Siks, Let me add some more names to the list! All the names on the list below are Serere names!!! Mbanyick - M My grandfather Yungar - M Nyohorr M Teneng F Jagan M Jegasiga M Ndenneh M Chucli M Njageh M Choro F - My grandmother Walbumi M Ndall M Jeyeh F Ndella/Ndellah F Macodou M Sengan M Buray/Suraysiga Serere (M) Well, let me get to work!! Omar >From: Aji Joof <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: COLLECTING TYPICAL GAMBIAN NAMES >Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:24:30 +0100 > >hi, > >I will add to the list, > >1. Mam Beregey (serere) > >2. Melbourey (Serere) > >3. Sayerr (Serere) > >4.Banjugu (Sarahule) > >5. Kenmbugut (Serere) > > I have all these names in my family by the way. My father has a passion >for >"chossan" names. > >aji >-----Original Message----- >From: Seynabou Secka <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 09:52 >Subject: Re: COLLECTING TYPICAL GAMBIAN NAMES > > > >Hi there I will add to the list of names: > > > >Ngor (Serere ) > > > >Jogoy (Serere) > > > >Mayekor (Serere) > > > >Coumba (used by different ethnic groups; and means creativity in Swahili) > > > >Jojo (wolof) > > > >Nyanya (wolof) > > > >Botor ( Fanafana ) > > > >Nogay (Wolof) > > > >Houdja (wolof). > > > >But, > >I think that we've borrowed lot of names from the Arabs but we've add >some > >cultural originality by making them sound more Gambian or Senegalese (i.e > >Seynabou meaning Zeynab ; Baboucar meaning Aboubakr and so on. > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- > > > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------