Lebu society emphasizes piety and respect for elders. Lebu families include not only living people but also associated ancestral spirits. The Lebu are...
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originated as the language of the Lebu people. It is the most widely spoken language in Senegal, spoken natively by the Wolof people (40% of the population) but...
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distinctiveness of the language was obscured by the fact that all Lebu people are bilingual in Wolof. Lebu Wolof is the source of standard Wolof, the national language...
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Biobio Region of Chile LEBU, acronym for Large Eddy Break Up Libu or Lebu, Egyptian term for the people of Libya Lebu people, a Senegalese ethnic group...
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The Toucouleur people or Tukulor people (Arabic: توكولور, French: Toucouleur), also called Haalpulaar (Ajami: هَالْݒُلَارْ, Adlam: 𞤖𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤨𞤵𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤪)...
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Casamance region in the 14th century, assimilating the previous Bainuk people and their rice tradition. In colonial times, the Jola began to cultivate...
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ISBN 1-59213-420-3 David P. Gamble. The Wolof of Senegambia: together with notes on the Lebu and the Serer, p77. International African Institute, 1957 Ali Colleen Neff...
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Lebus (Polish: Lubusz) is a historic town in the Märkisch-Oderland District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is the administrative seat of Amt ("collective...
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Youssou N'Dour (category Living people)
a typical Serer surname. See - Mwakikagile, Godfrey, The Gambia and Its People: Ethnic Identities and Cultural Integration in Africa, New Africa Press...
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unusual downward-pointing star as symbolizing the Holy Spirit descending on people. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa and others perpetuated the popularity of the...
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house, the more courageous the owner is seen to be. In Senegal, the Lebu people believe the saw can protect their family, house and livestock. In the...
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Dakar (section Notable people)
Cap-Vert peninsula was settled no later than the 15th century, by the Lebu people, an aquacultural subgroup of the Wolof ethnic group. The original villages—Ouakam...
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Demographics of Senegal (redirect from Senegal/People)
The average population density for the country is 68 people per square kilometer (180 people/sq mi). French is the official language but is used regularly...
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through the interaction of Berbers from the Sahara and "Negro agricultural peoples" who were "essentially Serer". The Serer language and religion (A ƭat Roog)...
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Banjul (section Notable people)
name from Bang julo, the Mandinka word for rope fibre that the Mandinka people gathered on the island.[citation needed] In 1651, Banjul was leased by the...
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instead of the green star." Niasse himself stated "Only the Senegalese people is sovereign to decide any modification of the symbols of our Republic"...
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Jola people Lebu people Toucouleur people Wolof people...
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Lebou Republic (1790–1857/present AD) (Lebu people) Solima Kingdom: 148 (18th century–1884 AD) (Yalunka people) Sankaran Kingdom: 148–149 (18th century...
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West Africa. One part of the city comprises villas of large merchants while the other part is an agglomeration of the neighborhoods of the Lebu people....
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Saloum (section People and language)
Like the Kingdom of Sine, the population is overrun and ruled by the Serer people. The two are generally referred to as the Serer Kingdoms. Many parts of...
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candidates are the ancestors of the Jola people or the Wolof, but some researchers believe that the Serer people are the builders. This hypothesis comes...
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People seek advice from them to obtain any form of good fortune and luck. The local herbalists/marabout make these Juju waistbands to protect people from...
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Jola people Lebu people Toucouleur people Wolof people...
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Editions Africaines, 1983, ISBN 2-7236-0877-8 For more about the Serer-Ndut people, see : Dupire, Marguerite, "Sagesse sereer: Essais sur la pensée sereer...
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that is also played in the Gambia. It is associated with Wolof and Serer people. The drum is generally played with one hand and one stick or "galan". There...
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people particularly the Laalaa people (a sub-group of the Serers). Their language Laalaa is closely related to Noon (the language of the Noon people)...
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Jola people Lebu people Toucouleur people Wolof people...
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Bambara) is a type of folk wrestling traditionally performed by the Serer people and now a national sport in Senegal and parts of The Gambia, and is part...
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matrilineage, reflecting influence emanating from the Ghana Empire. Serer people moved into the region in the 11th or 12th century, fleeing Islamization...
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The Niominka people (also called Niuminka or Nyominka) are an ethnic group in Senegal living on the islands of the Saloum River delta. They are currently...
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