Yus,
i believe the term Banjulians is for those people who have were born in
banjul and can trace their rots in banjul at least three to four generations
back.
Sams

>From: "Yusupha  C. Jow" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: On The Term "Banjulian"
>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:02:51 EDT
>
>Hi:
>Just saw this term being bandied around in some newspaper article. Unless,
>I
>am completely ignorant to the situation on the ground, this is a very
>recent
>term.  I've heard it once before but in that instance, it seemed to have a
>negative connotation more along the lines of tribal and class divisions.
>This was of course, just an assumption on my part, and therefore, my
>interpretation might not be very accurate.
>
>What qualifies someone as a Banjulian?  Is this term accorded because of
>ethnicity, place of birth, social status, or simply because one is raised
>in
>Banjul?  Given that this is a genuine inquiry from this end, there is no
>need
>for any overtly defensive answers which seems to be the hallmark of many
>Gambians these days.
>
>_Yus
>
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