It has been in use even before/during the time of Pounds Shillings and Pence but what do "Dalasi" and "Butut" mean? Some say " butut" is the small one in Wolof. But is Dalasi Mandinka? If so what does it mean? Is it from "daa la sio" Mandinka for the full dimension (?) or is borrowed from Dollars - "Dallas"(?) - "Dalasi" a currency in circulation in the area until the middle of the 19th Century? Any students of history out there? Malanding Jaiteh いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい