People And Culture Of Senegal Musical Instruments Art Craft PEOPLE The population Je suis perdu(e). Je ne comprend pas le wolof. RELIGION Muslim 92%, indigenous beliefs 6%, Christian 2 http://www.africaguide.com/country/senegal/culture.htm
Extractions: HOME NEWS LETTER CONTACT US LINK TO US ... CHARITIES Jump to a Country Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Congo Dem.Rep. Congo (Zaire) Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Reunion Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Senegal The Wolofs, are the most represented (35%), they make up the majority in all the regions, especially in the centre, the north and the coast of Dakar and Saint Louis. The farmers and the merchants, of Muslim faith for the majority, there importance is certain in the nations economy. The Lebous, established in fishing communities in the peninsula of Cap-Vert and in Saint Louis are related. The Pulaar (20%), is composed of the Foulbes, Peuls and Toucouleurs, in the northern Senegal, the Fouta Toro, historical source for the propagation of Islam in Senegal, make up the cultural birthplace, they are very active in the commercial domain, as well as breeding and irrigated farming. they populate the Senegalese river valley and the Ferlo region.
God's Bits Of Wood - Les Bouts De Bois De Dieu Faat Kine (2000) In wolof and French with English with readers the customs of indigenous life in Ousmane presents complex people that create strategy as they http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/texts/godsbitsofwood.htm
Extractions: Les bouts de bois de Dieu Dialogues Notes Links Teaching ... Citations Sembene Ousmane's third novel, God's Bits of Wood , was originally written and published in French as Les Bouts de bois de Dieu . The novel is set in pre-independence Senegal and follows the struggles of the African trainworkers in three cities as they go on strike against their French employers in an effort for equal benefits and compensation. The chapters of the book shift between the cities of Bamako Thies , and Dakar and track the actions and growth of the men and women whose lives are transformed by the strike. Rather than number the chapters, Ousmane has labeled them by the city in which they take place, and the character who is the focal point of that chapter. As the strike progresses, the French management decides to "starve out" the striking workers by cutting off local access to water and applying pressure on local merchants to prevent those shop owners from selling food on credit to the striking families. The men who once acted as providers for their family, now rely on their wives to scrape together enough food in order to feed the families. The new, more obvious reliance on women as providers begins to embolden the women. Since the women now suffer along with their striking husbands, the wives soon see themselves as active strikers as well.
Arms Of Love International Senegal is a country of about 10 million people, of which spoken in Senegal, but there are also many indigenous languages, the most prominent being wolof. http://www.armsoflove.org/where_senegal_background.htm
Extractions: Typical homes in a desert village Senegal is a country of about 10 million people, of which about 2 million live in the capital city of Dakar. Previously a French colony, Senegal has a democratic system of government and has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping. Senegal is fortunate in that it has not experienced civil wars of the type that have devastated many other African nations. French is the official language spoken in Senegal, but there are also many indigenous languages, the most prominent being Wolof. Senegal is part of Sub-Saharan Africa, which may be the poorest affinity bloc in the world. Half of the world's two dozen poorest countries are in this region. In the desert, families try to survive through subsistence farming, which is made extremely difficult by sand with poor topsoil and no rain for most of the year. The only food that can be grown in much of the desert is millet and cassava. Homes must be built and maintained using only those materials that can be found or dug up out of the ground. Drinking water is scarce, and in some areas the water has a salt and mineral content that is too high for it to be drinkable.
The World Fact Page 1.95% (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS people living with HIV Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% Languages English (official), Mandinka, wolof, Fula, other http://www.africanculture.dk/gambia/backgrnd.htm
Extractions: Taken from The World Factbook Background: The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965; it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty. A military coup in 1994 overthrew the president and banned political activity, but a new 1996 constitution and presidential elections, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. The country undertook another round of presidential and legislative elections in late 2001 and early 2002.
Extractions: By Samba Diop. (Lewiston, Queenston, Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press, 1995. Pp. iv, 389. $109.95.) This work is a portrayal of the social, cultural, and literary heritage of the Wolof people of northern Senegal. Samba Diop's argument, that Wolof epics and their performances provide a useful understanding of the Wolof people's religious, cultural, political, and other institutional values, is well taken. Another problem with the book is that the time period coveredfrom the tenth century to the presentis too lengthy even for a book of this size. Adding to this problem is the complexity of the various social, economic, cultural, and religious systems that are covered in the book. It is no wonder that the many interesting topics that are introduced are not very well developed.
