Joking cousins in West Africa ("senankuya") | Na baro kè 10

[@BakarySonko-o6m]

Wonderful,am learning am a Gambian despite not hearing much but am getting the point

[@Ankataa]

O ka ɲi -- that's good :-) Barika!

[@muhammadsouare1482]

This joking historical has started when Soundiata Keita became the King of Mande Empire, there were disagreement among tribes and ethnic groups, so he tried to meet with people to do a pact which called (Kouroukanfougah), through this agreement he created this joking among tribes and ethnic groups. For example, Foula tribes can joke with Noumou ones....... So, if a person from Noumou tribe sees a Foulla fights with someone from another tribes, the Noumou can come and say to Foulla like " I'm your father! Why are you still fighting although I'm around?! " then the Foulla can smile and say "Come on, how can a Noumou be a father of a Foulla" then they just laugh and stop fighting👍

[@Ankataa]

Thanks for sharing this account!

[@muhammadsouare1482]

You're welcome An ka taa

[@SafouraFADIGA]

Wahoo ! Ça c'est un travail fantastique ! Moi qui apprends à lire/écrire en NKO, je mets la vidéo au ralenti pour capter et écrire les 2 premières lignes. Merci Coleman Adama

[@Ankataa]

Nba! I ni ce, Safoura :-) ߣߌ߲߬ ߘߌߦߊ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߒ ߧߋ߫ Ça me fait vraiment plaisir de savoir que la vidéo t'ait plu et que ça aide dans ton apprentissage de l'écriture N'ko ! Tu verras que parfois l'interprétation en N'ko est différent de ce qu'on lit dans la transcription en écriture latine

[@sushimamba4281]

A somewhat similar (but not the same) kind of thing happens in some parts of Australia when best mates (friends) will call each other the worst, worst names under the sun, but it's all in joking. No one is offended. Also, in Ghana, I don't recall what it's called now, but there is a certain time of the year when people can insult each other all they like. It's a way of airing grievances and resolving conflict in the society.

[@Ankataa]

Thanks for sharing, Sushi! I had never heard of it being a practice present in Australia. Is it a cultural practice particular to specific group of people or is it a general thing in society there now? I'd also never heard of it being time-related in Ghana; I've travelled there, but perhaps I was there are during the wrong season :-)

[@sushimamba4281]

@@Ankataa Thanks for your reply. There’s a long Aussie tradition of trading insults between ‘mates’. e.g. “Nice haircut, did you have a fight with the lawnmower?” The better the friends, the more the insults. Though I think the practice used to be far more prevalent than today. Australian culture has changed a lot in the last 20 or 30 years. It still happens, but I think it's more prevalent among, blue collar / tradespeople, but does cross into other parts of society.

[@sushimamba4281]

@@Ankataa In Ghana, I believe the airing of grievances is part of the Homowo festival which happens August to September. I have been to it once and it is quite an experience. Thanks for your videos they bring back many good memories of my visits to West Africa and the many interactions with all kinds of friendly and good hearted people.

[@Ankataa]

Hi Sushi, thanks for the information! As described it seems to be similar to what one finds informally between many friends in many places in the West, but perhaps the Aussies are especially "mean" :-) More seriously though, recognizing it as a system would make it noteworthy; do Aussies have a name for the practice or is it just friendly joshing?

[@Ankataa]

Glad that the videos brought back those memories! Looking forward to second season of Na baro kè in 2021 too :-)

[@abusinandou3905]

ton emmisson sont les meilleurs je le suis depuis italie``

[@Ankataa]

Merci bien pour ce petit mot, Abu :-) Ça m'encourage beaucoup! La prochaine épisode de NBK va sortir en février!

[@mgoundiam]

Waou c'est juste impressionnant comment vous maîtrisez le Bambara/Djoula. Peut être un peu plus que moi même. XD. En tout cas merci de faire découvrir cette belle langue de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et cette belle pratique qu'est le Sinanguya. Perso j'aurais 1001 questions sur votre expérience de cette langue et de cette culture, mais j'imagine que des commentaires youtube ne sont pas appropriés pour ça. En tout cas, je vous souhaite bien du courage, en espérant vous croiser un jour dans les rues de Bamako.

