFRICAN (most of these names are mandinka)

MUHAMMED -------   MALANG
MUSA----------          BALLA
EBRIMA-------          JANKO, SOLO, KANPANLIE
SULAYMAN-------     JUNKUNG , MANKI,
SARJO -------            KONO
SAINEY-------          DO-TOR
MARIYAM--------      SIIBOW, JANKAY
FATOUMATA------    JOKOU
ABUBAKARR------   JALANG , DEMBOU ,DEMBA
M'BASSY(Arabic ??) SEEKUNOO (Very common in kombo Brikama )
BINTA, BINTOU------- MANTA
SALLY (Arabic ???)   JOLOKOU
ALIEU-------               SARJA (African???)
ALAGIE------             BAMBOU
ABDOULIE------        BAMBA

I will find out more names for you later . Saiks, I dispute some of your
points in the article but its too late to write with my chameleon speed. I
got to go to bed. Will try to respond soon.

lamin p.f. Manneh

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