Diène
Diène, is a typical Serer patronym in Senegal.[1] It can also be a Serer first name for a female, which can be inherited as middle name from the mother.[2] In English speaking Gambia, the variantes of this surname (also worn by the Serers) include Jein. People carrying this name include :
- Doudou Diène (born 1941), former United Nations Special Rapporteur.
- Louis Diène Faye (born 1936), anthropologist and author on Serer religion.
- For Laba Diène Ngom - the 19th century historical figure during the reign of Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, see Saltigue and the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune (also called the Battle of Somb).
Notes
- Environment Training Programme, International African Institute, ENDA (Organization), "Environnement africain, Volume 8", Programme Formation pour l'Environnement (1990), p 108
- Gastellu , Jean-Marc "L'Egalitarisme économique des Serer du Sénégal", IRD Editions (1981), p 64, ISBN 2709905914
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