[@Ankataa]

I ni ce, Mamadou! Merci bien pour ce petit mot qui m'encourage beaucoup! Je préférerais que une rencontre soit face-à-face à Bamako donc je garde les doigts croisés, mais quelles seraient vos questions? Peut-être je pourrais réfléchir à une vidéo du style "questions-réponses" ou quelque chose à l'avenir :-)

[@mgoundiam]

@@Ankataa Effectivement ce serait super si ça peut aider à la réalisation d'une vidéo question réponse. - Je suis très intrigué par comment vous avez découvert les langues mandingues et comment vous avez appris le Djoula (Je peux remarquer que votre accent est plus typé Djoula que Bambara à la malienne) - Je suis aussi curieux de savoir combien de temps ça vous a pris pour maitriser la langue, l'écriture N'ko, mais aussi combien de temps vous avez du passer dans nos pays pour ça. - Je trouverai intéressant de savoir qu'est ce que vous avez aimé dans cette langue et qu'est ce qui vous a motivé à l'apprendre. - Plus généralement, qu'est ce que vous avez apprécié ou moins apprécié dans nos cultures ? Pour avoir fait une partie de ma vie en dehors du Mali, il me paraît toujours intéressant de prendre connaissance du point de vue de personnes pouvant avoir un point de vue extérieur. Je m'arrête là pour le moment, ça me semble être un bon départ. Courage ^^

[@Ankataa]

@@mgoundiam Merci bien! Je mets ces questions de côté pour l'instant et puis je vais réfléchir à l'idée de cette vidéo :-)

[@Sinna87]

I'm a Gambian 🇬🇲 born with a Malian 🇲🇱 father and a Senegalese 🇸🇳 mother. My father is Maninka ( Mandinka). Father from my mother is from Bobo Dioulasso in Burkina-Faso 🇧🇫 who migrated to Senegal 🇸🇳 where my mother was born. My father also migrated from Mali 🇲🇱 to Senegal 🇸🇳 and to Gambia 🇬🇲 where he finally settled down and married to my mother who was born in Senegal. I can perfectly speak my father's language Maninka both in Malian accent and in Gambian accent and also many other African languages like Wollof,Fula and Bambara. Both my father and mother are now late and praying everyday for them all for Allah to forgive all of their sins and have mercy on their beautiful souls also to all the other departed souls Ameen ❤️ 🙏🏿. An ke taa I'm very glad and happy for your beautiful videos in the continent of Africa 🌍. Joking relationship is something very nice and important for us in Africa 🥰.

[@Ankataa]

Hi Hassan! Thanks for the kind words and wishes for those passed. Ala ka hinɛ i bangebagaw la! It's wonderful that you know so much about your family history. Maybe someday, we can discuss a bit more over tea :-)

[@Sinna87]

@Ankataa Ameen. Exactly 💯 because I was so closed to my beautiful, honest, kind and hardworking mother and we do spoke and discussed about everything and we both trusted each other. Yes of course I would like to meet you one day "An kaa ta".

[@karmakanic]

Man, what a fascinating social structure. Great vid

[@Ankataa]

Thanks Paul! Really appreciate hearing that you enjoyed it. I'm currently brainstorming how An ka taa is going to evolve -- my sense is you are more interested in the Na baro kè videos or do you also watch the pedagogical Basic Bambara videos?

[@Ankataa]

Oh actually -- I just saw your comment on BB9 (Equatives) so I guess you watch both! Sorry; it was flagged as spam by KZbin haha. Anyways, I'm trying to figure out how to sustainably make content so would be curious to pick your brain if you were open to it at some point. I ni ce!

[@karmakanic]

@@Ankataa Sure, send me a message! My email is: pnaughton at gmail

[@Ankataa]

@Aaron Dcruz I only really speak "Manding" with my strongest varieties being Jula, Bambara and Maninka. I still know some Mooré (which I formally studied as a Peace Corps volunteer and got evaluated as "intermediate low" in speaking after two years) followed by some basic expressions and words in Gouin and Fulani, but I don't consider myself a speaker of them really. You?

[@Ankataa]

@Aaron Dcruz No Manding -- bummer 🙃

[@aboubacreneagalkassoum266]

More episodes on Bamako in bambara please !!

