Niominka people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 10000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Seereer-Siin | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, animism |
The Niominka people (also called Nyominka) are an ethnic group in Senegal living on the islands of the Saloum River.
They are a subgroup of the Serer, descended from the Guelwar dynasty.
Population
Their territory is called the Gandoul. Most of the Niominka live in its eleven large villages, which include Niodior, Dionewar, and Falia.
They represent a little less than 1% of the population of Senegal.
Being island-dwellers, they participate in both agriculture and aquaculture. The primary agricultural produce is made up of rice, millet, and peanuts. As for the aquaculture, the men fish and the women gather shellfish, although environmental problems have become an aquacultural threat.
The Niominka are also beginning to look into tourism.
Bibliography
- Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. Virginia Coulon (Spring 1973). "Niominka Pirogue Ornaments". African Arts. 6 (3): 26–31.
- Template:Fr Joseph Kerharo (1964). "Les plantes médicinales, toxiques et magiques des Niominka et des Socé des îles du Saloum (Sénégal)". Acta tropica (8): 279–334.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthor=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Template:Fr F. Lafont (1938). "Le Gandoul et les Niominkas". Bulletin du Comité d'Études Historiques et Scientifiques de 1'AOF. XXI (3): 385–450.
- Template:Fr Assane Niane (1995). Les Niominka de l’offensive musulmane en 1863 à l’établissement du protectorat français en 1891 : Le Gandun dans la maîtrise du royaume du Saalum. Dakar: Université Cheikh Anta Diop. p. 81.
- Template:Fr R. Van Chi Bonnardel (1977). "Exemple de migrations multiformes intégrées : les migrations de Nyominka (îles du Bas-Saloum sénégalais)". Bulletin de l'IFAN. B. 39 (4): 837–889.