Sanusi, Fascinating, indeed. It looks like most surnames in Gambia have these expressions. I think we need cultural and social anthropologists to study and investigate the evolution of these cultural dynamics, and the positive impact they bear in maintaining our socio-cultural standards as a people. I think this is an area that Mr Hassum Ceesay may be knowledgable. And may be, there are a lot more distinguished Gambians. Rene ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~