Talk:Wassoulou

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Hi folks, I re-wrote this, but had some trouble with the cats. Never having been there, it seems Wassoulou is a sort of multi-ethnic supra-national or sub-national entity. The nearest comparison I can come up with is Alsace. I can't find any evidence that there are Wassoulou nationalist asperations, but simply that people in the Wassoulou region of all three nations share a common culture and history in addition to being Ivorian, or Malian, or Guinean.

Please correct this if it is wrong.

Consequently, I catted this as both geography and society for each nation, as unlike Europe, I can't seem to find a cat for sub-national entities (and it's not a cantidate for an independence movement like Western Sahara, or Cassamance, or Biafra, or even a single ethnic group). :T L Miles 20:45, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment about being a Wassulunka and Bougouni[edit]

Being a Wassulunka (a person comming from Wassulu) in Mali does not conflict with the Malian identity. It is a stronger source of regional pride than the actual regions (i.e. Sikasso or Koulikoro). I don't know about Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire.
I don't think that people normally regard Bougouni as a part of Wassulu. I have heard people say that the eastern-most Wassulu-village on the road from Yanfolila to Bougouni is Faragouran.
These are my own conclusions from spending time and talking to people in the region. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.70.60.50 (talk) 20:53, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]