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- The Nyamakala, or Nyamakalaw, are the historic occupational castes among Islamic societies of West Africa, particularly among the Mandinka people. The...
- languages as griots). These craft and bardic castes are collectively called "nyamakala" among peoples of Manding branch of the Mandé-speaking family (Mandinka...
- interpret omens and other happenings. Lastly, there were the clans of Nyamakala ('wielders of Nyama'). Nyama is the power or energy that flows within...
- peoples, have a caste system regionally referred to by terms such as Nyamakala, Naxamala and Galabbolalauba. According to David Conrad and Barbara Frank...
- marabouts, four groups of "nyamakalas" and one group of slaves. Each one has a specific activity and role. Article 2: The "nyamakalas" must devote themselves...
- noble patrons of the horon class and part of the same caste as craftsmen (nyamakala). They recount genealogical information and family events, laud the deeds...
- peoples, have a caste system regionally referred to by terms such as Nyamakala, Naxamala and Galabbolalauba. According to David Conrad and Barbara Frank...