|
Joof Family, Joof
Joof, is a typical Serer patronym in the Gambia. In French-speaking Senegal, it is written as Diouf, whilst in English-speaking Gambia, it is written as Joof. It is the surname of: * Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (1924 – 2011), Gambian historian, author, politician and advocate for Gambia's independence during the colonial era. * Alhaji Bai Modi Joof (1933 – 1993), Gambian barrister and defender of free speech and the press, younger brother of Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof * Hella Joof (born 1962), Danish actress * Joseph Henry Joof (born 1960), Gambian lawyer and politician * Lamane Jegan Joof (c. 11th century), founder and King of Tukar – present-day Senegal. * Maad a Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof (died 1853), King of Sine (Kingdom of Sine) * Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof ( – 23 August 1871), King Sine * Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof (died 1969), King of Sine * Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof (c. 13th century), King of Lâ (var: ''Laa'' or ''Laah''), in Baol, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serer People
The Serer people (''Serer language, Serer proper'': Seereer or Sereer) are a West African ethnoreligious groupGastellu, Jean-Marc, ''Petit traité de matrilinarité. L'accumulation dans deux sociétés rurales d'Afrique de l'Ouest'', Cahiers ORSTOM, série Sciences Humaines 4 (1985) [in] Gastellu, Jean-Marc, ''Matrilineages, Economic Groups and Differentiation in West Africa: A Note'', O.R.S.T.O.M. Fonds Documentaire (1988), pp 1, 2–4 (pp 272–4), 7 (p 277/ref>Marguerite Dupire, Dupire, Marguerite, ''Sagesse sereer: Essais sur la pensée Ndut people, sereer ndut'', KARTHALA Editions (1994). For ''tim'' and ''den yaay'' (see p. 116). The book also deals in depth about the Serer matriclans and means of succession through the matrilineal line. See pp. 38, 95–99, 104, 119–20, 123, 160, 172–74,/ref> They fought against jihads in the 19th century, and subsequently opposed French colonial rule - resulting in Serer victory at the famous Battle of Djilass (13 May 1859), and the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maad A Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof
Maad a Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof (many variations of his name: Ama Joof, Amat Diouf, Amajuf Ñilan Fay Juf, Amadiouf Diouf, Ama Diouf Faye, Ama Diouf Gnilane Faye Diouf, Ramat Dhiouf, etc.) was a king of Sine now part of present-day Senegal. He reigned from c. 1825 to 1853. He was fluent in several languages. He came from The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof (the third and last royal house founded by the Joof family of Sine and Saloum in the 18th century). Maad a Sinig (variations: ''Mad Sinig'' etc.) means king of Sine in the Serer-Sine language. The term ''Bur Sine'' (variations: ''Buur Sine'' or ''Bour Sine'') is also used interchangeably with the proper title ''Maad a Sinig'' or ''Mad a Sinig''. They both mean king Sine. Bour Sine is usually used by the Wolof people when referring to the Serer kings of Sine. The Serer people generally used the term ''Maad a Sinig'' or ''Mad a Sinig'' when referring to their kings. The parents The king was the son of the Sandigue Ndio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal House Of Semou Njekeh Joof
The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof ( Serer : Mbind Sem-Jike,Buschinger, Danielle (ed & trans: Kloos, Jan Willem), ''Van den vos Reynaerde: mittelniederländisch – neuhochdeutsch'', Presses du Centre d'Etudes médiévales Université de Picardie (1992), p. 59, Mbin Semou Njike or Mbind Semu Jike Juuf, other : ''Keur Semou Djiké'') was founded in the early 18th century by Maad Semou Njekeh Joof from the Kingdom of Sine, now part of present-day Senegal. It was the third and last royal house founded by the Joof family – (the Joof dynasty of Sine and Saloum) during the Guelowar period, since the reignes of Maad a Sinig Maysa Wali Jaxateh Manneh and Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof (1350 and 1969 respectively). From the date of its foundation up to the dissolution of Sine in 1969, at least seven kings from this royal house had succeeded to the throne of Sine. List of kings List of kings from the Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof: * Maad a Sinig Boukar Tjilas Sanghaie Joof, son of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maad Semou Njekeh Joof
