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Re: History of Niumi (Help)
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Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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Ylva,

Thanks for the forward



Malanding



Ylva Hernlund wrote:



> I wonder if folks have read the wonderful book by Donald Wright _The 

> World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in 

> Niumi, The Gambia_ (2004). Ylva

>

> On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Emman Salaam wrote:

>

>> Fellow Gambians,

>>

>> Allow me to take this chance on this Niumi identity issue by 

>> requesting the historians among us and all those conversant with 

>> (Sene) Gambian history to help  me understand certain hitrorical facts.

>>

>> I tumbled upon some tips that one of the rulers of Niumi (I think is 

>> Bolong Sonko) had in the mid 1800s engaged around 700 SARAHULES to 

>> protect his Kingdom.

>>

>> 1. Can any one throw light on this?

>> 2. What are the motives behind such move?

>> 3. Any imagery and living source for reference (villages, people,etc)?

>> 4. How did things ended as the British finally colonised Gambia?

>> 5. How is the relation between the people of Niumi and the Sarahules 

>> today (any inter-marriages, cross-cultural exchanges, animosities, 

>> harmony, etc?

>>

>> Thank you for your support

>>

>> Alhagie (emman) Bah

>>

>>

>>

>>  -------- Original-Nachricht --------

>>

>>>  Datum: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:03:13 -0400

>>>  Von: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>

>>>  An: [log in to unmask]

>>>  Betreff: Re: Niumi or Nuimi?

>>>  &#xA> Alieu and Omar,

>>> I thank you for response. However, a number of institutions including

>>> Central Statistics spell it NUIMI. I thought I might ask around a bit

>>> before approaching them.

>>> Anyways thanks for your input.

>>>

>>> Malanding

>>>

>>> Alieu S.K Cham wrote:

>>>

>>>> The established spelling is 'NIUMI'.

>>>> However, i wish it had been 'NYOMI' because this spelling is more in

>>>

>>> line

>>>

>>>> with

>>>> the way the name of the place is actually pronounced.

>>>> I should know this well - i'm from Nyomi -:)

>>>>

>>>> Alieu S.K Cham, Oslo

>>>>

>>>>>> On 6/5/06, Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>>> Folks,

>>>>>>

>>>>> A question for the people north of River Gambia, west of Jokadu.

>>>>> Is it NUIMI or NIUMI? Which is the right spelling?

>>>>>

>>>>> Malanding

>>>>>

>>>>>

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