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Yaboyabo ( Serer, variations : ''Yaabo-Yabo'', ''Yabo Yabo'', ''YABO-YABO'' or ''Yabo-Yabo'') is an ancient village in the rural community of Séssène (var : ''Sessene''), in the Thies Region of
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Pangool Pangool (in Serer and Cangin) singular: Fangool (var : ''Pangol'' and ''Fangol''), are the ancient saints and ancestral spirits of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. The Pangool play a crucial role in Serer religion and hist ...
", vol. 2. Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), pp 205-8, According to the Serer creation myth, Yaboyabo takes its name from the first human couple ( YAAB and YOP, var : ''YAAB'' and ''YOB'') created by the supreme being
Roog Roog or Rog (Koox in the Cangin languages) is the Supreme God and creator of the Serer religion of the Senegambia region. Thiaw, Issa Laye, "La Religiosite de Seereer, Avant et pendant leur Islamisation". Ethiopiques no: 54, Revue semestrielle ...
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Koox Roog or Rog (Koox in the Cangin languages) is the Supreme God and creator of the Serer religion of the Senegambia region. Thiaw, Issa Laye, "La Religiosite de Seereer, Avant et pendant leur Islamisation". Ethiopiques no: 54, Revue semestrielle ...
among the Cangin).Genesis of YAAB & YOP » narrated by « Armand Diouf » of Ndimaag (
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
), nGravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer - Pangool", vol. 2. Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), p 204, The narrative went on to state that, the original twins (female and male respectively) were carried from the Empyrean Heaven by an ark. This is believed to be deposited in the sacred village of Yaboyabo. Although the ark of Yaabo-Yabo is an ancient relic under the guardianship of this Serer village, and ritually venerated by those who adhere to the tenets of
Serer religion The Serer religion, or ''a ƭat Roog'' ("the way of the Divine"), is the original religious beliefs, practices, and teachings of the Serer people of Senegal in West Africa. The Serer religion believes in a universal supreme deity called Roog ...
,Gravrand, "Pangool", pp 208-9 it is highly unlikely to be the original "ark" and was probably an ancient replica. Many Serer homes have ancient artifacts, some of which are religious in nature (see
Serer ancient history The prehistoric and ancient history of the Serer people of modern-day Senegambia has been extensively studied and documented over the years. Much of it comes from archaeological discoveries and Serer tradition rooted in the Serer religio ...
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Population

The population is overrun by the Serer people, the original inhabitants. As of 2012, the population is estimated to be between 1715 and 1953.Senegal country porta

nhe WatSan Platform.


Geography

Some of the nearest localities include
Tattaguine Tattaguine (or Tataguine) is a town in the west of Senegal. It is also the name of the Rural communities of Senegal, rural community. République du Sénégal, Région de Fatick, Département de Fatick, Arrondissement de Tattaguine, Communauté Ru ...
, Mbefel, Saokom, Sakone, Dom and Diarab.Go mapper
/ref> The closest major cities include Thies and
Kaolack Kaolack ( ar, كاولاك; wo, Kawlax) is a town of 172,305 people (2002 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an i ...
.


See also

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References


Bibliography

* Gravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer -
Pangool Pangool (in Serer and Cangin) singular: Fangool (var : ''Pangol'' and ''Fangol''), are the ancient saints and ancestral spirits of the Serer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. The Pangool play a crucial role in Serer religion and hist ...
", vol. 2. Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), *Becker, Charles, "Vestiges historiques, témoins matériels du passé dans les pays sereer", CNRS-ORSTOM, Dakar, 1993

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