The Susu people are a Mande-speaking ethnic group living primarily in Guinea and northwestern Sierra Leone, particularly in Kambia District. Influential...
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The Susu language (endonym: Susu: Sosoxui; French: Soussou) is the language of the Susu or Soso people of Guinea and Sierra Leone, West Africa. It is in...
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Look up susu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Susu may refer to: Susu people or Soussou, an ethnic group in Guinea Susu language, language spoken by...
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Caste systems in Africa (section Susu people)
artisans among Susu people such as smiths, carpenters, musicians and bards (Yeliba), jewelers and leatherworkers are separate castes. The Susu people believe...
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southwestern Mali. The Yalunka are a branch of the Mandé peoples and are closely related to the Susu people. Some scholars classify the two as one group, The...
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A susu or sou-sou or osusu or asue (also known as a merry-go-round, Partner, or Pawdna in Jamaica; sol in Haiti; , san in Dominican Republic, and Njangi...
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nations include the Soninke and Susu, as well as smaller ones such as the Ligbi, Vai, and Bissa. Mandé-speaking peoples inhabit various environments, from...
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is related to the Baga language spoken in Guinea. In 1642, a Susu caravan of 1,500 people led by Touré, Fofana, Yansané, Youla, and Doumbouya from the...
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Soumaoro Kanté (category Susu people)
Sumaworo Kanté or Sumanguru Kanté) was a 13th-century king of the Sosso people. Seizing Koumbi Saleh, the capital of the recently defunct Ghana Empire...
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Lansana Conté (category Susu people)
summit in Lomé, Togo, thwarted a coup d'état. Conté, a member of the Susu people (or Sousou), used the opportunity to eliminate rival soldiers from the...
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