Jabou,
My mom is a scion of that big Mbye Clan of Banjul, my maternal grandmom
being the late Amie Mbye who had departed this world long before I was born.
A brother of hers (my grandmom's) Kabba Mbye, the grandfather of Sai and
Sahou Sallah, was your neighbour at Wellington St.
Interestingly enough, my mom was a Ceesay and as you know, the same 'kal'
thing that exists between the Njies and the Jobes is also there between the
Mbyes and Ceesays. So you can imagine the fun I had as a kid enjoying my
uncles
and aunts going at each other at the slightest opportunity!
Regards,
Kabir.
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Kabir,
I will not even get into this fight that Buharry started but now that you
name your uncles, I know which family you belong to. At least one of them
was a contemporary of my late grandmother and familiar names in the greater
Banjul area I might add.
Jabou
-----Original Message-----
From: Amadu Kabir Njie <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, 9 May 2006 15:03:57 +0200
Subject: Re: What Did The Mbyes Do To The Wollofs?
"The list goes on. Who is responsible for this? Without venturing to cause
an all out war, can it possibly be those with the four letter last name who
seem to attach everything good and positive to their last name? You know
those people? Those who eat so much but try to blame the Jobes for being
"teet"...."
Buharry,
Phew!
The "Mbarawachs" don't need to blow their own trumpet, you know; others do
it for us. Remember Mam Yallah N...? :-)
Bye the way, my uncles (my mother's first cousins) are Mbye, the late Proff.
Lamin Mbye, Dodou and Banja Mbye et. al, so I've never liked the
negative tag attached to their name. When it is let loose on the Jobes
however (they wouldn't even notice for they be busy chewing) I have never
minded :-)
Regards,
Kabir.
On 5/9/06, Momodou Buharry Gassama <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi!
> Is there anyone who like me has wondered what the Mbyes did to the
> Wollofs? The Wollof language seems to have linked a lot of negative
> attachments to their last name. Examples are:
>
> "Chem Mbye"
>
> "Teetan Mbye"
>
> "Nasahaan Mbye"
>
> "Nyaawaan Mbye"
>
> "Toyaan Mbye"
>
> The list goes on. Who is responsible for this? Without venturing to cause
> an all out war, can it possibly be those with the four letter last name
who
> seem to attach everything good and positive to their last name? You know
> those people? Those who eat so much but try to blame the Jobes for being
> "teet". Me na call no name. Have a good day.
>
> Buharry.
>
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