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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88817, member: 27"]
Bainounka heritage teeters on the brink as government inaction risks wiping out one of Gambia's oldest threads.

Tombong Saidy
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[*]Tombong Saidy demanded swift government protection for the Bainounkas.
[*]Saidy reminded everyone that they rank among the first settlers.
[*]He flagged the slow fade of their unique tongue.
[*]Younger speakers now lean toward Mandinka and Wolof daily.
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Bainounka Community
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[*]Their customs, like ceremonies and storytelling, keep slipping away.
[*]Saidy warned the shift could erase centuries of shared memory.
[*]He pushed for official steps to record old stories.
[*]Cultural sites and events need active revival, too.
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National Centre for Arts and Culture
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[*]Saidy called on the NCCA to launch a broad rescue plan.
[*]The effort should target language lessons and heritage spots.
[*]He tied preservation directly to national tolerance values.
[*]Saidy refused to let his generation watch them vanish quietly.
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