Maad Semou Njekeh Joof ('' Serer:'' Maad Sem-Jike Juuf or Semu Jike Juuf) was a member of the Joof Dynasty of Sine now part of independent Senegal. ''Maad'' means ''king'' (or chief) and Maad a Sinig means king of Sine in Serer. He was the founder of the Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof, founded in the early eighteenth century. His royal house was the third and last royal house founded by the Joof family of Sine and Saloum. Since its foundation, at least seven kings of Sine from his royal house had succeeded to the throne including his son Maad a Sinig Boukar Tjilas Sanghaie Joof.Diouf, Niokhobaye. ''"Chronique du royaume du Sine."'' Suivie de notes sur les traditions orales et les sources écrites concernant le royaume du Sine par Charles Becker et Victor Martin. (1972). Bulletin de l'Ifan, Tome 34, Série B, n° 4, (1972). pp 722-732 Family Semou Njekeh Joof is reported to have had at least thirty-five children including sixteen sons. Although some of his sons were eligibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baol
Baol or Bawol was a kingdom in what is now central Senegal. Founded in the 11th century, it was a vassal of the Jolof Empire before becoming independent in the mid-16th century. The ruler bore the title of Teigne (title), Teigne (or Teeň) and reigned from the capital in Lambaye. The kingdom encompassed a strip of land extending east from the ocean and included the towns of Touba, Senegal, Touba, Diourbel, and Mbacke. It was directly south of the Kingdom of Cayor and north of the Kingdom of Sine. History There are no written sources for the early history of Baol, and even oral traditions are sparse. The earliest recorded Teigne of Baol was named Kayamangha Diatta and was a member of the Soninke people, Soninke Wagadu matrilineage, reflecting influence emanating from the Ghana Empire.Institut Fondamental de l'Afrique Noire. Musée Historique de Gorée Exhibit (August 2024). Serer people moved into the region in the 11th or 12th century, fleeing Islamization in the Senegal river v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof
Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof ( Serer : Maad Ndaah Njeeme Juuf or ''Mad Ndaah Njeeme Juuf'') is one of the patriarchs of the Joof family, himself the medieval King of Laah (or ''Lâ'') in Baol now part of independent Senegal. ''La famille Juuf'' n« L'épopée de Sanmoon Fay », in ''Éthiopiques'', n° 54, vol. 7, 2e semestre 199/ref> He ruled from the late 13th century to the early 14th century, . His descendants from the line of descent, branch of Maad Xole Joof (''né:'' Xole Njuug Juuf), king of Paataar, and the conqueror) ruled the pre-colonial Kingdoms of Sine, Saloum and Baol, from the 14th century to 1969. The last king of Sine and Saloum ( Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof and Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof respectively) died in 1969. After their deaths, the Serer States of Sine and Saloum were incorporated into independent Senegal. Diouf, Niokhobaye, « ''Chronique du royaume du Sine'', suivie de notes sur les traditions orales et les sources écrites concernant le royaume du Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maad A Sinig Mahecor Joof
Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof ( English spelling in the Gambia; variations: Maad a Sinig Mahécor Diouf - French in Senegal; ''Maad Siin'' or Mad a Sinig Mahekor Juuf, also Maye Koor Juuf - in Serer) was the last king to rule the Serer Kingdom of Sine, now part of independent Senegal. Maad a Sinig means king of Sine in the Serer language. He reigned from 1924 until his death in 1969 (3 August 1969, he died at Diakhao). After his death, the Kingdom of Sine was incorporated into independent Senegal. Royal House Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof came from the Joof paternal dynasty of Sine and Saloum, from The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof (the third and last royal house founded by the Joof family of Sine-Saloum, founded in the 18th century by Maad Semou Njekeh Joof). He was a member of the Guelowar dynasty on his maternal line. Legacy By 1969, Maad Mahecor Joof although retired, was the only ruler in Senegal who possessed real power. The Serer kingdoms such as Sine and Saloum were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maad A Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof
