Ylva,
Thanks for the forward
Malanding
Ylva Hernlund wrote:
> I wonder if folks have read the wonderful book by Donald Wright _The
> World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in
> Niumi, The Gambia_ (2004). Ylva
>
> On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Emman Salaam wrote:
>
>> 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]>
>>> An: [log in to unmask]
>>> Betreff: Re: Niumi or Nuimi?
>>> 
> 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:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> 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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