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From: "Nevilla E. Ottley" <>
Subject: Re: Slave immigrants from West Africa -- British Guiana
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 08:19:16 -0400
References: <00da01c341d6$f670cbe0$5b079ad8@oemcomputer> <8088-3F05D05E-16@storefull-2118.public.lawson.webtv.net>

"Ewe" is also a language from Ghana, West Africa. My husband's family
speak Ewe. Would that tribal name have anything to do with the people
who immigrated to Guiana in centuries gone by?

Nevilla

Richard Bond wrote:

>Tribal names in monograph on Guiana with French spellings
>
>Mallais, Mahlay...Mali three months inland
>
>Jaquin, Shakwa
>
>Ayois, Ahywah...Ewe
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This thread:

• New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- Gold Coast, Slave Coast by "Tim & Una Anderson" <>
  • Slave immigrants from West Africa -- British Guiana by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants to Trinidad by Dean de Freitas <>
      • Re: Slave Immigrants to Trinidad by "Jean-Marie Baltimore" <>
        • Re: Slave Immigrants to Trinidad by Tim Anderson <>
    • Re: Slave immigrants from West Africa -- British Guiana by (Richard Bond)
    • Re: Slave immigrants from West Africa -- British Guiana by (Richard Bond)
    • Re: Slave immigrants from West Africa -- British Guiana by (Richard Bond)
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa by "Richard Allicock" <>
      • Gold Coast Slaves by Tikwis Begbie <>
        • Re: Gold Coast Slaves by "Jean-Marie Baltimore" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa : Ardras-Aja?/Dahomey-Dahomeans-Fon-Foin?/Abomey-Abos?/Oyo-Ayois? by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa (2) by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa: Papaws-Great Popo/Benin by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa-Acra-Accra / Ghana by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa- Cormantyns/Kormantyns/ Koromanties-Cape Coast /Ghana by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Elmina/Delmina/Mina - Ghana by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Cabo Monto/Cape Mount - Liberia by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Goree Island Senegal by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa, Ardra, Fida/Tida, Popo by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Loango-Goango/ Congo by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Reposts by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Offra/Little Ardra - Benin by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from Wes Africa - Whydah/Ouidah/Quidah/Benin by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Jakin/Jaquim/Jacquire - Benin by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Benin/Nigeria by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Ardra/Allada/Great Ardra - Benin by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa - Ayois/Yoruba/British Guiana by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa/ Benyin/Ghana by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa/Jews by "Richard Allicock" <>
    • Re: Slave Immigrants from West Africa/Jews by "Dorothy Kew" <>
      • Re: Slave Immigrants from West Africa/Jews by "John Weiss" <>
    • Re: Slave Immigrants from West Africa/Jews by (Richard Bond)
    • Slave Immigrants from West Africa/ Jews by "Richard Allicock" <>
  • Re: New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- GoldCoast... by (Richard Bond)
  • Re: New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- Gold Coast, Slave Coast by "Ann Whiting" <>
    • Re: New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- Gold Coast, Slave Coast by Tim Anderson <>
      • Re: New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- Gold Coast,... by (Richard Bond)
      • Re: New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- Gold Coast,... by (Richard Bond)
      • Re: New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- Gold Coast, Slave Coast by "Jean-Marie Baltimore" <>
        • Re: New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- Gold Coast,... by (Richard Bond)
        • Re: New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- Gold Coast, Slave Coast by Tim Anderson <>
  • Re: New threads -- Slave immigrants from West Africa -- Gold Coast, Slave Coast by "Ann Whiting" <>