Penda means love in Swahili.
Louise
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> Saiks Samateh wrote:
>
> DEAR G-LERS
>
> When the Europeans and the Arabs came to Africa we did not only lose much of
> our traditional religions,they made us to believe that ours is a pagan
> religion,they enslave us and polluted our minds with Christianity and
> Islam,our own names are almost dying out,Momodou,Fatou,John,Mary are more
> common names,this is wrong and something must be done.I am interested in
> collecting typical Gambian names from any tribe in the Gambia and I am
> appealing to you for help.Please send me the ones you know and please let me
> know from which of the tribes and I will do the rest of the research.I have
> also been very interested in Gambian songs and story telling,I still do some
> collections,if you have any and want to share it with me it ,that will be
> great.
>
> For Freedom
>
> Saiks
> >>
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> Saiks,
>
> How about the following
>
> FEMALE NAMES:
>
> Jabou ( This name is found in Fula, Jola, Mandinka and Zulu (l have a Zulu
> friend of many years named Jabou, the Zulu also say Jabulani, and it means
> happiness or love? in Zulu)
>
> Penda ( Wollof, maybe others)
>
> Jahu (wollof)
>
> Huri (wollof)
>
> Ancha (wollof)
>
> Raabbi (wollof)
>
> Horeja (wollof)
>
> Tanor (wollof, my fanafana ancestors) l think this one can be either male
> or female
>
> Fama (wollof, Fula)
>
> Jainaba (wollof, fula)
>
> Jangkeh (wollof)
>
> Naaboh (wollof)
>
> MALE:
>
> Saiarr (wollof)
>
> Balla (wollof)
>
> Sengan ( Sererr)
>
> Samory ( Fula?)
>
> Wandifeng (Jola?)
>
> Karamo (Mandinka)
>
> Abba (Mandinka)
>
> Bakary ( Mandinka, Wollof)
>
> Too sleepy to think of anymore right now.
> The ones that l have referred to as being wollof names can be names used by
> other groups too, since l am no expert in this.
>
> Regards,
> Jabou
>
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