03/25/2020
Continuation!
As a result of this interface and interaction with the Serehula tribe and long settling and engagements with both Mandinka and Sarahuli most of the Marenah are seen as either a Sarahuli as in the case of the surname "Marega". This long settling and interaction started in present day Mali and later Guinea Bissau. It's also said that most female first born are given the name Tiana. Tiana was the wife of our great grand Father.
Our great grand father is Fa Abdullahi marega a contemporary of "Salim soare " , a jahanka cleric they were believed to be Wali (Saint), cleric , trader and farmer .His descendant dispersed to Kunyakari in a village called Mullins .The two scholars travelled far and wide avoiding states where there is political upheaval , their love for peace and spreading word of God cemented their relationship that they were virtually inseparable but as fate will have it they parted ways in Guinea where Fa abdullahi settled and Salim proceeded to Senegambia region specifically Senegal .
He settled on the mountains with his wife who was pregnant , after few months she gave birth to his first son Muhammed Lamin in Guinea Bissau he established another settlement which was called tiyana k***a , the said place where he rest his sword and perfom ablution , and the footprint of him and his wife can markedly recognisable to date . Due to his religious piety and his immense wealth as a trader he was famous , and traders who are en route will pass by his settlement and take rest and eat .He is known to give out 100 basin/plate/bowls of food everyday for charity to those who pass by through his settlement and also as customary whenever he is giving out money he usual gives in Hundreds, that explains the "Kemmeh Tiyanna tag" .His act of benevolence led to the surname sometimes referred to as " kemmeh tiana" .Kemmeh in mandinka means hundred, tiana the name of the wife , this made tiyana k***a very popular and revered .This explains why the first born in most marenah family if male is named " mbember " or Abdullahi and if female she's named "Tiana".
Before his retreat to Timbuktu where he eventually died , and his grave can be found Timbuktu Tomb. Before his retreat to Timbuktu he had established four KAbilos (Clans) in Bissau Guinea.
These kabilos are Kang Alagie, Kang ngaba, kang Foday and kang Arafah
His children migrated from Guinea to cassamance region in Senegal and some made it to Gambia. You can still find the surname Marenah Senegal, Gambia and in Guinea Bissau, mostly in Taina- k***a.