Maad a Signig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof ('' Serer:'' Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoofeen fa Maak Juuf, born circa. 1810 – 23 August 1871) was the King of Sine in modern-day Senegal. The Serer title '' Maad a Sinig'' means king of Sine, that is, the Kingdom of Sine. He ruled from 1853 until his death on 23 August 1871. He was the son of Maad Souka Ndela Joof and Lingeer Gnilane Jogoy Joof. His father – Maad Souka Ndela came from the Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof founded by Maad Semou Njekeh Joof in the early 18th century, which was the third and last Royal House founded by Joof royal family of Sine and Saloum (the Joof paternal dynasty of Sine and Saloum). His paternal family (the Joof family) ruled three Kingdoms, name: Sine, Saloum, and previously the Kingdom of Baol. They trace descent toMaad Ndaah Njemeh Joof the 13th century King of Laah (or ''Lâ'') in Baol. Kumba Ndoffene Famak's mother – Lingeer Gnilane Jogoy Joof came from the Guelowar maternal dyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Sine
The Kingdom of Sine (or Siin in Serer, variations: ''Sin'' or ''Siine'') was a post-classical Serer kingdom along the north bank of the Saloum River delta in modern Senegal. Toponymy and Demonym During the Guelowar Era the region was named after Sine-o-Méo Manneh (Serer proper: Siin o Meo Maane), sister of Maysa Wali Manneh. The inhabitants are called ''Siin-Siin'' or ''Sine-Sine'' (a common structure for demonyms in Senegal, e.g. ''Bawol-Bawol'' and ''Saloum-Saloum'' / ''Saluum-Saluum'', inhabitants of Baol and Saloum respectively). Portuguese explorers in the 15th century referred to Sine as the kingdom of ''Barbaçim'', a corruption of 'Bur-ba-Sine' ( Wolof for 'King of Sine'), and its people as ''Barbacins'' (a term frequently extended by early writers to Serer people generally, while others insisted that ''Serreos'' and ''Barbacins'' were completely distinct peoples.) Old European maps frequently denote the Saloum River as the "River of Barbacins/Barbecins". Alvise C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tukar
Tukar ( Serer: A Tukaar, other variations: ''Toukar'' or ''Toucar'') a large village in Senegal. Attached to the rural community of Ngayokhem, it is located in the area of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine, west of Senegal. The population is mostly made up of by the Serers. As of 2006 to 2007, the population was estimated at 3000. Ndokh, which was a colony of Tukar, is now a separate village. History According to Serer tradition Tukar was founded by Lamane Jegan Joof (French spelling in Senegal: Lamane Djigan Diouf). There are various versions of the tradition, but the basic story has a hero-migrant, Jegan Joof migrating from Lambaye looking for land to exploit. When he arrived at Tukar, it was nothing more than an inhospitable forest. In accordance with the complex land law system of the Serer people, he was the one who cleared the fields and founded Tukar. His paternal descendants (the Joof family) reigned there for several centuries. In 1937, Biram Diouf (English spelling i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronym
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, by custom or official policy, in many countries worldwide, although elsewhere their use has been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' 'father' ( GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' 'name'. In the form ''patronymic'', this stands with the addition of the suffix -ικός ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamane Jegan Joof
Lamane Jegan Joof ( Serer: Laamaan Jeegaan Jaay Juuf, also Ndigan Dieye Diouf,) was a Serer lamane who according to Serer tradition founded the Serer village of Tukar now part of present-day Senegal. The ''Raan Festival'' (a major event in the Serer religious calendar) takes place each year at Tukar, two weeks after the appearance of the new moon in April. Origins According to the oral tradition of the Serer people, Jegan Joof migrated from Lambaye following a dispute with his relative, the king of Lambaye–Baol Teign Jinaax Jalaan Joof (or Teeñ Jinaax Jalaan Juuf).Becker, Charles; Martin, Victor; & Ndène. Aloyse; (Révision et édition par Charles Becker), ''Traditions villageoises du Siin'' (2014), pp. 191–192 The dispute was about the governance of Lambaye and over-taxation. Jegan Joof who was also a mix-farmer and with a large cattle herd felt he was being overtaxed unjustly. He thus decided to migrate with his younger brother Ndik Joof in search of new land an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