[@Ankataa]

I'll see what I can do -- I would love to get back to Bamako to film more episodes in the near future. If you want to help, the easiest thing that you can do is like, comment and share the videos :-)

[@aboubacreneagalkassoum266]

@@Ankataa Will do! Kan be koro Jallo

[@adamgama8615]

i like you youtube content, an interviw in abidjan could be amazing, good job

[@Ankataa]

Thanks Adam! Yeah, I'd love to do some future episodes from Abidjan...perhaps in 2020 :-) What topic would like to see from there?

[@MBEFOFANA]

Really

[@mohammedmsheriff7480]

You are the best!

[@Ankataa]

Haha, thanks a lot Muhammed :-)

[@sabari7183]

très bonne vidéo! j'avais beaucoup aimé ce concept de "senankuya" dans mes visites au Burkina. Merci

[@Ankataa]

Merci! Ne rate pas la vidéo sur "sabari" :-)

[@sabari7183]

@@Ankataa Déja vue ,biensur :)

[@zgd100]

Shit talk as a mechanism for a release of societal pressures... could do with more of that. Would love to see a followup as to how perceptions of senenkunya change or persist in periods of social turmoil (especially with regard to the current situation in central Mali and Northern Burkina).

[@Ankataa]

Yeah, there's a ton more to be said and analyzed! A former linguistic anthropology colleague of mine started (but unfortunately did not finish) her dissertation fieldwork on joking relationships in Burina and specifically was looking at the ways that despite lay reports of it generally being great and eternal, it actually both evolves and is deployed in various interactions and social movements in ways that are not always so simple or friendly: www.wennergren.org/grantees/mcshane-patrice-mccrann On Twitter too, another colleague mentioned that he'll be teaching about it this semester and having his class look at some contemporary discourses that I'm sure you would find interesting : twitter.com/LorenzFerrarini/status/1176904469520539648

[@theodhranmullan]

Wonderful!

[@Ankataa]

I ni ce! Just sent you an email :-)

[@brucewhitehouse2602]

I bet he didn't interview anyone named Coulibaly because they wouldn't be smart enough to respond. So says Mr Keita.

[@Ankataa]

I Keïta! (Also on that note, one of the interesting things about shooting this in Bobo is how specific last names didn't even come up whereas in Manding-dominant Bamako that would have likely be the first example. I think it means the topic merits a comparative episode! Ou bien?)

[@kiwi-0-0]

@@Ankataa That was my observation! I thought it was interesting how they didn't mention last names. I would love to see an episode from Bamako on the same topic.

[@Ankataa]

Oh, I'm so glad to hear that it stuck out to you! Will keep the idea of a Bamako/Mali version in the hopper :-)

[@oumouclby7989]

Ha ha ha ! Tshiip

[@oumarukromah1767]

Thank you very well.

[@Ankataa]

You're welcome!

[@leprodjila5387]

Cool

[@Ankataa]

I ni ce kosɛbɛ! :-)

[@aboubacarouattara4167]

bonjour est ce que vous pouvez aidez pour apprendre N'ko

[@Ankataa]

Bonjour! Oui, un peu; avez-vous regardé la vidéo suivante ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aITaeXWiirODodE

[@maaduchvdaziachi9872]

Any plans to go to Ivory Coast?

[@Ankataa]

I might be going for research in early 2020 and if so I'd do my best to find some free time and a friend to help me shoot some episodes, but it hinges on people's interest and support!

[@lynablossom2717]

Cool cool

[@Ankataa]

Merci merci!

[@yeshuaenbambara6383]

😍😍😍😍

[@Ankataa]

I ni ce

[@yeshuaenbambara6383]

I ya video l di yèrè lé

[@Kaounaguit]

Salam walekum, diallo ne ko gnigalila haïdara sinankun ye djon ni ye chiya djumen ??

[@Ankataa]

I ni ce, Mohamadou! Ne yɛrɛ m'à dɔn! I hakili la, Haïdara senanku ye jɔn ye?

[@Kaounaguit]

@@Ankataa ah ne koni hakila an sinankun yé Coulibaly de yé!!

[@Ankataa]

@@Kaounaguit Anhaan! N y'à mɛn :-) I Haïdara!

