Kambiyaa------meaning kambi's . In mandingo. The saying goes Kambi was the first found by the whiteman cutting bamboo sticks---hence the name Banjul only the former name is Bathurst----this by no means is written in stone but it'll be interesting to know the true answer. >From: "Touray, Maila" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: The Gambia >Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 17:09:10 -0400 > >Can anybody answer the question, "why is our country named The Gambia?" > >Maila > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------