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Gambia - Wikitravel Language, English (official), Mandinka, wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars. Religion, Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%. People. http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Gambia
Extractions: water: 1,300 sq km Population 1,455,842 (July 2002 est.) Language English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars Religion Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% The Gambia is a country in West Africa and is the smallest country on the continent of Africa. It has a North Atlantic Ocean coastline in the west and is surrounded by Senegal so that it is almost an enclave. The country occupies the the Gambia river valley and surrounding hills. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Regions
Welcome To The Gambia People. Top of Page. Population 1,291,858 (July 1998 est.). Languages English (official), Mandinka, wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars. http://www.middleeastnews.com/Gambia.html
Extractions: www.MiddleEastNews.com www.MiddleEastLink.com Welcome to The Gambia Map of The Gambia Map of The Gambia Introduction Geography ... Economy Business Organizations Links To visit our sponsors, click the sponsor's icon of your choice. Be a sponsor! click here SPONSOR LAOAG NET This space is reserved for your company OPM COMPANY Pinoy Style Geography [Top of Page] Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal Geographic coordinates: 13 28 N, 16 34 W Map references: Africa Area:
Partners International the work and needs of the indigenous ministries we of Ghana, pray for God to prepare people to receive the hearts of entire families in the wolof and Serer http://www.partnersintl.org/index.cfm?FuseAction=Prayer&Nav=Involved
Worldstats: Providing Information About Our World! People Languages Copyright worldstats.org sqlreflection0 English (official), Mandinka, wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars. Government http://www.worldstats.org/world/gambia.shtml
Typophile Forums: Foreign Languages Fonts the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages Oshivambo centers Senegal French (official), wolof, Pulaar, Jola the first language of most people is one http://www.typophile.com/forums/messages/14800/18836.html?1072891891
Country Reports people ages 65 and over make up 3% of the Religions Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1 Languages English (official), Mandinka, wolof, Fula, other http://www.classbrain.com/cb_cr/geos/ga.html
Extractions: Home 1st - 3rd Grade State Reports Country Reports Mission Reports Freedom Files Kids Freedom Files Movies in the Classroom Games Monthy Grab Bag Teens ClassBrain Store Corporate Information Gambia, The click to enlarge Introduction [Top of Page] Background: The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965; it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty. A military coup in 1994 overthrew the president and banned political activity, but a new 1996 constitution and presidential elections, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, have completed a nominal return to civilian rule. Geography [Top of Page] Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal Geographic coordinates: 13 28 N, 16 34 W Map references: Africa Area:
The Oral Tradition - Drumming of Bamako in Mali, and the people inhabiting it rhythms, instruments and eventually, texts in wolof and other The addition of the indigenous tama drum with its http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/UMS/Drummers/drumming.html
Extractions: (after arriving in Africa for the first time to meet Doudou N'diaye Rose) Styles of playing The styles described here are divided into several groups: Manding and Mbalax, based on the traditional music of the Manding and Wolof peoples and modern African and contemporary Western music. African drumming has heavily influenced by Cuban dance music and western pop. Manding Manding music is the music of the Manding (Mande) group of peoples, who were the inhabitants of the vast Manding empire 13th to 15th century. It stretched from the south of what is now Senegal and Gambia, and included Mali and the west of Guinea as well. Music used to be the exclusive domain of a caste of musicians, the Jalis or griots . Though this is now starting to change, this is still obvious nowadays. There are three main styles, related to a language and people of the same name: Maninka, Bamana (or Bambara) and Mandinka. The last few years, the Wassoulou style from the region of the same name is gaining popularity.
The Gambia People. Population 989,273 (July 1995 est.). Languages English (official), Mandinka, wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars. http://www.ems.psu.edu/~williams/states/ga.htm
CWS Announces International Moringa Conference Here is an indigenous nutritional supplement that people can opportunistic infections that HIVinfected people die from a sauce called Mboum in wolof and served http://www.ncccusa.org/news/00news38.html
Extractions: Church World Service Announces International Moringa Conference The scruffy looking, fast-growing, drought-resistant Moringa Oleifera tree can be found in every country of West Africa. The tree is edible, tasty and highly nutritious in all its parts, with leaves, leaf powder, pods, seeds, flowers, roots and bark offering a complement of protein, calcium, minerals, iron and several important vitamins. It is organized by the American Medical Team for Africa, an Atlanta-based not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to reducing poverty and improving the quality of life in Africa by assisting the healthcare sector with medical related supplies, medical training and facilitating partnerships with American healthcare institutions. We wanted to try to light a few candles and give people a feeling they are not helpless in regard to AIDS. One thing HIV-infected people must do is maintain as high a basic nutritional standard as they can. One of the indigenous ways of doing this is the Moringa tree. Here is an indigenous nutritional supplement that people can grow in their own backyards.
