Fellow Gambians,

Allow me to take this chance on this Niumi identity issue by requesting the historians among us and all those conversant with (Sene) Gambian history to help  me understand certain hitrorical facts.

I tumbled upon some tips that one of the rulers of Niumi (I think is Bolong Sonko) had in the mid 1800s engaged around 700 SARAHULES to protect his Kingdom.

1. Can any one throw light on this? 
2. What are the motives behind such move? 
3. Any imagery and living source for reference (villages, people,etc)? 
4. How did things ended as the British finally colonised Gambia?
5. How is the relation between the people of Niumi and the Sarahules today (any inter-marriages, cross-cultural exchanges, animosities, harmony, etc?

Thank you for your support

Alhagie (emman) Bah



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> Datum: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:03:13 -0400
> Von: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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> Betreff: Re: Niumi or Nuimi?
> &#xA> Alieu and Omar,
> I thank you for response. However, a number of institutions including 
> Central Statistics spell it NUIMI. I thought I might ask around a bit 
> before approaching them.
> Anyways thanks for your input.
> 
> Malanding
> 
> Alieu S.K Cham wrote:
> 
> > The established spelling is 'NIUMI'.
> > However, i wish it had been 'NYOMI' because this spelling is more in
> line
> > with
> > the way the name of the place is actually pronounced.
> > I should know this well - i'm from Nyomi -:)
> >
> > Alieu S.K Cham, Oslo
> >
> >>> On 6/5/06, Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >>>> Folks,
> >> A question for the people north of River Gambia, west of Jokadu.
> >> Is it NUIMI or NIUMI? Which is the right spelling?
> >>
> >> Malanding
> >>
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