tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110812136571974814.post7764093786420067610..comments2024-03-24T23:55:07.143-04:00Comments on Sierra Leone I 1968 - 1970: In Jail (briefly)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110812136571974814.post-22245517498631932332008-12-03T00:38:00.000-05:002008-12-03T00:38:00.000-05:00Thanks for this explanation. I was always puzzled ...Thanks for this explanation. I was always puzzled by this man's name but unfortunately at the time I did not ever ask him more about it. I do remember however how very much he was respected with many of his neighbors being quite deferent to him.sl 68-70https://www.blogger.com/profile/11377953707379873161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110812136571974814.post-68830415361675325352008-11-26T21:26:00.000-05:002008-11-26T21:26:00.000-05:00Su Gande (could it be Sowo Gande, So' Gande, in ra...Su Gande (could it be <B>Sowo Gande, So' Gande</B>, in rapid, spoken Mende?) is a very interesting name, and it makes perfect sense given his trade. <B>So</B>, as you may know, refers to a Sande 'devil', or an elder of the Sande Society. <B>Gande</B> is the mystifier(from the verb <B>kande</B>-to baffle or mystify). In that case, your friend was just bragging about his abilities to mystify even those who dealt in mysteries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com