7/25/2019 African Place Names in Trinidad

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Sierra Leone in Diego Martin

Majuba Village in La Brea (taken from Mojuba, the Yoruba word for I give rese!t or

raise"

#ongo Village, Diego Martin

Sobo Village in $alo Se!o and Sobo Village in La Brea

Madingo %oad in the $rin!es &own ' Moruga area

jo %oad in Sangre )rande (jo is an area in *igeria"

Ibo +ill in #amaro

Mao, the -ula (-ulani" word for river, is a village in the area between )asarillo and

 &aba.uite

Mt +ololo in St /nn0s (+ololo means standing alone1 there is also a la!e !alled+ololo in Lesotho, /fri!a"

 Yaraba Village in roou!he

2gt &ra!e, 2nterrise and 2gt Village, $oint -ortin

During the 34th !entur 2ast $ort of Sain was known as Yoruba &own, and there is

still a Yoruba Village S.uare on the !orner of $i!!adill Street and ld St 5oseh

%oad, oosite the Deliveran!e &emle6