[@vieuxniare.katiinfo2241]

Importent c'est la paix et d'être ensemble

[@Ankataa]

Merci bien! :-)

[@douaoudeentv6734]

Force à toi

[@Ankataa]

Merci bien ! :-)

[@colonelsouleymanedaffedial6324]

Diallo💪🏿Diallo💪

[@Ankataa]

Nba! I dɔwɛrɛ :-)

[@colonelsouleymanedaffedial6324]

I be Mali la wa ?

[@Ankataa]

Ayi, n bɛ Allemagne. N bɛ baara kɛ yan université dɔ la. Ele dun?

[@fatoumatagassama1609]

Bon reportage ..... mais cela se perds avec le temps les beaucoup de jeunes ne le pratiquent plus. Je pense qu'il griot parolier ou généalogiste aurait plus d'explication sur cette pratique ancrée dans notre savoir être et vivre. Vive le mande et merci pour ce reportage

[@Ankataa]

Merci bien, Fatoumata ! Moi, je n'ai pas l'impression que ça se perd -- c'est toujours pertinent et pratiqué lors de mes séjours au Mali, Burkina, en Côte d'Ivoire et en Guinée. Mais bon, peut-être c'est que les jeunes des grandes villes s'y intéressent moins, tout en le connaissant ?

[@sidikididiarra3578]

😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@Ankataa]

I ni ce! :-)

[@omaribrahim4636]

i'm dogon and my senankuya is bozo and Songhai

[@Ankataa]

I ni ce :-)

[@Afrometa]

This is also part of African American culture

[@Ankataa]

In what way do you mean?

[@Afrometa]

We do the same thing

[@Ankataa]

​@@Afrometa Hmm, I'm not sure I follow. Do you mean that there are specific codified joking relationships between Black Americans based off their last names or occupations, for instance? I've never run into that in the US, but would be curious to learn more!

[@Afrometa]

@@Ankataa Yes lol .. well call it Dozens

[@Afrometa]

@@Ankataa it's one of the many things that survived the enslavement of African people. We (African-Americans) have a high Bambara ancestry and Manding people in general. In our culture it's called "the Dozens," trading warm insults. In addition, the custom of non-blood relatives according each other the status of familial relationships ("play" aunts, cousins, etc.)

[@oumarukromah1767]

Our forefathers (n’ko speaker s)left the eastern part of Africa because of war. When they established in western part, they created sanakunya to put stop to the conflict that pushed them to leave their first territory.it is prohibited to fight your sanankun. If you fight him or her you will be punished. Is only your sanankun can talk about your bad attitude that can’t be said by any other person.

[@Ankataa]

That's an interesting origin story that seems partially in line with that of one of those proposed in the video! Thanks for sharing

[@oumarukromah1767]

An ka taa , Check in this book(Maden dorfor) .

[@Ankataa]

ߒ ߞߵߊ߬ ߞߊ߬ߙߊ߲߬، ߌ ߣߌ߫ ߗߋ

[@diouranke]

in poulaar it's called denɗiraagu

[@Ankataa]

Ah, cool, thank you! Fofo!

[@khadijasacko9532]

😂😂

[@Ankataa]

:-)

[@sadadoucoure8136]

ani tie

[@Ankataa]

Dɔɔnin dɔɔnin lo! :-)

[@MBEFOFANA]

ߌ ߞߎߟߎ߲ߖߋ߫ ߌ ߟߊ߫ ߓߊ߯ߙߊ ߟߊ߫ ߒߞߏ ߦߋ߫. ߒ ߓߘߴߊ߬ ߟߊߖߍ߲ߛߍ߲߫ ߝߋߛߑߓߎߞ ߞߊ߲߬.

