Rice farmers and salt makers of the mangrove coast between the Rio Cacine and the Rio Nunez, speaking an Atlantic language of their own; the Portuguese of the sixteenth century found them there beside the Baga.
Placed by back-projection; nothing is known of them in 1200.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village chiefs
- Since
- Not known
- Confidence
- low
Nothing is recorded for 1200.
How things stand that morning
Not known; presumably self-governing.
Customs
Village chiefs; mangrove rice; salt boiling (later evidence).
Assemblies
Not recorded.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Later evidence only.
On the map: Back-projected.
Sources and studies
- Researcher's knowledge of the Guinea coast peoples; no web source read for this record
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.