Lamane Jegan Joof
Lamane Jegan Joof (English spelling in the Gambia, Lamane Djigan Diouf French spelling in Senegal, also : Ndigan Dieye Diouf, Djigan Diouf, Laman Jegaan Juuf or Jegaan Jaay Juuf in Serer language), was a Serer lamane who according to Serer tradition founded the Serer village of Tukar now part of present-day Senegal. The Raan Festival (a major event in the Serer religious calendar) takes place each year at Tukar, two weeks after the appearance of the new moon in April.
| Lamane Jegan Joof | |||||
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| Founder and first Lamane of Tukar. The antelope is the totem of his family, the Joof family. In the mythology of the Serer people, it symbolises grace, royalty, wisdom, hardwork and protector. | |||||
| Successor | Succeeded by his son Sosseh Joof. The last Lamane of Tukar was Lamane Diaga Dibor Ndofene Diouf (2004) | ||||
| Born | Lambaye, (Baol), present-day Senegal | ||||
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| House | Ancestor of the Joof family of Sine and Saloum whose descendants founded the Royal Houses of Boureh Gnilane, Jogo Siga and Semou Njekeh. | ||||
| Religion | Serer religion | ||||
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