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jambo
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 Posted - 13 Jun 2007 : 11:01:32
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can someone shed light on the tribe koning/koring, i went to a school armitage on my last trip and heard about this tribe who are christian, what is their background/family names. are the indigenous to gambia or from another place and settled in Gambia.
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mansasulu
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Posted - 13 Jun 2007 : 19:25:00
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| It is Karoningka. It is a subethnic group of the Ajamaat (Jola). Jola is amandinka word meaning "one who take revenge" They are mostly found in the South Bank of the River Gambia, primarily foni's and cassamance in senegal. |
"...Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest..." Sura Al-Rad (Chapter 13, Verse 28)
...Gambian by birth, Muslim by the grace of Allah... |
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jambo
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Posted - 14 Jun 2007 : 11:00:51
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| thank you but for some reason i thought they lived near janjegbureh, they are a christian tribe |
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Santanfara
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Posted - 14 Jun 2007 : 20:20:21
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Originally posted by jambo
thank you but for some reason i thought they lived near janjegbureh, they are a christian tribe
jambo ,i am not sure if any tribe in the gambia can claim to be a christian tribe or muslim tribe. different tribes choose different religion and in many cases a little bit of mix here and there. the karoninkas aren't all christians .the Mansu ****as are mostly christians but this tribe is a tiny minority arround janjabureh and basse area. a few of them of late embrase islam .when i was in saint georgoe's junior a mansu ****a boy became a muslim and his family went mad . some balantas are also christians .the gambia tribes that are mostly christians are mainly Akus , Manjako , mansu ****a ,some Balantas , some Jolas , a tiny amount of wolof and mandinkas and some mansajang fulas . Emil Kujabe was a close friend of mine when he was a mission school head master ,through him i know most powerful christian native gambians . but a tribal muslim or christian don't exist . we became muslims and christians not vice versa |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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Santanfara
3460 Posts |
Posted - 14 Jun 2007 : 20:23:16
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| the four stars are not a swear word it is a . name of a Gambian tribe which the system could recognise .the tribe name is MANSU ****O |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 14 Jun 2007 : 21:08:51
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| Is it MANSU WAN KO? |
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Santanfara
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Posted - 14 Jun 2007 : 21:50:28
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| exactly kondo . |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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njucks
Gambia
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Posted - 18 Jun 2007 : 20:22:52
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Originally posted by kondorong
Is it MANSU WAN KO?
Santanfara
i dont think Mansuankas are specifically an ethnic group/tribe. if i am correct what they speak is the same as manjago perhaps with a different accent. i think it has to do with their ancestral origins from around Mansoa.
in a similar way it might not be /could be wrong to call Jarrankas or Jahankas or fana-fanas a tribe or seperate group.
i think the suffix - n'ka simply denotes origin |
Edited by - njucks on 18 Jun 2007 20:26:18 |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 18 Jun 2007 : 22:13:29
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Originally posted by njucks
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Originally posted by kondorong
Is it MANSU WAN KO?
Santanfara
i think the suffix - n'ka simply denotes origin
You are right. |
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