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Re: What Did The Mbyes Do To The Wollofs?
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Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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Buharry,

I would want to know what my uncles, The Njayen did to convince good old 

Mam Yallah adopt their name? All smell of power and politics.



Malanding



Amadu Kabir Njie wrote:



> "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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