Gambia, The History And Geography People. Top of Page. Population 1,367,124 (July 2000 est.). Languages English (official), Mandinka, wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars. http://www.worldhistory.com/geos/ga.htm
Extractions: [Country Listing] The World Factbook Home] Gambia, The Introduction [Top of Page] Background: The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965; it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty. A military coup in 1994 overthrew the president and banned political activity, but a new 1996 constitution and presidential elections, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, have completed a nominal return to civilian rule. The Gambia recently emerged from its isolation to accept a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council during 1998-99. Geography [Top of Page] Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal Geographic coordinates: 13 28 N, 16 34 W Map references: Africa Area:
THE PEOPLE of overshadowing and eventually eradicating other indigenous languages of they were the dominant people of the to become assimilated into the wolof culture and http://www.lclark.edu/~nicole/SENEGAL/PEOPLE.HTM
Extractions: THE PEOPLE ETHNIC COMPOSITION The Wolof The Serer make up about 17% of the present population. They originally came from the Senegal River Valley in the 11th century and eventually established themselves in the Baol (east of Dakar) and the Sine Saloum area (between Dakar and Kaolack.) They were absorbed into the Diolof Empire in the 15th century, but today they are found in their traditional areas engaged in mixed farming (groundnuts and food crops), raising cattle and small livestock, and fishing. Many of the Sereer were Christianized in the early colonial era and from their ranks came former President Leopold Sedar Senghor. The Peul , also known as Fulani, Fulbe or Fula, form 17% of the population. They are a pastoral group inhabiting the western Sahara who, as the Sahara dried up, moved down to the Senegal River Valley in search of grazing lands. Traditionally nomadic, they are found throughout the Sahel zone and today inhabit the Ferlo (north), the middle valley of the Senegal River, and the upper (eastern) Casamance region. Most engage in farming as well as in raising cattle. "Some Peul are brown or copper-skinned and many have straighter hair which distinguishes them from their darker-skinned sedentary neighbors" (Colvin). In cities they may be itinerant salesmen plying kola nuts
HighBeam Research: ELibrary Search: Results Religions Muslim 92%, indigenous EmilianoRomagnolo Italy 2 3 Mazanderani Iran 1 3 wolof Senegal 7 Languages Spoken by at Least 1 Million People The World http://www.highbeam.com/library/search.asp?FN=AO&refid=ency_refd&search_almanacs
Extractions: By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z M Related Category: Mauritania Political Geography Mauritania [mOrit A E u Pronunciation Key Land and People Most of Mauritania is made up of low-lying desert, which comprises part of the Sahara. Along the Senegal River (which forms the border with Senegal) in the southwest is the semiarid Sahel with some fertile alluvial soil. A wide sandstone plateau (rising to c.1,500 ft/460 m) runs through the center of the country from north to south. In the southeast is the Hodh, a large basin in the desert. The country is divided into 12 administrative regions. In addition to the capital, other towns include Atar and KaEdi. The majority of the population is made up of nomadic and seminomadic persons of Berber, Arab, Tuareg, and Fulani descent. Those of Berber, Arab, and mixed Berber-Arab background are sometimes called Moors, Maurs, or Maures. The remainder of the population mostly belong to the Tukolor, Soninke, Bambara, and Wolof ethnic groups and live as sedentary agriculturalists near the Senegal River. During the recurrent droughts of the 1970s and 80s, many nomads were forced into the urban area of Nouakchott. Virtually all the inhabitants of the country are Muslim, and many belong to the Qadiriyya brotherhood. The great majority of Mauritanians use Hasaniya Arabic, which, along with Wolof, is an official language. Other indigenous languages such as Pular and Soninke are also widely spoken. The country has a complex social caste system, with light-skinned Moors usually in positions of power and black Africans often at the bottom of the social ladder. In 1980, Mauritania became the world's last nation to officially ban slavery. Nonetheless, the institution reputedly persists, with thousands of Haratines, the Arabicized Africans known as black Moors, held in involuntary servitude.
Gambia - Countrywatch.com language, however, there are several indigenous languages that of the main languages include Mandinka, wolof, and Fula as more and more young people come to http://aol.countrywatch.com/aol_topic.asp?vCOUNTRY=63&SECTION=SOCIAL&TOPIC=CLPEO
