…An ancient kingdom that existed in what is now Senegal in West Africa from around the 14th century to the mid-16th century. The Wolof people, whose main habitat today is Senegal, also have ancestors who lived in the former Kingdom of Ghana, which is now the area from Mauritania to Mali. When Islam was introduced by the Almoravid dynasty in the 11th century, they are thought to have rebelled against it and migrated south to Senegal. From Mauritania...On the other hand, black tribes live in the Senegal River basin in the south. The largest of these are the Toucoulou people who live in the middle valley of the Senegal River, followed by the Sarakole (also known as Soninke) on the border with Mali, and the Wolof in the lower Senegal River basin. All of them are agricultural peoples who cultivate millet, corn, groundnuts, etc., and also cultivate rice using irrigation. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Wolof" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…西アフリカの現在のセネガルの地に,14世紀ころから16世紀半ばまで存在した古王国。現在はセネガルをおもな居住域とするウォロフWolof族も,その祖先はかつてのガーナ王国,つまり現在のモーリタニアからマリにかけて多く住んでいた。11世紀ころ,ムラービト朝によってイスラム教がもたらされると,それを嫌ってセネガルへと南下したものと思われる。… 【モーリタニア】より…一方,黒人系の諸部族は,南部のセネガル川流域に居住している。なかでも,セネガル川中流の河谷に住むトゥクロール族がいちばん人口が多く,次いでマリとの国境地域のサラコレ族Sarakole(ソニンケとも),セネガル川下流域のウォロフ族Wolofが続いている。いずれも,ミレット,トウモロコシ,ラッカセイなどを栽培する農耕民で,灌漑により稲作も行っている。… ※「Wolof」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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