| Lamane Jegan Joof (Laamaan Jeegaan Jaay Juuf) | |||||
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.jpg) Thetotem andsymbol of the Joof family is theantelope andgazelle, symbolizing grace, royalty, wisdom, hard work and protection inSerer mythology. | |||||
| Founder and firstLamane ofTukar. | |||||
| Successor | Succeeded by his son Sosseh Joof. The last knownLamane of Tukar was Lamane Diaga Dibor Ndofene Diouf (2004) | ||||
| Born | Lambaye (Baol), present-day  Senegal | ||||
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| House | Ancestor of theJoof family ofSine andSaloum whose descendants founded the Royal Houses ofBoureh Gnilane,Jogo Siga andSemou Njekeh. | ||||
| Religion | Serer religion | ||||
Lamane Jegan Joof (Serer:Laamaan Jeegaan Jaay Juuf, also Ndigan Dieye Diouf,[1][2]) was aSererlamane who according to Serer tradition founded the Serer village ofTukar now part of present-day Senegal.[3][4] TheRaan Festival (a major event in theSerer religious calendar) takes place each year at Tukar, two weeks after the appearance of thenew moon in April.[5]
According to the oral tradition of theSerer people, Jegan Joof migrated fromLambaye following a dispute with his relative, the king of Lambaye–BaolTeign Jinaax Jalaan Joof (or Teeñ Jinaax Jalaan Juuf).[6] The dispute was about the governance of Lambaye andover-taxation. Jegan Joof who was also a mix-farmer and with a largecattle herd felt he was being overtaxed unjustly. He thus decided to migrate with his younger brother Ndik Joof in search of new land and territory to exploit, hence the founding of Tukar, presently, a rather large village which includes numerous other villages such as Njujuf, Ndokh, Sob, etc. They were former colonies of Tukar and part of Jegan's estate. TheJoof family reigned in Tukar for several centuries, inherited from their ancestor Lamane Jegan Joof.In theepic of Jegan Joof, he is reported to have had a son called Sosseh Joof (variation : Socé Diouf) whoinherited his father's estate. Ndik Joof, brother of Jegan, is reported to have died in Tukar before Jegan's own death.[7] Jegan Joof belongs to thePatik matriclan—one of the manySerer maternal clans.[6]
In 1937, a descendant of Jegan Joof called Biram Dioufpawned his family'sestate to the Sene noble family ofSine. It took his descendants 50 years to pay off the debt and regained their family estate.[8]
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In theSerer religion, theRaan Festival takes place once a year inTukar, on the second Thursday after thenew moon in April. In this festival, the Serer high priests and priestesses known as theSaltigues make offering ofmillets and wine to the shrine ofSaint Luguuñ Joof. ThisHoly Saint (orPangool inSerer) is said to have guided Lamane Jegan Joof when he migrated from Lambaye in search of new land to exploit.[9][10]
