Talk:Maouri people

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Did you know... that the Maouri people resisted an attack by the French Voulet–Chanoine Mission at the Battle of Lougou?

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Brutality

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

"The French were particularly brutal" - is this POV justified by the sources? Yngvadottir (talk) 04:17, 19 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

Proposed merge with Mauri people

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

No. These are two different groups in different parts of West Africa. Since "ou" in French orthography is generally the equivalent of "u" in English, it is easy to see the reason for confusion. Merge tag should be removed, please.--A12n (talk) 03:56, 25 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

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