Diafounou

Diafounou
Jafunu
An 1872 map of the Western Sudan, with Diafunu in the center
CapitalTambacara and Gory
Common languagesSoninke
DemonymDiafununke
History 
• Arrival of the Dukure clan
12th century
• Incorporation into French Sudan
1890

Diafounou, also spelled Diafunu, Zafunu, or Dyahunu, is a historical region and former Soninke dyamare centered around the upper Kolinbiné River in what is now the Kayes Region of western Mali.

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