TOUBAB!
funny story. this pic was taken in the fishing village of Toubab Dialao on the coast south of Dakar. as i walked alone down to the village fishing beach i was surrounded by children shouting "toubab!". i totally knew this meant "white person" but somehow filtered out this fact and attributed it to "hometown pride". hehe.
toubab, from what i hear, is the word for doctor and is of arabic origins. it is used thoughout west africa to describe a white person. much like mazungu in east africa. it's always kinda good to know that stuff when one travels. and good to ignore it occasionally as well :)
posted by Peg at
8:49 PM
2 Comments:
You should know that TOUBAB also means stranger and as most strangers are white, toubab became white people but in remote regions and old der folks Toubab can also be a "black" person from outside the country as I was called in Mali and along the Sine Salaoun in Senegal cc
9:17 PM
thanks! i also heard a translation about it meaning "doctor" - maybe an arabic derivation?
7:48 PM
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