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The Fulani people call the region Fuuta-Jaloo ( ࢻُوتَ جَلࣾو ) in the Pular language. 'Futa' is a Fula word for any region inhabited by the Fulɓe. 'Djallon' means 'mountain' in old Jallonke. [1] [2] [3] The name in Pular, and in the Fula (macro)language of which it is a part, is also sometimes spelled Fuuta-Jalon.
The first Fulani people who were forcibly expatriated to America during the Atlantic slave trade came from several parts of West and Central Africa. Many Fulani slaves came from places such as Guinea, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Cameroon. Most of the slaves who came from Senegal belonged to Fula and Mandinga peoples.
According to estimates by 2000 US Census, there were 3,016 people who identified Guinean as one of their two top ancestry identities. [ note 1 ] However, in November 2010 the New York Times estimated that as many 10,000 Guineans and Guinean Americans reside in New York City alone.
Fula Americans, Fulani Americans or Fulbe Americans are Americans of Fula (Fulani, Fulbe) descent. The first Fulani people who were forcibly expatriated to United States from the slave trade came from several parts of West and Central Africa. Many Fulbe came of places as Guinea, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Cameroon. Recent ...
Bissau-Guinean Americans are Americans of Bissau-Guinean descent. As was the case with almost all current West African coastal countries (and some of Central Africa), the first people in the United States from present-day Guinea-Bissau were imported as slaves.
The initiate then wears a bright red hat to show that he has become Lante Ndang (brave and wise), and the following day he will be allowed to serve on the council of elders who manages village life. The ex-president of Guinea-Bissau Kumba Yalla is a member of the Balanta people and was often seen wearing a red hat as a sign that he had ...
By the 14th century, much of Guinea-Bissau was administered by Mali and ruled by a farim kaabu (commander of Kaabu). [10] The Empire of Mali began to decline during the 14th century. Formerly-secure possessions in present-day Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau were cut off by the expanding power of Koli Tenguella in the early 16th century. [11]
The Yalunka, or Dialonké, are a Mandé-speaking people and the original inhabitants of Futa Jallon (French: Fouta Djallon), a mountainous region in Guinea, West Africa. [5] The Yalunka people live primarily in Guinea, particularly in Faranah, while smaller communities are found in Kouroussa.