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Linguere Ndoye Demba Joos Fadiou, (fr: Linguère Ndoye Demba Diouss-Fadiou, also known as Ndoye Demba  in Senegambian dynastic history, was a Serer princess of Sine (now part of present-day Senegal), from the later half of the 14th century to the 15th century. The royal title – "Lingeer" means Queen or Royal Princess. She was given in marriage to the Brak of Waalo – Caaka Mbaar Mbooj.

Caaka Mbaar was the second king of Waalo from the Mbooj patrilineage, who ruled in the second half of the 14th century, around 1367. Brak was the title of the kings of Waalo. Lingeer Ndoye Demba was the founder of the Serer Joos Maternal Dynasty of Waalo. In the Wolof Kingdom of Waalo, Lingeer Ndoye Demba is considered the matriarch of the Joos maternal clan. In the Serer Kingdom of Sine, it is her grandmother Lingeer Fatim Beye who is considered to be the matriarch of this maternal dynasty. In the Serer language, the word "Fa-tim" means "the maternal clan of ... ". The Serer surname Beye (var : Bèye) is also one of the many Serer maternal clans.

Lingeer Ndoye Demba's marriage to Brak Caaka Mbaar took place in the Sine (the country of her birth). She was given in marriage to the King of Waalo during his visit to Sine. After the marriage, she accompanied her husband to the Waalo where she received great hostility from the two established maternal clans : the Tedyek Maternal Dynasty (of Fula origin) and the Loggar Maternal Dynasty (of Moor origin). The king's mother was a Loggar and his first wife (Lingeer-Awo Yassin Tanor) was a Tedyek. These three maternal dynasties ruled the kingdom of Waalo with the Mbooj paternal family. For nearly six hundred years, these three maternal clans engaged in dynastic struggles among themselves. The Battle of Nder (or Ndeer) which is still remembered and celebrated in Waalo, began as a dynastic struggle between the Joos Maternal Dynasty (maternal descendants of Lingeer Ndoye Demba) and the Tedyek, where the Joos family massacred several members of the Tedyek clan.

The following is a brief genealogy of Linguere Ndoye Demba.


 * Family of Lingeer Ndoye Demba

Lingeer Fatim Beye (From Kingdom of Sine, Princess Royal and Queen of Sine, matriarch of the Joos Maternal Dynasty of Waalo) │                                                        Lingeer Ndoung Jein (Princess of Sine) │                                                              │                                                _______________│                                                │                                                │                                    ┌───────────┴────────────────────────────────────────┐                                Lingeer Fatim Malado        │                       Nancy Demba (Princess of Sine)       │                     (Princess of Sine) │                                                           │                                                            │______________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                  │                                                                                                                                  │        Lamtoro Abraham Sall (of Futa Toro)                                                                                       │ │                                                                                                              │                  │___________________________________________                                                                    │                                                             │                                                                    │                                         ? = Lingeer Fatoumata Sall    =  Mbarick Bo                                              │ (1)                           │    (2)                                                   │                             ______________│                           │                                                          │                             │                                     Brak Barka Bo   =  *Lingeer Faaduma Yumeyga                    │ │                       (Barka Mbooj, King of Waalo) │______________________________________        │ │                                                                                          │        │                Ndiadiane Ndiaye                  =       Lingeer-Awo Maram Doye Gaye      =    Lingeer Mbat Mboye       │        │ (King of Jolof, founder of the Jolof Empire)   │      (1)   (daughter of Amar Gaye)     │           (*3)              │        │ ___________________________│                                       │                             │        │                       │                                                                Ware Ndiaye                      │        │ │                                                                                                │        │                       │                                                      ___________________________________________│        │                       │                                                      │                                     ______________│                       │                                                      │                                     │                       │                                            Brak Caaka Mbaar Mbooj   =          Lingeer Ndoye Demba ┌───────────┴────────────────────────────────────────┐      (King of Waalo)      │          (From Kingdom of Sine) │              │                 │                  │                            │  (Princess of Sine, Queen of  Waalo) Sare Ndiaye         Guet Ndiaye     Ndombuur Ndiaye    Guedo Ndiaye                     │                (2) (King of Jolof)                                                           ________________│ ┌───────────┴────────────────────────────────────────┐                                                                │                                                    │                                              Brak Yerim Mbanyik Ndoye Demba Mbooj                              Sodeh Mbooj (King of Waalo)                                             │ │                                                        _____________________________________________________________│                                                         │                                                         │                                             ┌───────────┴────────────────────────────────────────┐                                          Jummoul                  Diouroukh Baka Dequene  =  Aïssa │                                             │                 ____________________________│                              ________________│     ┌───────────┴────────────────────────────────────────┐     ┌───────────┴────────────────────────────────────────┐     │           │         │          │         │         │     │                   │                  │             │ Degene       Mande       Bo Mbody   Fanta      Degene    Ko    Khadj Yalladj  Jaw Njuck         Mbouneh Njuck    Fary Njuck Borom       Borom                  Mbooj      Mbooj    Mbooj  Ndiouk              │ │                                                                             Fa Mbooj Njaak

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