Jaajef Saiks, Your list must now be growing, and will maybe soon deserve it's own web-site! Anyway, as promised, some more names, coutesty of my Manjago "gorros". Mostly, but not exclusively from the Baynant Manjago. Spellings are entirely my own interpretation, so apologies to the Mendys and Gomezs out there for any errors, which are all my own. My understanding, and I am prepared to stand corrected (Ab'lie Bass...if you are out there please respond), is that the interpretation of the names, many of which can be everyday objects, can have multiple and complex meanings, so even where a definition has been given , there can be many more meanings known maybe only to certain people. Names were given at naming ceremonies, not by parents but by anyone who was passing, and often people had more than one name given. Uchoyoch (f) Kanbatungiil (m) - "not afraid of hyenas" Mufri (m) Paataan (f) - "rice field" Klanya (m) Minga (f) Fulatunk (f) - "hardworker" Mamboyn (m) - "able to lift anything" Umpotiis (f) - "the small one" Faranding (m) Pili (m) - "moon" Kampagne (m) Buunu (m/f) "sun" Mbaanbintang (m) "from the Bintang Bolong" Lolong/Lolo (f) Correa (m) Uunchunt (m) Njombiik (m) Seckaa (m) Njimnal (m) Maalute (f) "flute made from the papaya stem" Kanjumblaank (f) "dark waist/stomach" Kaampoti (m) "water jar" Uunkal (m) Obaar (m) Dawitt (f) Meta (f) Seynabaanin (f) "abandoned one" Yenduleen ak jaama Tony ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------