Who Am I
Who does this?
Define this term
Women
Who knows?
100
the hero of the epic and ruler of the Manden
Who is Son Jara?
100
trades his sister for the ugly maid
Who is Fata Magan the Handsome?
100
their role is to tell stories and preserve the history of their culture... he also acts as an advisor also known as a bard or jeli
What is griot?
100
the first wife of Fata Magan the Handsome
Who is Saman Berete?
100
did not submit to man during the creation
Who is Iblis?
200
Son-Jara's half brother and rival... his birth was announced second...
Who is Dankaran Tuman?
200
tells her son not to tell his secrets to a one-night woman
Who is Susu Mountain Sumamuru?
200
supernatural or magical powers, often associated with negative connotations
What is occult?
200
the ugly woman
Who is Sugulun Konde, Son Jara's mother?
200
the dominant theme that is presented in the beginning of the epic
What is "a man of power is hard to find"?
300
The two brothers from the Manden who kill the magic bull (formerly Du Kamisa) with a magic spindle.
Who are Dan Mansa Wulanba and Dan Mansa Wulandin
300
remembers that Son-Jara's mother has given him a bracelet
Who is Sasagalò the Tall?
300
When Tura Magan and FaKoli find Sumamuru, they call him this term.
What is colossus?
300
Son Jara seeks refuge with them
Who are the 9 Queens of Darkness?
300
Nare Megan Konate, Biribiriba, Sorcerer-Seizing Sorcerer
What are other names for Son Jara?
400
the bard of Son Jara whose tendons are cut
Who is Doka the cat?
400
Offers to go to Sumamuru's camp to help Son Jara out
Who is SUGULUN KULUNKAN?
400
nyani means this
What is misery?
400
gives Susu Mountain Sumamuru water from a ladle before he dries up...
Who is Sumamuru's favorite wife?
500
digs his own grave when Son-Jara doesn't allow him to lead his army.
Who is Tura Magan?
500
refuses to give Son jara land until he receives "payment" from Son-Jara
Who is Prince Birama?
500
Tanimunari is this
What is SonJara's (Muslim) jinn - a priest of sorts?
500
Nakana Tiliba
Who is Fata Magan's sister?
500
Sumamuru's son who is forced to carry Doka the Cat, a form of humiliation and "payment" for his father's actions.
Who is Mansa Saman?
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