Agnam Thiodaye is a village in the Matam department in the north-east of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
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Geography
Agnam Thiodaye is located 2 km from
Agnam-Goly
Agnam-Goly is a Sahelian village in north-eastern Senegal with a population of inhabitants. The village is located in the Matam Department of Matam Region, approximately to the northeast of Dakar, on the bank of the Sénégal River, Senegal Rive ...
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Population
At the last census in 2002,
Agnam Thiodaye had 3,579 people and 362 households. The population is mainly composed of
Fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. ...
Hal Pulaar people and some
Wolof people
The Wolof people () are a West African ethnic group found in northwestern Senegal, the Gambia, and southwestern coastal Mauritania. In Senegal, the Wolof are the largest ethnic group (~43.3%), while elsewhere they are a minority. They refer to t ...
(mostly traders), who come mostly from the religious city of
Touba
Touba (Hassaniya Arabic: , 'Felicity'; Wolof: Tuubaa) is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district. With a population of 529,176 in 2010, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after Dakar. It is the holy ...
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Toponymy
The word ''Agnam'' comes from the verb ''aar niaam'' which means "come and eat". 'This is a common prefix for a large number of villages in the region. The word ''thiodaye'' comes from the verbal group ''tiode ndo'' which means "go there" or "live there."
History
The first inhabitants of the village lived above the present village, that is to say in Diéri () and at this time, there were all kinds of witchcraft, and later worship of the dead. They moved to settle in the bottom of the current village, near the Walo (fonde amadou tall) but at that place there were stinging ants which could cause death. That is when a man passing by told them ''tiode nd ndo'' (live in the middle), that is to say between the Diéri () and the Walo (fonde amadou tall) and so the word ''Thiodaye'' was created.
Administration
The village is part of the rural community of
Agnam Civol
Agnam Civol (also Anyam Siwol or Civol is a small town in the north-east of Senegal about 70 km north-west from Matam. It is in the historical region of Fouta-Toro in the department and region of Matam, Senegal, Matam. The town is located on ...
in the Matam region. Since 2005 the village has had a college of learning and, since 2008, a school.
References
External links
Website
Populated places in Matam Region
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