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Mandinka and Gambian folklore

1 record of Mandinka and Gambian folklore — the beings, warnings and stories the tradition keeps, with sources.

Ninki NankaCryptid · Gambia · West AfricaA dragon-like swamp being of Mandinka, Fula, Wolof and other West African tellings, especially along the lower Gambia. Descriptions vary; what the traditions share is that seeing it, above all its eyes or crown, is an omen of death, and that some wetlands are left unfarmed for its sake.