 Soninke: people of Mali, Senegal
Soninke (Sarakole): Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Burkina Faso,
Guinea-Bissau. Doctorate Africa
The Soninke people, or Sarakolé (Mande group) lives in Mali,
Senegal,
Gambia and
Mauritania (West Africa)
- Estimation of Soninke by country:
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Mali: 1,077,000
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Senegal: 280,000
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Gambia: 180,000
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Mauritania: 1,560,000
- Small populations of Soninke in Burkina Faso
and Guinea-Bissau.
- Language of Soninke (Sarakole): Soninke (Mande language)
- 1.2 million people speak Soninke
- Main religions of Soninke:
- Sunni Islam (Soninke were the first West-Africans to convert to Islam)
- African Traditional Religions
- Main economic activity of Soninke: agriculture
- Origin of Soninke: Ancient Egypt
- Ancestor of Soninke: Igo Khassé Dingka
- Foundation of the Kingdom of Ouagadougou
by Igo Khassé Dingka
- The foundation of the Kingdom of Ouagadou, is the origin of the Empire of Ghana,
according to oral tradition of the Soninke griots, is attributed to a legendary personage, Igo Khassé Dingka (meaning “great old man”), the ancestor of the Soninke.
Soninkes
Soninkés
Soninquês
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