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Date: | Sun, 8 Aug 1999 04:39:26 EDT |
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Saiks , some of the Arab names have their traditional names .Here are some of
the common ones.
ARABIC AFRICAN (most of these names are mandinka)
MUHAMMED ------- MALANG
MUSA---------- BALLA
EBRIMA------- JANKO, SOLO, KANPANLIE
SULAYMAN------- JUNKUNG , MANKI,
SARJO ------- KONO
SAINEY------- DO-TOR
MARIYAM-------- SIIBOW, JANKAY
FATOUMATA------ JOKOU
ABUBAKARR------ JALANG , DEMBOU ,DEMBA
M'BASSY(Arabic ??) SEEKUNOO (Very common in kombo Brikama )
BINTA, BINTOU------- MANTA
SALLY (Arabic ???) JOLOKOU
ALIEU------- SARJA (African???)
ALAGIE------ BAMBOU
ABDOULIE------ BAMBA
I will find out more names for you later . Saiks, I dispute some of your
points in the article but its too late to write with my chameleon speed. I
got to go to bed. Will try to respond soon.
lamin p.f. Manneh
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