>From: samateh saikou <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list              <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: What is in the other names? >Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 14:00:11 +0100 > >Mo, >Yes I did it ,but did not come very far ,that is to do something >with it.If >you could remember I was thinking of getting it on your web page >among other >plans.Take care >For Freedom >Saiks > > >>From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: What is in the other names? >>Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 20:31:14 -0300 >> >>On 19 May 2004 at 15:25, Bassirou Dodou Drammeh wrote: >> >> > Mr.Jaiteh, >> > I would apprecite it if you send me a copy of the list of the >>Gambian >>First >> > Names mentioned below. As for the one presently under >>consideration >>namely,the >> > Gambian Surnames and their meanings and /or their genesis,I >>think it >>would be >> > faster if each and every member of the this forum provides >>his/her >>surname,what >> > it means and how it came about, if possible.Those who don't know >>could >>easily >> > call grandma back home. It is important to note here that the >>sources of >>our >> > traditional knowledge back home are disappearing faster than >>anyone of >>us could >> > imagine,all the more reason why it is so important for us and >>for our >> > kids,esp.those in the diaspora,to have such a document as is >>proposed >>here. So >> > mine is as follows: >> > >> > SURNAME: Drammeh >> > CLAN DESCRIPTION: Santang Farrah Kanji-Mori (Mandinka) >> > DEFINITION: Santango is a tree inSenegambia region known for its >>strenght and >> > size;Farrah means to split into two halves;Kanji-Morri means the >>Islamic >>scholar >> > to whom people appeal for help or protectionin times of crisis. >>THE >>(Epic) STORY >> > BEHIND IT: The first Drammeh supposedly split open a Santang >>tree by >>channeling >> > all his magical powers into it todemonstrate to all the >>pretendingmedicine men >> > and magicians in town that such would be the fate of anyone of >>them who >>tries to >> > mess with him or his family. Regards Basss! >> >>Bass, >>The typical Gambian names can be found in the archives from 7 >>august 1999 >>onwards with the subject: COLLECTING TYPICAL GAMBIAN NAMES. I >>wonder if >>Saiks >>ever made a complete list of all the names submitted. >> >>You have inspired me to come with the following from grandma:-) >> >>Camara - Song tang ning feng jaw faala >>Camara - Dambel koto >>Camara - Makang banna >>Camara - Yilleh >>Sibi Camara >>Taabong Camara >> >>Translation: "Song tang ning fen jaw faala" - One without bad >>habits, >>killer of >>the evil thing. >>Legend: There is a legend, which says that there was a time when >>people >>were >>prevented from going outside the village because of a very big >>serpent. The >>person who later killed this very evil serpent without showing fear >>was the >>ancestor of the Camaras. >> >>Camara - "Dambel koto" meaning Camara old Dambel (Dambel is a >>surname). >>Both Sibi and Taabong are places in old Mali Empire. >> >>Other surnames are: >>Touray ngana manding mori >>Jawo Banna >>Jallow  Jeri >>Sanneh Balamang kumbaling fing >> >> >>What do the Ceesays have for us? >> >>Rregards, >>Momodou Camara >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >>To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >>[log in to unmask] >> >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >>Gambia-L >>Web interface >>at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >_________________________________________________________________ >It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! >http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~