Ndur
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Ndur is a typical Gambian
and Senegalese patronym of the Serer people
. They are the same people but because the French colonised Senegal and the British colonised The Gambia, there are variations in spelling but pronounced the same way. They share the same surname
with the 15th century Serer King of Saloum Maat Saloum Mbegani Ndour (reigned from 1494) also known as Mbegan Ndour.
People surnamed Ndour, N'Dour, Ndure or Ndur include:
Gambian
Gambian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of The Gambia* A person from The Gambia, or of Gambian descent. For information about the Gambian people, see Demographics of the Gambia and Culture of the Gambia. For specific persons, see List of Gambians.* Note that there is no...
and Senegalese patronym of the Serer people
Serer people
The Serer people along with the Jola people are acknowledged to be the oldest inhabitants of The Senegambia....
. They are the same people but because the French colonised Senegal and the British colonised The Gambia, there are variations in spelling but pronounced the same way. They share the same surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
with the 15th century Serer King of Saloum Maat Saloum Mbegani Ndour (reigned from 1494) also known as Mbegan Ndour.
People surnamed Ndour, N'Dour, Ndure or Ndur include:
- Youssou N'DourYoussou N'DourYoussou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer, percussionist and occasional actor. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, in Senegal and much of Africa, "perhaps the most famous singer alive." He helped develop a style of popular music in Senegal, known in the Serer language as mbalax, a type of music...
(a Senegalese singer and percussionist) - Alassane N'DourAlassane N'DourAlassane N'Dour is a Senegalese football player.He played for AS Saint-Etienne and Troyes AC, both in France. In 2003–04 he spent time on loan at West Bromwich Albion...
(a Senegalese football player) - Jaysuma Saidy NdureJaysuma Saidy NdureJaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances...
(a Gambian sprinterSprint (race)Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
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