Language/Wolof/Culture/Social-stratification-or-caste

From Polyglot Club WIKI
< Language‎ | Wolof‎ | Culture
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This lesson can still be improved. EDIT IT NOW! & become VIP
Rate this lesson:
5.00
(one vote)

Wolof-Language-PolyglotClub.jpg

Senegalese traditional society is stratified by social groups called caste.

Castes stemmed from the labor division that was in vigor formerly.

  • Those who were working iron became tëgg, those who were working leather became uude,
  • those who were working the wood became laobe,
  • these who in charge of the oral tradition became gèwèl
  • and the kings, soldiers and royal court became gèer.

The relationship between these groups was specifically based on work, and no marriage was possible between the gèer who were the nobles and the others since they were all under the service of the gèer.

Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Wolof Culture Politeness and Respect, Wolof Culture: History and Traditions of Art and Music, Sërice or travel gifts & Traditional Dishes.

Source[edit | edit source]

http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

Contributors

Maintenance script


Create a new Lesson