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sankalanka
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 Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 22:13:13
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Terangba,
Thanks for that comment. To tell you the truth, I don't know what Sankalanka means. A very close friend of mine used to call himself by that name, and I believe it has something to do with his family legacy. His surname was Marong. I know there is a history connected with the name, and he always used it in a very proud and boastful manner.
Rene
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kayjatta
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Posted - 11 Sep 2009 : 06:43:08
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Originally posted by terangba
This is very sound, it is a watershed from what we are used to in the cyber community. by the way what does Sankalanka mean?
Sankalanka is a "Sea monster". No just kidding  . I think it is a Mandingo word about power, strength, and might...; but I stand to be corrected on this. |
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Janko
Gambia
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Posted - 11 Sep 2009 : 16:16:16
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quote:
Originally posted by kayjatta
Sankalanka is a "Sea monster". No just kidding . I think it is a Mandingo word about power, strength, and might...; but I stand to be corrected on this.
Kay, your explanation is correct but I think it refers to SANKALANG, adjective formed from Sangkalango, noun, object … in this case;
SANGO = Sky
KALANGO = Coloured; (mostly dark when referring to the colour of the sky)
You know, the symbolism is that dark clouds evoke fear.
SANKALANKA/ SANGKARANKA
In one of Lalo Kebba Dramé´s songs he praised one Madiba konte from Sangkarang, ”sangkarangka Madiba konté”
So, from that perspective SANGKARANG is a historical place (City, town or village). Mostly used by Kora singers in praise-singing so called great families.
SANGKARANG = a historical place
N`KA = Of/From
SANGKARANKA then means s/he from SANGKARANG. Sangkarang could have been known for its brave, rich or great men and women.
I may be wrong, so please let those who know tell us who don’t know
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Edited by - Janko on 11 Sep 2009 16:44:49 |
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gainde
Sweden
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Posted - 12 Sep 2009 : 08:26:28
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My understanding of SANKALANKA is as Kayjatta puts it, has to do with power, might,bravery etc.
SANKARANKA is a historical place and oral history has it that of the three Bojangs(surnames) in The Gambia, the Bojang Sankarankas are originally Kontehs(contehs) originating from Sankaranka Madiba Konteh. Oral history has it further that Bojang comes from the Mandinka 'Bo Dulaa Jang' translated 'coming from a distant(far away) place. |
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sss
USA
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Posted - 12 Sep 2009 : 21:10:48
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janko,u got it right.sangkalangka could mean literally sky thunder.sang meaning sky and kalangbah meaning sharp sound like thunder.as in lebah which is piercing shout.u say that sangkalanka is thundering sky.old folks will call big and towering things sankalang.thundering sky seem to it.a similar word is sangkafalash meaning the sky is flashing.falash and flash,did the english stole that word from us.i know they stole a lots of words?
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kayjatta
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Posted - 14 Sep 2009 : 07:33:39
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Janko, your expalanation is perhaps right, but it might be well that "sankalango" and "sankalanka" are both derivatives of the root word "sankalang". If "sankalang" is the noun for the 'fierce and the mighty', "sankalanka" is perhaps one who has his/her origins (ancestry) from such 'fierce and mighty' (people);just as one who is a "sankarango" is also a "sankaranka" because he/she is originates from "Sankarang" ...
Sankarang and sankalang may not have the same etymology (history).
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Edited by - kayjatta on 14 Sep 2009 07:35:19 |
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Janko
Gambia
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Posted - 16 Sep 2009 : 00:25:55
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Kay, interesting observation, I have to say it is a complex question.
“Sankalango” is the root word of which the adjective “Sankalang” is derived. It is very unusual to add the suffix “ka” to an adjective(sankalanka), unless it’s a slang word or a metaphor. In Sangkarang, a noun (a place) the suffix ka could be replaced by “ko”.
Sango + Kalango = Sangkalango - the root word
Sango kalanta janing sanjio kaa keé.
Sangkarang, a place; Sangkarangka or Sangkarangko
We have to take usage and context into account and in this case I think the jaliya praise-singing “poetics is the key to understanding the relation between the two words. The Jali use metaphors in their narration especially when mystifying something or someone. Let’s be observant of the jaliya narratives for they would have invented Manding even if Manding never existed.” In jaliya sankalang, as you rightly mentioned, is a virtue credited to Sangkarangkolu.
They are two different words but I think the metaphorical usage referring to the virtue, fierce and mighty credited to Sankarangkolu was invented by the Jali. I am not saying the Jali invented the root word “Sangkalango” what am saying is that they invented its metaphorical use in this context.
Thats what I think, whats your say
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Edited by - Janko on 16 Sep 2009 00:28:33 |
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Santanfara
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Posted - 16 Sep 2009 : 21:15:25
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| interesting conversation guys. thanks. i will add this to my mandinkatalinwo blog. with permission from kamara domori. ala Momodou. |
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