Bainuk people

The Bainounka ( spelling variants: Bainunk or Bainouk ) are an ethnic group in the West African nation of Gambia. More specifically, it is a historical ethnic group.

They lived between the southern bank of the Gambia River and the northern shores of the Casamance River, ie in the West Coast region in the border area of Casamance, a region in Senegal. Perhaps, these were the earliest settlers in the Senegambian coast region. In the 19th century, the Bainunka, similar to the Manjago, almost completely mixed with the ethnic groups of the Diola and Mandingo had, in the censuses of 1973 and 1983 they were no longer listed as a separate ethnic group. The history and culture of Bainounkas is therefore described only a little.

So should the name of the second largest city of the Gambia Brikama from the language of Bainounka come, meaning " City of Women ". In the past, had the female ruler of the ancient matriarchal society their seat of government.

Also, they are often like the Jola and Manjago brought into connection with it, that they produce palm wine. To this end, they climb sent only with an elliptical belt, palms up. You can tap into the pedicel of the oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) and collect the juice in vessels of ferments there and a drink similar to Federweissen is.

Your language - the dialects Samik, Gunyamolo and Gunyuño - are threatened with extinction.

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• Historic African ethnicity
• Ethnic group in Gambia
• Ethnic group in Guinea- Bissau
• Ethnic group in Senegal