[@Ankataa]

ߏ ߦߋ߫ ߞߌ߬ߓߊ߬ߙߏ ߘߌߡߊ߲ ߟߋ߬ ߘߌ߫، ߒ ߝߣߊ߫ ߞߵߊ߬ ߦߋ߫ ߞߏ߫ ߌ ߞߊ߫ ߒߞߏ߫ ߥߞߌߡߋߘߌߦߊ ߖߌ߬ߦߊ߬ߖߟߎ ߟߋ߬ ߟߊߘߊ߲߫، ߌ ߣߌ߫ ߓߊ߯ߙߊ، ߣߴߊߟߊ ߛߐ߲߬ ߘߊ߫ ߸ ߒ ߘߌ ߏ߬ ߟߎ߫ ߖߍ߲ߛߍ߲߫ ߞߐ߫ ߝߍ߬

[@martinebationo5784]

Pian 😂😂😂

[@Ankataa]

"Pian" kɔrɔ ko di? :-)

[@abdoudramanedembele6409]

parenté à plaisanterie c'est pour mieux vivre entre les ethnies

[@Ankataa]

I ni ce!

[@seydou7240]

Les bobos sont nos esclaves depuis toujours , on peut vendre comme des bonbons

[@Ankataa]

I ye fula ye wa? :-)

[@aboubacarsidikikante1139]

ߌ ߣߌ߫ ߓߊ߯ߙߊ߫

[@Ankataa]

ߌ ߣߌ߫ ߗߋ߫ ߹ ߌ ߞߊ߲ߕߍ߫

[@aboubacarsidikikante1139]

ߒ߬ߓߊ߬ ߌ ߖߊߟߏ߫. ߡߊ߬ߙߌ ߡߵߌ ߘߍߡߍ߲߫ ߠߊ߫. ߞߎ߲߭ߠߊ߬ߝߏߣߌ ߓߟߏ߫ ߡߊ߬: ߛߊ߬ߣߊ߲ߞߎ߲ߧߊ ߘߊߡߌߣߊ߫ ߟߊ߫ ߞߙߎ߬ߞߊ߬ߝߎߞߊ߫ ߜߙߊ ߘߋ߬ ߟߊ߫. ߛߎ߲߬ߖߕߊ߬ ߟߋ߬ ߞߏ߫ ߞߊ߬ ߝߍ߲߬ ߘߐ߫ ߘߏ߲߫ ߡߊ߲߬ߘߋ߲߬ ߡߌߙߌ߲ߘߌ ߓߍ߯ ߗߍ߫ ߥߟߊߛߊ߫ ߛߌߦߊ߫ ߞߟߍ ߞߊ߬ ߓߊ߲߫. ߏ߬ ߓߟߏ߬ߡߊ ߊ߬ ߦߋ߫ ߡߐ߰ ߁ ߥߟߋ߫ ߞߴߏ߬ ߞߊ߬ ߊߟߋ߬ ߝߊ߬ ߣߋߣߌ߲߫. ߏ߬ ߞߐߝߍ߫ ߊ߬ ߞߏ߫ ߓߍ߯ ߞߊ߬ ߛߐ߲߫ ߛߊ߬ߣߊ߲ߞߎ߲ߧߊ ߡߊ߬. ߊ߬ ߞߏ߬ ߝߣߊ߫ ߞߏ߫ ߛߌ߭ ߓߟߏ ߝߍ߲ ߍ ߝߍ߲ ߓߍ߫ ߜߙߊ ߣߌ߬ ߟߊ߫ ߞߏ߫ ߏ߬ ߟߎ߬ ߓߍ߯ ߦߋ߫ ߊ߬ߟߋ߬ ߛߊ߬ߣߊ߲߬ߞߎ߲ ߦߋ߫. ߏ߬ ߘߋ߬ ߞߡߊ߫ ߞߋߕߊ߬ ߟߎ߬ ߛߊ߬ߣߊ߲߬ߞߎ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߛߌߦߊ߫ ߣߌ߫ ߓߍ߯ ߕߊ ߦߋ߫

[@alagiesinghateh3370]

it was set up by sunjata keita in manding to create unity among mandinkas after creating the great empire

[@Ankataa]

Ayiwa! Thanks for weighing in! :-)

[@user-wn5wn2ms6b]

ߌ ߞߎߟߎ߲ߖߋ߫ ،ߊ߬ ߘߌߦߊ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߞߏߛߓߍ߫

[@Ankataa]

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[@manthiongacamara3727]

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[@Ankataa]

Baara ka ca waati nin na nka don dɔ, n'Ala sɔnna, an bɛna baro kɛ!

[@alimatoukonate6999]

I ni baro duman

[@Ankataa]

Nba! I ni foli duman :-)